julia chatterly has more from frankfurt. ♪ >> reporte deutsche bank stocks under pressure once againthe u.s. trading session today. after markets which were shot today from a holiday in germany. i think this is optimism leaking away after the rally we saw on friday amid reports we could see some kind of quick settlemen deutsche bank and departmejustice. it's going to take a bit more time. there is a silver lining, though. i think that is that after all the rumors swirling, the bar now for investors to be satisfied with a number here is higher. even if it wipes out more than $6 billion worth of cash reserves that deutsche bank has set aside. deutsche bank execs have traveled to washi this week, which is also important, even the geography could play a part in facilitating tas tw the two sides. here in frankfurt, i can tell you the accusations flying thick and fast. the main one being that this is the united states waging economic war on germany. and i can tell you, a big fine here will be seen as politically toxic for angela merkel. get this. from her deputy this weekend, he said, "i d

julia chatterly joins us live from outside deutsche bank's headquarters in frankfurt. od morning, julia. >> good morning, melissa. as you quite rightly said, speculation here rife, but no further clarity. and obviously investors have been seeing that the stock market here in germany shut for a holiday today, so closely watching what happens in u.s. trading with the deutsche bank adrs to see if we see any dis appointment after the relief rally on friday with those rumors swirling of a potential $5.4 billion settlement. well, i can tell you if that number were correct, under german law deutsche bank would have had to have come out and confirmed it. and of course they haven't. so you have to assume here that the talks will ultimately be continuing. deutsche bank execs are in washington this week for the imf meeting. so as far as geography is concerned, they're in the right place to have those talks. but, hey, for all that i can tell you some juicy headlines here over the weekend, too. you had the likes of certain papers suggesting this was the united states waging economic