The former fed official draws criticism after suggesting the central bank hold back on stimulus that would help Donald Trumps trade policy and reelection. The president s deadline. Italys political leaders meet today seeking agreements on new government. Failure could mean a new elections as soon as november. Bp exits alaska. They sell their business in the state for 5. 6 billion saying it is no longer a competitive investment. Good morning. Matt good morning. We are looking at bund yields down to 70 basis points right now. Take a look at the threeday trade. Yields continue to follow how lower fall lower and lower. For the most part, futures are pointing to a negative open right now. We have futures down just marginally on dax futures and ftse futures. Futuresowing cac falling more significantly. Anna we look at europe versus the u. S. We will see how that levels itself out. I have a mixed picture coming through in the asian session. A bit weaker over in the chinese markets. The Invest