to a very sudden end as 2021 comes to a close to you guys must co host christy i and octavio marines, the ceo of openness, l. l. c. christie. let's start with you here. now china has recently said that it wants to focus on stability and just about every aspect of its economy over the next year. is this move to lower its benchmark rate part of that process? in a way, i guess the people thing to china implement was prudent monetary policy in order to stabilize growth of credit in order to support the meal economy. so they're currently focused on maintaining the quality at a reasonable and ample level while they're also undergoing the changes in as timing, amongst risky assets and investment, such as the speculative real estate. so the low crime rate primarily affects corporate and household love. so by cutting a benchmark rate, it's tempting to keep enterprises financing costs at a lower level. china also now, but they will double down on financial support from micro small and medium size enterprises. which unless that will help to cushion the current down. can amik prussia because wild china was actually quite qui

christy i and octavia mirandi of openness, l. c. thank you both for your time. thank you and us, senator. ted cruz has secured an agreement for a vote on possible sanctions for the nordstrom to pipeline. now as part of a deal to clear the way for dozens of by the nominees, the senate will vote on cruises, legislation on sanctions related to the construction of the pipeline by january 14th. it will need 60 votes in order to pass. now this, as europe has never needed the north stream to more than right now, electricity bills have surged as fears of a gas supply shortage drive up the price of power across the continent. joining us now discuss is our good friend, jose investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, it seems that every country except poland and some of the scale, maybe in countries have recorded a price of over $300.00 euros per megawatt hour for the coming week. explain what is actually happening in europe currently. yeah, well, you know, we've been saying kind of tongue in cheek here for the last few weeks and months that winter is coming will now win