mifid day one. dollar shakes off the doldrums. fomc minutes will be released at 2:00 p.m. can it through the dollar lifeline? lifeline -- dollar a lifeline? david: welcome to bloomberg daybreak. i'm david westin with alix steel. alix: did you get worries about your -- worried about your pipes freezing? david: totally. it is not just a problem for us getting up at a ridiculous early hour of the morning. it is affecting markets at this point. it is really power prices and demand. look at the tanker trying to get through christ to deliver products. and unbelievable story. twohe markets we are about and half hours to the cash open in the u.s.