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while maintaining the price of economic growth? this is bloomberg surveillance . i m mark barton. we have headlines from the ecb. it says debt sustainability concerns have risen in the last six months amid a potential increase in yields. the ecb says risks to financial security stemming from financial markets remains significant, mainly because of the possibility of a rapid repricing in global fixed income markets. it says an abrupt repricing could materialize because of spillovers from high yields in advanced economies, in particular te advanced economies, in particular the united states. the fed has raised rates twice since last year and policymakers are predicting two more in 2017. unconventional stimuli are moving close, the officials caution that in the light of inflation and global economic risks, qe must be unwound gradually before higher borrowing costs should be discussed. we will speak with matt miller about this. a quick look at the markets today. the stoxx ....
kill vehicle to maneuver itself into the path of the icbm, aiming to destroy it by the sheer force of the impact, a bullet hitting a bullet. the pentagon said that the kill vehicle intercepted and destroyed the target in a direct collision. 36 interceptors are based in silos in california and alaska, but this was the first test against a missile traveling at the trajectory and speed of an icbm, a weapon which could threaten the u.s. mainland with a nuclear warhead. north korea continues developing shorter-range missiles, and its leader, kim jong un, has announced he intends to launch an icbm sometime this year. before this latest test, the missile defense system had a track record of nine successful intercepts in 17 tries against other types of missiles. despite that modest record, general lori robinson, the head of northern command which operates the missile defense system assured congress it would work. i am extremely confident of our capability to deecfend the unit ....
and exploding into rubble behind us. near the old city, we found whole neighborhoods flattened. the sheer level of destruction is staggering, and it goes on for miles and miles. but this is one tactic the iraqi army cannot afford to employ in the old city if they want anything left of it. the u.n. estimates 200,000 iraqi residents are still trapped inside. and those who try to escape risk being caught in crossfire. we found 11-year-old sarah at a hospital run by american medical volunteers. where dr. john lucie was treating her for a shrapnel wound. the orthopedic surgeon from asheville, north carolina came out of retirement at 74 years old to do what he could in iraq. he told us he was shocked by what he saw. i came here and probably the first two days, i could almost not take it, you know? because i ve seen a lot of trauma, but i ve never seen anything to this extent. reporter: dr. lucie says the hospital is ready for more patients in the coming weeks. hopefully, ....
peak oil which is usually focused on supply. what the story talks about his oil demand is peaking sooner than a lot of governments, a lot of executives may have thought. that is down to several factors. electric cars are really gaining in popularity. china s growth has slowed and there is pushback on a mission for cleaning up the environment. that has led to a quicker slowdown in demand for oil, obviously coupled with extraordinarily low prices. that is pressing on the demand side of the equation. oliver: what i thought was interesting is that when you think about potential peak demand for oil, there is a lot of cataclysmic theories you can come up with because so much of the world s biggest powers rely on that for income. in the story none of these institutions really seem too alarmed about it yet. megan: i think it will get more alarmed. the number one example of a place that is reinventing what is doing is saudi arabia with aramco and how they are trying to reinvent ....
carol: megan murphy, in the economic section, you look at oil and the discussion of peak oil. maybe here sooner than we thought? megan: we invert the theory of peak oil which is usually focused on supply. what the story talks about his oil demand is peaking sooner than a lot of governments, a lot of executives may have thought. that is down to several factors. electric cars are really gaining in popularity. china s growth has slowed and there is pushback on a mission for cleaning up the environment. that has led to a quicker slowdown in demand for oil, obviously coupled with extraordinarily low prices. that is pressing on the demand side of the equation. oliver: what i thought was interesting is that when you think about potential peak demand for oil, there is a lot of cataclysmic theories you can come up with because so much of the world s biggest powers rely on that for income. in the story none of these institutions really seem too alarmed about it yet. megan: i thin ....