simon french, chief economist, panmure gordon & co.. e his conversation with us on bloomberg radio at 9:00 a.m. k time. coming up, deutsche bank expects revenue to decline as is trading boom slows. we get all the details from frankfurt next. this is bloomberg. ♪ pres. biden: all adult americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than may 1. we will not only meet that goal, we will be that old. using every power i have is president of the united states to put us on a war footing to get the job done. i need you to get vaccinated when it is your turn and you can find an opportunity. if we do not stay vigilant and conditions change, we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track. we do not want to do that. if we do all of this and do our part, if we do this together, by july 4, there is a good chance you, your family and friends will be able to get together were we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. anna: president biden promising shots to all adult americans

simon french is chief economist at panmure gordon here in london. nice to talk to you, simon.cifically but the uk economy as a whole, rishi sunak, the chancellor there, implying that we are going to see growth, returning to growth, et cetera. he said there was a roadmap in place. many are arguing he hasn't got a second plan if the first plan doesn't work.— doesn't work. the chancellor earl on doesn't work. the chancellor early on in — doesn't work. the chancellor early on in the _ doesn't work. the chancellor early on in the butter- doesn't work. the chancellor early on in the butter speech yesterday talked about the upgrades to growth about the responsibility which is the independent fiscal watchdog. we now see the uk economy back to its levels before covid mark of output in the middle of next year, rather than end. output in the middle of next year, ratherthan end. forward a couple of quarters and also push down that i watering figure of borrowing from 290 two 350. the good news but the only way public stuff done except the demand leaves the economy and private sector demand

in back and here the london suburb economist simon french works at his kitchen table instead of in the city he too wants against too much deregulation but sees opportunities for instance and setting new and high standards in climate finance. the reality of course is york wants to be part of that all the european union senses want to be part of that asia will want to be part of that it will be a competitive battle i think he runs it on the houses existing infrastructure in terms of the scale of its capital markets he enables that to be done a probably lower transaction cost than some of the more up and coming economic ups . climate finance and. london could score points here with new ideas and even much stronger from the crisis. it will come back it will be busy will be drinking here on friday afternoon again i hope that there would be such a queue of the ball. getting to the coronavirus pandemic and. it's time for london in new. mexico has been one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with over 185000 deaths to mourn it was also one of the few travel destinations that kept bord

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simon french is chief economist at panmure gordon. why have oil prices not gone berserk and stay there? ,., ., ., , not gone berserk and stay there? ., , ., there? good morning. there is a lot for oil— there? good morning. there is a lot for oil investors _ there? good morning. there is a lot for oil investors to _ there? good morning. there is a lot for oil investors to absorb - lot for oil investors to absorb at the moment and one of the reasons the ever given story has not affected the oil price significantly is that there are other concerns about expectations for a demand, specifically the roll—out of the vaccine globally is now being seen as key to the global economy reaching its pre—covid levels of output and oil demand. therefore, if that timetable, which i think it has over the last couple of weeks, probably moved the minds of investors to the right, they are less likely to want to hold oil at a higher price. 50 are less likely to want to hold oil at a higher price.— oil at a higher price. so if this is a _ oil at a higher pri

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they recruited general simon bernard, the french engineer, who came and helped us that of forts we use today. fort munro is an example of the largest and best of all of those forts. it was decided was decided that port comfort was the location for fort monroe. it wasn't finished until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like in 1834 when the first soldiers would come to populate this fortification, and be the defense or gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman, general simon bernard, was an intelligent engineer. he created many facets to this fort that made it one of the strongest strongholds here in the united states. one of the things he did was he had several angles on this fort, so as the enemy approach the individual fort walls, their cree crossfire from different angles on the enemy. you also notice it has a moat. , this moat was originally designed to allow them to move materials around the fort to help with construction. after it was completed, the moat becomes another level of defense for fort monroe. it's the largest stone fort in the united stat

they recruited, interestingly enough, general simon bernard, at the french engineer who helped us establish what we call the third system forts that we used today. fort monroe is an example of the largest and best of all those forts. an 1819, it was decided that this location was be the location for fort monroe. they began construction almost immediately and didn't finish until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like in 1834 when the first soldiers began to populate this fortification. and be the defensive for the gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman, general simone bernard was a very and tell agent engineer it created many facets to this. fort and he made it one of the strongest strongholds in the united states. one of the things he did is that he had several angles on the fort. so as the enemy approached, they could be cross fired from different angles on the fort on the enemy. the also notice that has a moat. this moat was originally designed to allow them to move materials around the fort to help with construction. after it was completed, the moat made

opinion is sharply divided still even these days of the former french leaders legacy after the break. join me every 1st day on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. again here's a thought a break 1st time military g.d.s. or mass murder what does france gears up to mark the bicentenary of napoleon bonaparte death passions are rising on both sides of an increasingly angry debate over it top french political commentators lashed out at a vicious attack on the former leader of the new york times which accused him of genocide. as a black woman of haitian descent and a scholar of french colonial ism i find it particularly galling to see that france plans to celebrate the man who restored slavery to the french caribbean an architect of modern genocide his troops created gas chambers to kill my ancestors new york times has become a propaganda instrument of a certain strain of work a scholarship in which you go hunt people to oppose and to insult i mean what's going on this thing called critical race theory which is really dangerous 1st of all you te

