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Crude oil is trading at nearly $90 after it softened last week. traders waiting for the federal reserve about strength in the economy and the quantity easing strategy. critics including china says the qe is weakening the value of the dollar, pushes up the price of oil as oil is traded in u.s. dollars. welcome back from cnn hong kong in lon done. you're watching "world business today." ireland's coalition government is crumbling and could be the first to fall as a result of the eurozone debt crisis. prime minister brian coen resigned as leader of the fianna fail party. the vote was made a cer...

Forward by the opposition, those are both in february, february 18th and february 25th, and the discussions at the department of finance today will be crucial in determining the date for the election. the department of finance says it can't rush through the finance bill as quickly as the opposition would like, because there are key important measures that are going to take some time to debate so there are some, there will be some tough talking at the department of finance this afternoon, after which we should have some clarity on the day, so it really is now dependent on the opposition whether...

but there's still plenty to keep policymakers busy. europe's sovereign debt problems and rising xhodity prices to name just two of the issues that will be discussed. the theme of the event this year is the new reality, and with much of the world still dealing with the fallout from the financial crisis, the economic landscape has definitely changed. one thing policymakerness in the united states are having to get used to is high unemployment for example. companies in the u.s. are hiring again but a recovery in the jobs market is proving painfully slow. more than 40 million american...

The minister for finance, brian len han, the green party, who just exited the government but say they'll support the finance bill from the opposition and the opposition party themselves who want a general election quickly because they don't want brian cowen's party to have enough time to have a new leader in situ to settle and win back electoral support before the general election. >> it's a complete mess, isn't it. what chance is there the finance bill may not get through and as a result, ireland won't have the loans effectively that it needs to survive? >> well, there is a determination cert...

A motion of no confidence in brian coen next week. it's likely the greens who pulled out of government saying there had been a breakdown of trust and cooperation yesterday that they would support or vote qualify dmens brian cowkyra phi coen. a lot of people in ireland feel let down by politics and what they need and want now is they want speed, clarity, and certainty on the date for a general election and i think that's also what investors coming into the country want as well. >> what's the best guess on the date for that? march is looking too late now, isn't it? >> march is looking too late. ...