Good morning and welcome to bloomberg survellance. Francine lacqua here in london. The interview of the day is when we have a conversation for the Vice President from facebook emea. That we also heard from ursula von der leyen, the president of the European Commission. 225 billionlanned euros in green bonds that may have an impact on markets. Later on we look at etf. Stocks are actually rising ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. Treasuries and the dollar pretty much steady. Crude oil extending gains. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Ruled the u. S. Violated International Rules by imposing tariffs on china. It is unlikely to lead to changes in washington. The white house can veto the decision by appealing. It has paralyzed the wto by blocking new appointments. President trumps controversial pick for the Federal Reserve senateoes not have the support needed to win confirmation, according to the number two republican in the chamber, senator john thune. Received critic
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