some women in the apec region don't have the same inheritance rights as men. so they can't inherit property or businesses owned by their fathers. some don't have the power to confer citizensship on their children, so their families have less access to housing and education, and they must constantly renew residency permits, making it harder for them to work. some are even subject to different taxes than men. too often they are denied access to credit and may even be prohibited from opening bank accounts, signing contracts, purchasing property, incorporating a business or filing lawsuits without a male guardian. some women earn almost as much as men before they have children, but less afterwards, and even less if they are single mothers. these barriers and restrictions some formal, some informal, erode women's abilities to participate fully in their economies and to support their families whether as employees or entrepreneurs. these barriers are certainly not unique to this region. variations of them can be found everywhere in the world. but because this is the

. >> -- rippling across apec. the callous decision that will be taken by leaders and citizens to encourage young girls to stay in school, to acquire skills, to talk to that banker, to understand what it means to give a loan to a woman who will work her heart out to produce a result for herself and her children. and when we do that, we're going to really make a big difference in helping to elevate the age of participation for women. and there are many other areas we have to be attended to. our medical research dollars need to be sure that we are equally investing in when men as men. our tax systems have to ensure that we do not either deliberately or inadvertently discriminate against women. and women should be given the same opportunities to be productive and contributing members of society. but big and bold ideas, i think are called for in our world today, because a lot of what we are doing is not in achieving the outcomes that we are seeking. there is a stimulative and rebel affect that kicks in when women have

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort head of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so for inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level for to two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. let's have a look at how the markets are performing this our oil is slightly lower as investors await the outcome of an opec meeting due to take place place later in the day although most expect the oil cartel to announce it will stick to existing for the action targets whites which is not trading at one hundred dollars a barrel while branches that one hundred nine dollars barrel. and asian markets a low as the us federal reserve refrain from taking new measures to spur growth has retail sales rose of the slowest pace in five months constant gloom over the earnings outlook for asian exporters. in

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort the head of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so for inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level for the two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. but some look at the markets oil is slightly lower as investors away the outcome of an opec meeting to take place later in the day over most expect the oil cartel turn else it will stick to existing production targets my twitter is not trading at just under one hundred dollars a barrel while branches at one hundred nine dollars per barrel. european stock markets opened lower profit overnight losses on wall street and in asia that came after the disappointing outcome of yesterday's batteries that we see as no new stimulus measures were announced more disappointing news came out in europe where re

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure efforts ahead of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so before inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level four to two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. that's it for this hour but you can always find most stories if you log on to our website r.t. dot com slash business. it's . download the official auntie application to i phone i pod touch from the i choose ops to. watch on t.v. life on the go. see video on demand ati's minefield costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questions on the dot com. would be soo much brighter if you knew about sums from phones to christians. who for instance on t.v. don't come. in two thousand and ten especially can. exulted for industrial production was established in russia somalia region with a total a

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort ahead of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so before inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level for the two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. let's take a look at the markets now oil is lower amid speculation that the organization of petroleum exporting countries will set an output ceiling current production levels at a meeting vienna later in the day like so it is trading at on the one hundred dollars per barrel bread is that under one hundred dollars. and stocks in europe are lower attacking overnight losses on wall street and asia more disappointing news come out in europe where reports a. german chancellor i go america rejected increasing the size of five hundred billion euro european stability mechanism which will be launched

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort the head of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so for inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level for the two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine roubles versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. have some a look at the markets as well as lower and it's speculation that the organization of petroleum exporting countries will such an output sealing the current production levels at a meeting in vienna later today light which is not trying to get under one hundred dollars a barrel while branches hovering at one hundred eight dollars without european stock markets a lower tracking overnight losses on wall street and in asia that came after the disappointing outcome of yesterday's feder is that music has no new stimulus measures were announced more disappointing news came out in europe

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort the head of the apec summit other macroeconomic variables are likely to be relatively benign so for inflation we expect seven point one percent. as as the level for the two thousand and twelve in terms of the outcome on the exchange rate we do expect some nominal appreciation of the ruble versus the dollar possibly to the range of twenty eight to twenty nine rubles versus the dollar by the end of two thousand and twelve. let's see how the markets are performing this hour while prices are in the red after seeing strong gains on tuesday investors are awaiting the outcome of an opec meeting to take place later in the day although most expect the oil cartel to announce it will stick to existing production targets whites which is now just a notch below one hundred dollars a barrel as you can see on brand is trading at one hundred nine dollars a barrel. asian markets are heading down after the u.s. federal reserve that that it hopes of would signal another round of s. purchases resulting of a crime for stocks a

russia associated with the sochi olympics and in the far east the infrastructure effort the head of the apec summit. must have a look at how the market's not performing thus our oil prices in the red off to seeing strong gains on tuesday investors are awaiting the outcome of an opec museum to take place later in the day although most expected oil cartel terminals will stick to existing for the option targets quite sweet is now just a notch below one hundred dollars per barrel while the brant plant is trading at one hundred nine dollars per barrel. and asian markets are heading down after the us federal reserve badly topes it would signal another round of asset purchases resulting in a decline full stop some rules treat week with expect as u.s. retail sales also dampened sentiment while europe's debt troubles and the potential impact on global economic growth and ongoing concern for investors call make us are among the main were true in japan and financials are mixed in hong kong bank of china is up point seven percent while h.s.b.c. is one and a half percent in the red. and it's less than on

