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nuclear reactor shutdown, feeling the pressure. electronics, the heaviest weighted stock in the ospi, gaining as shareholders me today. new zealand, a rate cut keeprday, failing to stocks gaining at the moment. that they take a look at the pboc raised the daily fixing rate the most in four months. we are seeing the currency gaining to 10 of 1%, also seeing offshore yuan higher. let me take you through the euro as well, some interesting moves there after the ecb release that jumplus package, a big after mario draghi said he was anticipating normal rate cuts. stilld: right, markets feeling it after the ecb s stimulus package failed to boost confidence, moving rates into subzero territory, trying to reassure his guardians that he has ammunition to flight low rowth.ion and we g as people observed, he was wearing his blue whatever-it-takes tie. majors,s all three expansion of the qe program by billion per month, also by scope, including corporate bonds as well. that was a ....
we are watching the world s largest jewelry maker. the latest trading figures. welcome to countdown. i am mark barton. i am anna edwards. i am manus cranny. the start of the program and our top story. in an exclusive russia s finance minister says the country is heading that way didn t recession if oil stays at around $45 a barrel. the rush is headed into a recession if oil stays at around $45 a barrel in the current situation and talking about $45 per barrel and expected activity for all year long and expect that to be for all year long. is $45 a barrel what you re working on now? is one of the possible scenarios. a possible scenario that generally that should be a little bit higher. in case it would be the price the decline would be between 4%-5%. how long do you see a recession lasting? it is dependent on the global market. [indiscernible] a positive gdp performance. what does the price of oil stays low around $45 beyond this year? somet ....
water we have in missouri and we need to protect the quality of water have in our state. all across our state drinking and wastewater treatment systems, many built decades ago are starting to fall apart. if you ve ever had a pipe burst in your basement, or a cracked maintain your subdivision, you know how costly and annoying that can be. that s what my budget this year includes $70 million, funds already approved by the voters and the legislature, to rebuild these aging water systems now and ensure that we leave missouri s water better than we found them. [applause] our rivers and streams are part of the priceless outdoor heritage that missourians can enjoy. our 87 state parks and historic sites have been recognized as the finest in the nation for camping, hiking bicycling and paddling, with millions of visitors every year. this is the year, this year, is our opportunity to update and renovate our state park cabins and lodges with special attention to preserving the his ....
within five years. it s called operational control is the term they re using for it and it would penalize political appointees if they don t meet those goals. it s not going to go very far. the house will pass it this week. you know the it s contingent on both sides. jay johnson, the head of the homeland security department has said it s extreme. unworkable. these are not goals that we can meet, so the democrats hate it. interestedly, a lot of conservatives don t like it either. senator jeff sessions saying that the mccall bill is terrible and the question mark is for boehner and the republicans is that conservative opposition going to reach a point they can t get 218 votes on the republican side to pass this thing, so immigration has always been a tough issue for republicans and boehner and it s going to be a test for this week to see how well they can manage their conference going into this new congress. they have more seats, but do they have more power is the questio ....
we still have very substantial infrastructure revenue needs that have to be addressed. we have studied every option. some have advocated raising the state gas tax. yes, we do have the third lowest gas tax in america. gas prices are now down to their lowest level since 2009. non-south carolinans who visit our state would pay a portion of the tax and we would boost the are revenue stream that s dedicated to improving our roads and highways. but there are also major problems with it. we have not gotten to where we are as a state with our strengthening and growing economy by raising taxes. quite the opposite. if all we do is increase taxes whether it s the gas tax or some other tax, we will hurt our citizens, we will discourage job creators and we will dampen our economy. as i ve said many times, i will veto any straight-up increase in the gas tax. that s just not going to happen while i m governor. it s the wrong thing for south carolina. so here s the deal. let s do three ....