US State of the Union 2023: President Joe Biden speech live stream – February 8

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Joe Biden, President of the United States (US), is scheduled to address a Joint Session of Congress at the Capitol at 02:00 GMT. His comments on inflation and employment at the annual State of the Union will be closely scrutinized.

Watch Biden’s speech here

Why is the State of the Union speech important?

US President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday and is expected to use the speech as an unofficial start to the 2024 presidential campaign season.

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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