joined by kate andrews, the economics correspondent at the spectator and simon minty, disability consultant and comedy producer. the frenchour—week national lockdown from saturday. he said all but essential shops would close and home working would become the norm. he said there would be a 7pm curfew and checks would be stepped up to stop public gatherings. all schools will be closed for three weeks, except for classes for the children of essential workers. here's president macron explaining why france now needs a national lockdown: translation: in the last few weeks, thins have translation: in the last few weeks, things have changed, _ translation: in the last few weeks, things have changed, the _ translation: in the last few weeks, things have changed, the situation i things have changed, the situation is change since the first days of this month. the virus has accelerated. 0n the one hand we have the vaccination campaign that has been deployed, and which makes us hopeful that we can come out of this crisis but on the other hand, there is a new strain of the virus spreading across europe. this variant which was identifie

opinion is sharply divided to this day over the former french need his legacy we're talking about it when the. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or inmate in the shallows. again so a genius leader or a mass murderer will france's plans to mark the 200th anniversary of napoleon bonaparte death of splits opinion with the new york times launching a vicious attack on the former and pereira. as a black woman of haitian descent and a scholar of french colonial ism i find it particularly galling to see that france plans to celebrate the man who restored slavery to the french caribbean an architect of modern genocide his troops created gas chambers to kill my ancestors further critics plus napoleon's brutal military campaigns across europe in asia but on the other

confinement of a prison cell former french president nicolas sarkozy lands himself a jail sentence for corruption and moral is from grace for. join me every thursday on the alex simon sure and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see if. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person if there is. no day or thinks. we dare to ask. on the campaign trail joe biden said nothing would fundamentally change he was right washington is again illegally bombing syria and one trump islam will not go away anytime soon. human rights officials at the united nations are demanding an international investigation into the alleged poisoning of kremlin critic alexina foley while concluding at the same time that russia was responsible something moscow has repeatedly denied our europe correspondent peter all over was out the u.n. conference in geneva. this report by the united nations special wrap on to put forward a number of conclave about what happened to alexina volley last summer from the investigation that they carried out the u.n. special operators say that 5 laboratories of unequivocal improvement in their eyes that missed

every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back to the program french authorities are investigating manslaughter allegations against italy's costa cruises after 3 people died following a covert outbreak on one of their ships last year those aboard the coast of maggie claim they weren't told about suspected infections and were encouraged by the crew to use the ship's facilities charlotte dubinsky spoke to one of the passengers. sequoias yes the cruise was a chance to go with my son who was 5 years old to see a magical world and discover the magic of the caribbean instead it was a nightmare i wondered how i would get out of this hell because if i didn't i was going to die stephanie dubois was one of thousands of holiday makers aboard the cost a magical last year when the covert pandemic hit for her and her then 5 year old son it was supposed to be a dream voyage instead passengers found themselves trapped or bored with little information or what was happening as the virus spread through the ship. if they refused to inform us that there were cases of cover

french politician ever ever accepted the. leader of the country. it was. going to come up the soviet union. even. themselves. join me every day on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm show business i'll see you then. facebook has picked another fight this time in russia it's poland a number of articles on its platform flagging in the midst fake news now the stories pertain to the arrest of alleged supporters of a radical ukrainian group operating inside russia and were based on data provided by the country's federal security service russia's communications regulator. artie's done your hawkins takes up the story. to get to the bottom of the story we have to go back to february of this year when the f.s.b. the russian federal security service completed an operation in the russian city of volunteer ship during the course of which 3 individuals 3 men had been detained aged 181933 at legibly on suspicion of promoting inciting into racial ethnic hatred and violence the f.s.b. the federal security service has claimed the man had links to the m k u the far right ukrainian extremist youth activist group th

simon mccoy. the headlines — the prime minister has been speaking to the french and german leaders — as he attemptsf hospital. widespread condemnation — after violence breaks out in bristol at a protest against the new police and crime bill — 20 police officers were injured. they were there with anti—police rhetoric, they were there with violence and threats and graffiti and damage and violence. so there could be as many as a00 people we want to speak to. fewer soldiers, but more, and better, kit. the defence review expected to herald the biggest changes in defence since the end of the cold war. the cleaner that is out of this world — the mission to collect the space junk orbiting the planet. good afternoon. borisjohnson has been speaking to the french and german leaders, as he attempts to persuade the eu not to ban astrazeneca vaccine exports to the uk. the european commission has criticised the company for failing to deliver enough doses to the eu — while providing regular shipments to the uk from its plants in europe. eu leaders will meet on thursday to consider an export ban. speaking this lunc