our north america business correspondent. first of all for the american economy what does this band do? you are riaht economy what does this band do? mt. are right inside the amount the us actually brings and is not really very big. but what it does do is show that the united states is willing to take these kinds of harsh moves to try and reduce just how much support it gives to the russian economy. i remember, president biden was really very clear in his remarks that the american people are certainly going to feel the impact. already we have seen that gas prices here in the us have hit record highs. rememberthis here in the us have hit record highs. remember this of course is set by the global markets, and so the impact of less customers taking in oilfrom a country