says the bank is ready to start cutting rates. musicians cope with stage fright. welcome to business today, i m mark lobel. is on the second day of a state visit. he s there to meet chancellor olaf scholz for talks aimed with the us and china. the two european heavyweights want to advance plans for an eu capital markets union. that s to get investments and savings flowing across member states. however negotiations have stalled for nearly a decade because eu members do not want to relinquish control of national financial rules. so how close is the so called single market for capital to becoming a reality? let s get the thoughts of vim mice. he s ceo of the european banking federation in brussels. this, like many things in europe, it doesn t come with a big bang. it is usually part by part by part going forward. but it is so important that there is talk. it s not only the talk of macron and schulz, there are several high level reports that really want to make this real. what s