will speak to the strategy had at cibc joining us for his take on the markets. the chief european economist at goldman sachs will be with us at 7:30 later, we will hear from the iso president. and the biw president. but first, here are the stories that set your agenda. germany's conservatives win the federal election. chancellor olaf scholz paul -- party suffering its biggest defeat since the second world war. merz says he will get the economy back on track. >> the world will not wait for us and it will not wait for a lengthy coalition talk and negotiations either. tom:'s china salvo. the u.s. president targets beijing's spending on tech, energy and strategic sectors within a month cutting china's trade surplus. as the war in you and enters its third year, donald trump's top advisers decline to describe russia as the aggressor. zelenskyy said he would step down as president if it guarantees peace and nato membership. germany's conservative opposition leader merz says he will move quickly to form a new government after his center-right alliance won the election.