many of you referred me to the apec meeting where this has generated a great deal of interest.e look forward to consulting with canada as well as our ttp partners as well as how all of us can meet the high standards demanded by the trade agreement and it can be a real model not only for the region but for the world. we did discuss the proposed keystone excel pipeline which is important to canada and it's important to make sure that all of the projects are properly understood,'s the impact on the people and we will have a vigorous process to work through that issue. so we're going to continue to work as partners and as friends on this day and i want to thank you again for your candor, your sense of common purpose, what you bring and your team brings to this partnership. it's been extraordinary and i want to personally thank you for the progress that our teams made in these two very important announcements that we made today. i am confident, by the way, that we are going to implement them diligently. we have folks like secretary napolitano, from department of homeland security an

talking about sort of what was going on with the super committee and sort of it çimploding, he was apec to get some work done. what could he have done if he were here? >> but he's trying to run -- >> at some point -- >> -- do-nothing congress -- >> congress has a job to do -- >> and according to him -- >> one at a time. one at a time. we have plenty of time. everybody's going to get to talk. finish your thought, karen, and susan, you can have it. >> part of the public strategy has been to put it on obama and say, he's not leading. part of what the white house is trying to do back is say, wait a second, we have shared responsibility here. you've got your job, i've got my job, let's work together. but why should the president be accountable for them not doing their job? >> well, at the end of the day, he is going to be held accountable, because that's what the american people are going to do when they go to the voting booths. they're going to say, look at my president and hold him accountable. now, as far as christie goes, he can be facing a very tough election 2013, so maybe a vp spot is

and whatever and almost a week or two weeks later we would go to the asia-pacific economic council, apec and there it is the pacific rim countries of chile and, up the pacific rim, all the way to canada and all the way out through japan and china and korea and the conversation was completely different. it was about global trade t was about freeing trade and so i actually always thought in that sense the countries had more in common with their asian counterparts than they had with their latin american counterparts. >> how they perceive themselves the stage of development significant there? >> i think it is. if you look at places like chile quite developed in many ways, colombia getting there in terms of development, a country like brazil is interesting because on the one hand it is leading the global, one of the leaders in the global economy but with huge income distribution difficulties that keep it really more on the developing country side if you look at some of the poorest countries in central america like guatemala, for instance, you're talking about places where you can't even reach

many of you accompanied me to the apec meeting where you know this has general rated a great deal oferest. we look forward to consulting with canada as well as our tpp partners and others about how we can meet the high standards demand by this trade agreement. and i think it can be a great model for our region and the world. we did discuss the proposed key stone xl pipeline which is very important to canada. and i think the prime minister and our canadian friends understand that it is important for us to make sure that all the questions regarding the project are properly understood. especially its impact on our environment and the health and safety of the american people. i assured him that we will have a very rigorous process to work through that issue. we'll continue to work as partners and as friends. and stephen, on this day and in all the discussions that we have, i want to thank you again for your candor, your sense of common purpose. what you bring, your team brings to this partnership. it has been extraordinary. and i want to personally thank you for the progress our team has

. >> how do you stand compared to apec? >> we a part of the jewish community that believes that that today's solution would be in israel's and the united states best interest, and we want to see the president do more, not less to help achieve peace. >> what is the new voice? >> the new voices have to essentially provide a counterweight to some of voices. for too long they have reported to speak for the entire jewish community and to have had positions on these issues that are more hawkish than the average jewish-american. and particularly for those two are 40 and under in the jewish community, supporting israel does not mean supporting every decision of the israeli government, and it does not mean taking them focused -- the most hawkish possible view on every issue. >> what is the position that you do support that might be different then what you say? the traditional establishment. >> well, for instance the president gave a speech in may in which he said the two states need to be based on the '67 lines, the pre-1967 border

officials, president obama, secretary clinton, use this year at apec when they said that there is demography is important. and this is exactly what israel is trying to do. israel has taken measures on the ground to try to reduce the number of palestinians, especially in jerusalem. in the past, israel would say that we are expanding, building settlements in what will be remaining under our control in the future agreement. they call it jewish neighborhoods. of course there is no such thing. their settlements and i called them -- israeli settlements. and they are now going after palestinian neighborhoods that have been populated by palestinian arabs. . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> our second panel is made up of roberts, director of division and enforcement. we welcome you and look forward to your opening statement. >> members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. on the subject of the application of insider-trading prohibitions to members of congress. insider trading threatens

it's not obviously margins of apec or g20 meeting or something else. it's dedicated to a relationship that now will lead the world in terms of economics and security standpoint. we need a better sense of what their strategic intelligences are in the region, a better sense of where they spend their defense dollars and what the priorities are. we know very little about that. we have to sit down in the meetings and solve the trade issues because every issue you work on with the chinese tends to impact another issue. you can't do it in isolation. i would like to say that after they have leadership changes wrapped up in 2012, they'll need one year to consolidate power, typically what happens after you have new leaders in position in china. ping rises to the presidency, and they have a year to consolidate power, and by 2013 and 2014 or 2014-2017 we'll have running room to put a relationship together with the chinese with greater flexibility without politics playing out. chinese told me when i was there, you know, in china, we have politics too, by the way,.

it is not on the margins of apec. it is dedicated to a relationship that is going to lead the world in terms of importance. we need to get from them a better sense of what their intentions are in the region. we need to get a better sense of them, where they are spending their defense dollars, and what their priorities are. we have to sit down in his meetings and salsa nitrate issues, because every issue acts every other issue. after they have leadership changes wrapped up in 200012, they will need one year to consolidate power which is what happens every new leader position in china. they will have a year to consolidate power. some014, we will have running room in which we can begin to put a relationship together. we will have greater flexibility without politics playing out. the chinese used to love to tell me -- in china, we have politics c, too. will be devoid of politics 2013, and we will have the ability under the right leadership to forge a relationship that will allow this kind of dialogue, but i believe will b