the nor weej yavntan krona had strengthened a bit. the central bank did cut its interest rates by 0.25%. that's off the face of a weak economy, weakening inflation and a sharply falling economy currency off the back of weak oil prices. russia, of course, facing a weak currency off the back of oil prices. we're speccing them to see the other thing, increase rates rather than cut them similar to the norwegian krona. oil has been falling sharply over recent weeks, including the last three trading sessions. but today, bouncing back a bit, 0.6% for the wti crude. 61.30. 64.69 for brent. >>> interesting news out of the bank of england, wilfred. it published minutes of the discussions alongside interest rate announcements starting in august 2015. the bank of england currently, of course, publishes minutes detailing discussions of monetary policy and a breakdown of how its members voted with a nearly two-week lag. so we're looking at not too much of a market reaction, although sterling is trading down versus the u.s. dollar. for more headline