mr. thiam-- tidjane thiam. and softbank is pursuing uber. ♪ francine: good morning everyone and welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." let us quickly check on the markets. quite a lot going on. i am looking at the stoxx 600 in europe which is gaining a touch on the backs of gains in energy companies and a bullish outlook from one of the sector's bellwether. looking at the dollar. and the fed and what we will hear from powell. therude oil including impact of the opec meeting. we need to wait a little more to see how long we will cut production. a lineup -- our lineup today is looking pretty good. we feature some of the top names in banking and economics including tidjane thiam. we speak strategy and outlook on the global economy. and jim o'neill. he speaks u.k. and emerging markets. later, we will also speak with john studzinski from blackstone. let us get straight to the bloomberg first word news. nejra: in the u.s., the senate tax bill is headed for a debate. should it pass, republican leaders w

talk the banking sector exclusively with mr. thiam: -- tidjane thiam.ank is pursuing uber. ♪ francine: good morning everyone and welcome to "bloomberg surveillance."