Live from bloombergs european headquarters. I am Francine Lacqua. We have a great panel on banking coming up. This is a picture for the markets. The pound dropping by the most in weeks after the prime starter announced it will rolling the u. K. Out of the eu. We are getting manufacturing pi pmi coming in inline. Brexitldve had if any impact, 52. 6 is the figure for eurozone manufacturing. Overall european stocks unchanged. The pound on the pound weakening. About Deutsche Bank will be played out in the states. We do seem closer to a resolution on the doj number. , 2. 4 higher. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news with nejra cehic. Nejra the pound fell after the british Prime Ministers says she will pull the trigger on exit on brexit by the end of march. A twoyear process of taking the nation out of the european union. The confederation of british industry has called guidance on how u. K. Business will trade. Meanwhile the u. K. Chancellor Philip Hammond will use his first majors be