jay powell joins david reubenstein today. don't miss it.is expected to report the strongest earnings growth in more than 10 years. it kicks off first quarter results for the backs. goldman sachs and wells fargo follow. and ton cent is said to hold off on a dollar bond offering over concerns over the distressed debt manager, huarong. manus, good morning, 66:30 in london. we are slugging off the inflation -- shrugging off the inflation, a little hotter, although it didn't send off worry snippings. what everybody was focused off was j and j suspending the shot in europe. will it be a set back in the global inoculation campaign? manus: yes. i have taken one side of the trade and you have taken the other. my fact of the day, you know what i am like with a fact. i am dangerous. calvin johnson is 4% -- johnson & johnson is 4% of what the united states needs of the 190 million shots. your fact of the day is annmarie: it is a good point, the unless, but europe is important for j and j. they say if they don't get this one-shot inoculation which can r

i want to thank our good friend david reubenstein for moderating a fascinating conversation with the descendants about their personal first-hand experiences of living in the white house or sharing family stories that have been passed down to them through the ages. that is what it is really like to be in the white house. in our next panel, we will shift gears to hollywood. and as deedee myers said in her message, we'll examine how both the big and small screen portray the white house and the people who live there and work there. from comedies to dramas, there is no shortage of interest and fascination in washington. there are more shows and more characters and roles that are portrayed and examined, and certainly a large volume of material to draw from. one person who knew the power and reach of television was first lady jackie kennedy. when she led a tour of the white house in a landmark television broadcast on valentine's day 1962, 80 million people watched and listened as she walked from room to room. her tv appearance was also syndicated in 50 countries. she not only shined a light

jay powell jones david reubenstein today. keeping it simple. we speak clufle to the bank of france governor and ecb possible maker as he says the central bank could simplify its 2% inflation goal. results season gets under way. jpmorgan is expected to report its strong eggs earnings growth in over 10 years. goldman sachs and wells fargo also report. welcome to the european market open. a focus on the banking sector in the u.s. later today. it has just gone to 7:00 eastern in london. mark is with us. mark, what are the markets saying to you? mark: well, good morning. it is a quietly positive day in asia. again, we have the inflation data out of the way. 29 another risk behind us. yields are lower, and that was the theme yelled. traders were waiting to get this out of the way to trade the way they wanted to. they weren't going to react to the data. one thing to keep on your radar is the fact we are seeing increasing stress in asia. driven by the huarong six in china and what is happening in some of the chinese credit situations. but it is not fee