anding us now, simon french ralph from merrill lynch. let me take off with you. en you look at some of the things going on in china, how much worse is this going to get? simon: a lot of that will be determined in washington, they have been doing their own stimulus program designed to repeat the successes in 2015. but that was against the backdrop of nonspecific targeting. whetherthe problem is the attempts they have in terms of macro stimulus will be effective at offsetting additional tariffs. weakening the yuan is direct support for exports, but if you start seeing nontariff barriers, how much worse can it get? much harder to use the yuan as a defensive is a. -- mechanism. francine: what does this mean for yields? ralph: the market is telling you quite clearly, lower. francine: we're talking negative yields in the u.s.. ralph: there are some out there highlighting those risks. and i have made this point before, the problem is we have lost our anchors. we are not reacting to anything we see in the data today. what we are being forced to do is being forced to way u

joining us is simon french, chief economist, panmure gordon. by growing tensions with the united states? this links to what we spoke about earlier and the potential for us european trade tariffs. the white house find out that us exports are particularly californian wine are chaffed at twice the rate of french exports into the us market so he is trying to equal that out and also quoted the 3% digital tracks coming from the french economy and us digital companies and saint luke, i wa nt digital companies and saint luke, i wantfair digital companies and saint luke, i want fair trade are not free trade and he also said us wine is much better than french wine! in his opinion! just goes to show everything is on the cards when it comes to a trade war. absolutely, he cited the airbus boeing spat in the wto ruling as a reason to go after other parts of the industry so i do not think there is any part of the european economy that should feel totally immune to some recalibration of that trading relationship. thank you for that. that's it from business liv

simon french is chief econoimst at panmure gordon.u strip out the signals from the bond market you see the global growth is on track for probably its nineth year in uk is session, of expansion. you see a decent amount of stimulus going into the two biggest economy, yes we have concerns over trade and the break down of what has been a fairly good liberal trade orderfor down of what has been a fairly good liberal trade order for 20 or 30 yea rs liberal trade order for 20 or 30 years but i wouldn‘t overstate the economic downturn at the moment. at the moment we are seeing weakness in trade data but sales are fairly healthy. we are looked at sports direct, never long without it being in the new, today its auditorings will no longer be its auditors an investors are will no longer be its auditors an investors a re not will no longer be its auditors an investors are not liking that. the shares are down 8%, this follows a tough four year, their share price we re tough four year, their share price were up at £8, almost £2 today, a 7596 were up

——simon french, chief economist for panmure gordon. i5 is this to do with the brexit deadline?hs‘ time. —— brexit uncertainty. shoe zone, that's a profit warning, its shares have fallen as a result. why do you think its struggling so much another example of the high street struggling, footfall high street being poor over the summer months and shoe zone haven‘t updated the market and reduce profit guidance. —— having to update the markets. they‘ve also had to reduce the value they believe their estate, their shops are worth, this is the thing to watch, you might see the retailers at the sharp end of the profit warnings right now, that might translate to the profit of companies who own the high street. many thanks for that round. and that rounds up all the business needs from me today. thank you. there‘s been a "sustained effort" to hack iphones over at least two years, according to security experts at google. malicious software was implanted to collect contacts, images and other data. apple has issued a fix, but hasn‘t commented. almost 30 years after the collapse of the berlin

simon because of china was mike economic power. i think it was one former chinese who said of the french revolution when asked, he said was too soonat the same time, next week. goodbye. as you have no doubt seen and then use the weather has had significant impacts on northern britain, very heavy downpours. quieter today but tomorrow into next week the heavy showers will become more of an issue. this afternoon we have a lot of dry weather but actually if we fly ta ke of dry weather but actually if we fly take a closer look at what is going on, with the sunshine across and takea going on, with the sunshine across and take a closer look at what is going on, with the sunshine across both of you mayjust part of some very isolated on higher ground, the same into northern england, more cloud and patching for northern ireland, perhaps heavy assurance for the midlands and an the story changes in terms of the shower risk becoming greater for sunday as the pressure towards the west increases its influence. through the evening and overnight we will see showers from central parts fading away but heavier and more organised showers from the west

join me every thursday on the elec simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sport business i'm show business i'll see you then. the french russian president's made for talks of the french leaders a summer residence with ukraine syria and iran all expected to be high on the agenda. and evil propaganda machine donald trump launches a blistering attack on the new york times has leaked gaudio suggests that it's editors are seeking new ways of covering the presidency off the 2 years of fixating on the rush to get. out the british social media network aimed at young british muslims is revealed to be part of a government plan to tackle radicalization.

join me every thursday on the alex simon sure and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. the french and russian president's meet for talks with the french leaders a summer residence with ukraine syria and iran all expected to be high on the agenda. and evil propaganda machine launches a blistering attack on the new york times this leak gaudio suggests that it's editors are seeking new ways of covering the presidency after 2 years of fixating on the rush to get. the british social media network aimed at young british muslims is revealed to be part of a government plan to tackle radicalization. worldwide this is r.c. international my name calling bray we will use this hour it's monday evening at 8 pm here in moscow 7 pm in france that's where we're starting this hour where french president emanuel mccrone is meeting with russia's vladimir putin at his summer residence on the mediterranean coast ahead of this weekend's a g. 7 summit pretty soon as the 2 spoke to reporters a little bit earlier we brought it to you live here on speed on that now. in the french riviera there earlier and a

french wine? >> macron isn't going say anything publicly that might anger the president. i don't think any country is looking for tariffs being placed on their goods. >> joe simonngton examiner." thanks for your time. senator lindsey graham is work on so-called back stop legislation to require the president's national security team to certify the move that withdrawing from afghanistan would not put the u.s. in danger. >> if we go to zero in afghanistan, just as sure as we are talking al qaeda and isis will regenerate. their intent is to hit sites abroad and here and they will. they are actively involved in trying to set up operations against america. i think they are more lethal than al qaeda. mike: u.s. taliban negotiators are working to end america's longest war. guilty, that's the verdict in a florida stand your ground case that testified national attention. a jury convicting michael draka in the murder of a black man after the two got into a dispute over a handicapped parking space last summer. >> it's been well over a year since we have been dealing with this matter. i can safely say i can rest now. reporter: he claims he shots the victim in self-defense o

for us, the french authorities, we need firstly to save lives, avoid any serious incidents, and also disrupt people trafficking networks. but this will not be a quick or easy task. that was simonturmoil, there was a large but peaceful —— peaceful occupation of the international airport early today by pro—democracy demonstrators. hong kong? leader carrie lam criticise those who have been involved in increasingly violent street clashes, and beijing has ordered a hong kong—based airline cathay pacific to suspend any airline cathay pacific to suspend a ny staff airline cathay pacific to suspend any staff who support the demonstration. in their thousands, black clad pro—democracy activists divide —— occupied the arrivals hall at hong kong airport. the officials allow the city and to continue as long as corridors were left clear for travellers to leave the building. we wa nt travellers to leave the building. we want democracy because we realise that this is an authoritarian government, and we need our voice to be heard by the government. the protesters said the aim was to reach a wider audience, and carrying banners criticising the local government, calling for universal suffrage an

simon mccoy. world leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. the frenchf the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, which the rest providing technical support. earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore the lost habitat. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. the fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other world leaders to discuss what can be done. this morning, the prime minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the months to come. order. order! boris, order! around the table, some g7 leaders and others from around the world gathering to discuss common plan. the french president promising technical and financial help to stop the fires and protect the forests. but note this — donald trump was not there. we have a big emergency in the amazon. remember, they are the lungs of the world, so we have to help brazil and the