an estimate of expansion. about 1.3%. switching out the boards and having a look at the other asset classes, which are in the mix at the moment. the u.s. election, according to a survey, sending the dollar in opposite pumps. if donald trump wins, we could see a stronger dollar. if joe biden wins, the reverse. also west s going on with the also was going on with the yen. against the backdrop of a slightly better industrial read out of japan. opposed to .8%. al, despite coming back, has $36 a barrel handle. oil is set for its worst month since march. it is down to coronavirus demand fears hitting things. bring livee want to pictures from vietnam, where mike pompeo is meeting with the vietnamese deputy prime minister hanoi. counterpart in this is part of his tour in asia. some have called it an empty china tour of asia. that s happening right now. both are expected to exchange ideas. up relations with the two countries. vietnam had been boosting its import of u.s. products. mi