richard clarida of pimco joining us. report, dollar marginally higher, just above the 80 line. yen strong against major currencies. british pound hooking above $1.70. >> i am a richer man in new york. >> strongest since 2009. >> coming up, talking about ipos. ♪ >> baghdad strikes back. iraqi forces tried to stop islamic wrestles. -- rebels. takeover inn ireland. and siemens gets ready to take on general electric, teaming up with partners to make its own bid. good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance," live from our world headquarters in new york. i am scarlet fu. "bloomberg businessweek's" brendan greeley. adam johnson is off for the day. tom keene on location in washington this morning. you are in town because of a certain interview with the imf managing director. >> christine lagarde looking at the united states today. a conversation with madam lagard e later this morning. phil mattingly will join us, and johnson junior, former senator from new hampshire. former senator from mantra. let's get to our morning brief w