it seems there upgrading their expectations around the synergies they can get from this combination of shell and bg. this is a potential for 20 to $25 billion in free cash flow. they say the will exceed the synergy target for 2017. they are talking about new beyondwill be a priority 2020. lots of 's coming out of show. let's get the bloomberg first .ord news >> hillary clinton has reportedly secured enough delegates to clinch the democratic nomination. one day after president obama was said to have spoken to .resident bernie sanders sanders has vowed to stay in the race and force a contested convention. janet yellen says she is fairly sure the u.s. economy will improve enough to warrant another interest-rate increase. >> the economy recently has been affected by a mix of countervailing forces. i see good reason to expect that the positive force supporting employment growth and higher inflation will continue to outweigh the negative ones. >> a former bank of japan executive says the boj should abandon its timeframe for inflation. -- chancellor merkel -- more policiesloys that defy common sens

shell synergy. the energy giant braces savings on bg of $1 billion and says he'll drive down costs. with ceo ben then burden shortly. the r.b.i. governor will not be drawn. this after leaving rates on hold today. we are less than half an hour away from the european equity market open. it looks like a fairly -- fairly stolid -- a fairly solid start to the day. this is what you want to look out here. this is the -- percentage risk price. the ftse is liking a little bit. european -- isor looking up a little bit. a solid start for european stocks. >> we have solid gains across the board in asia. i am showing you only the nikkei and the hang seng. some of the smaller indexes, especially in china overnight were negative and have now turned positive. games and equity in asia, games and currency as well. the centralollar as bank leaves rates unchanged but gets a little bit more dovish and it leaves its main benchmark rate unchanged. it gets a little bit more dovish because it is not seeing the inflation that it would like to see. the pound up 1.5% because of thin liquidity and high volatili