A policy decision out of the bank of korea staying on hold as expected. Surveyed that we stated that the bank of korea would stay on hold at 1. 5 . Who succeedsas to the governor as this was his last decision as the governor of the bank of korea. There has not been a lot of consensus over who replaces him or if he gets reappointed. Take a look at this chart. This is the conundrum they are facing. We had the rate rise in november. Export growth is also coming in a little bit weaker in terms of that last read that we had. Debt is oneath of the conundrums that bank of korea is facing. Banks, aany central fine balancing act. It is largely down to the fed. Take a look at the market reaction. Lets go over to sophie. Sophie you have text talks global stocks are rallying. Stocks in tokyo are rising. Have all of these stocks rising for a fifth straight day. Morgan stanley cannot a report saying that lithium prices will peak this year and have by 2021. An eye on keeping chinese lithium stocks at
Cuba a position that the president also supports. I want to read from you a piece from the miami herald, and get your reaction from it. They write that they have yet to see any significant action from the castro regime that would enhance the Civil Liberties of the cuban people. Do you disagree with that statement . Mr. Earnest what we have seen, john, are some steps like human government has taken, both in terms of releasing some clinical prisoners, and giving the cuban population greater access to information. They are steps that the government previously resisted. I think that is an occasion of some forward progress. I think the other thing i would acknowledge is that our expectations is that the kind of policy changes that the president initiated just seven or eight months ago is strongly in the best interest of the United States and cuban people in the longterm. What we saw is the previous policy that was in place for more than 50 years did not yield any progress that anyone could
Retaliatory. Congress should update legislation submitted codifies caterpillar the definition of wrongdoing should include retaliation against whistleblowers. Jackson should also be provided by the v. A. The government has failed in its responsibility to care for veterans. Thank you. Ms. Halliday thank you for the opportunity to discuss how v. A. Oig interacts with whistleblowers. This is my first hearing as Deputy Inspector general, and i look forward to working with the congress. I testified and congressional hearing in my previous role as the assistant Inspector General for audit, and i welcome the opportunity to share with you the work of all components of our i. G. I am accompanied by the counselor to the Inspector General and the assistant Inspector General for health care inspections. I assume the position of Deputy Inspector general on july 6 2015. Past three weeks taken immediate steps to strengthen the oigs Whistleblower Program as well as our whistleblower protection ombudsm
You dont show that by counting out anyones child. You give them all a chance, and thats what we did in florida. [applause] a lot changed in those years. Graduations grea rates went up. The number of students passing exams increased four times over. We became the leader in Early Childhood education, and we still are today. Among minority children, florida saw the greatest gains anywhere in the United States, and what is that show . It shows that every child can learn, no matter the race, background, where they live. I know this can be done. The debate is changing. Old orthodoxies are falling away, but we can never forget that longterm reform does not help a child right now. Years of learning are years that are lost forever. I think of the kids in washington dc who receive opportunity scholarships, a couple of thousand boys and girls, almost all black, have been given a chance to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet every to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet ever
Concerns about growth in china weighing on investors after one report that apple had been replaced by xiaomi as the smartphone maker. It points to a lingering concern is that market share in china one of the most important markets is gn to the down side, not the up side. If you want to look at apples reaction to china, theres a couple of conflicting data points you have to consider. In the Conference Call tim cook said equity markets have recently been volatile this could create speed bumps in the near term. Then he said about the stock market, this worry is probably overstated. So were not changing anything, we have the pedal to the metal. Lpe penetration in china is only 20 . People are getting phones that can handle faster internet speeds, the middle class is growing. But at the same time hes saying in the short term maybe it does show up somehow in the numbers. Were still growing fast. Are we in a period where we dont know what the holiday is going to look like for these guys . We