Im francine lacqua. Were just getting some breaking news. This is the i. F. O. Just breaking in line with expectations. The expectations for the future are a little bit higher. Germany is strong. They are certainly outdoing french. You look at the p. M. I. Numbers. Not difficult. You got some 47s from france and mid 50s from germany. Another piece of fairly strong data, pretty much in line with expect aations. A little bit of weakness maybe at the fringes but nevertheless germany still showing signs of strength. We have a guest hose for you this hour, jim oneill. A columnist for bloomberg view. Very Quick Reaction on this i. F. O. Number. Going strong. Actually the latest i. P. Numbers were not so great in germany. The surveys are strong. The Current Assessment is it is not the first time Current Assessment disappoints. It has gone on for a long time. Kind of boring. Lets move on. Our markets editor, manus cranny has more on how prepared the markets are for a possible december taper. P