this leads to michael spence in our next hour.ermany adapts to the america and china attention on trade. is germany malleable enough where they can boost exports to china? but germany is struggling. they have to reinvent their global role. germany used to have a passive role. now they have to take a more active role in geopolitics. they can work to china. the biggest risk is when you look at the stretch, china can become the big competitor. much more than only a nice export destination for german exports. a viewer we just have question. we love your questions. keep those questions coming. this person is writing and, what about productivity in europe? is it measured ok and is it accurate? >> i think it is accurate. it is a global issue. europeu dig deeper in and go into the sectors, you see productivity growth is picking up in sectors that are in relationship with -- it is not spreading across the entire economy yet. digitization is feeding into productivity growth. it remains to be seen whether we see that in the economy. tom: i a