britain. we have a different for europe. we believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions to share our prosperity and protect our people from threats from our security >>> right now a furious national argument is shaping up about costs and benefits, hook up all the tug boats you want. the british isles will only be a few dozen miles from france and a few thousand miles away from the u.s. a tension point around e.u. membership is practical, immigration markets, international standards, currencies and deep notions of what the u.k. is and what it will be. >> should remain in europe but not as it is at the moment. all our powers have been taken away. it's no good for the country. stay in europe because we need europe to trade with each other, but on a different level. >> no. we must get out now. we must get out before the country is ruined altogether. it's two-thirds there now. we might just pull it back without coming out. no hope >>> the u.k. and europe heading for a brshgs -- brexit. my guests are here. professor thi

not featured prominently in the debate as to whether or not britain will stay in the european union. britain has handled the refugee crisis different to germany and other european countries. britain said they will offer support in the aegean sea to tackle the smuggling problem, to not take part in any kind of burden sharing scheme, but to be much more proactive on the borders of europe ensuring that smuggling is actually tackled. >> that's twe've got to go. thank you to you guys. julia and pheobe. >>> of course, germany's government paying attention to what's happening stateside with the elections. donald trump has been called a threat. this as angela merkel complimented the democratic front-runner, hillary clinton, saying it has always been a pleasure to work with her. >>> meanwhile the action on the campaign trail keeps on going. bernie sanders has won the democrats main caucus. beating front-runner hillary clinton by double digits in the latest battle for the presidential candidacy. let's get straight out to tracie potts from nbc news. pleasure to see you again. how significant is this vi

but the european union need britain.in is the second largest economy and net contributor to the european union. has an independent nuclear deterrent and a permanent seat on the united nations and has a very special relationship with the united states the european union is jealous of. they also have an adverse trade balance of $21 billion on average with europe so money is flowing from britain into europe. they need us, they are one of the most stable economies in the world, and therefore in future looking like we'll help financee mediterranean countries and the bang problems. so they need us. britain is just wake up to it. also waking up to the fact that under the european union plans, countries like britain will be dissolved. there will be no britain. scotland will be a region. britain will be broken into 9 regions reporting directly to drills. therefore all the scare tactic the prime minister talks about if britain leave, scotland might leave britain. scotland will be taken away anyway. the care tactic will be hyped up

he made his argument for britain remaining in the european union. in was to exit, that could lead to economic danger. i have one guest to completely disagrees with him. his name is john moynahan from vote to leave. thank you for joining us. you think the u.k. should leave the european union because -- john: thank you for having me on and good morning. i think the prime minister, what you're seeing out of downing street is a carefully coordinated campaign. i have a piece of paper. that has not moved the polls. they thought that would get the thing to get everybody voting to stay in. now they are going into project fear. we, on the other hand, and that is not moving the polls either. we, on the other hand, have three highly positive reasons for leaving the e.u. the first is that it is a very that economic system. that tellsle market you what kind of products you should be allowed to buy. they've shelved until after june having -- they will take three times as long to boil your tea in kettles. be imposingl central standards. it is a system that has led

rob: a week ago, i was talking about surveys that showed that people don't like the european union in britainou ask, should we leave, they say no. not liking the european union does not necessarily mean you support leaving. francine: richard, we don't really believe the polls, or most people don't believe the polls because of what happened in the election. it is difficult to quantify what would happen to the u.k. if it were to exit the eu. you can't understand the impact it has on people's minds. does it make it more likely that brexit happens? itan investor, do you ignore or do you position yourself ahead of time? richard: i don't think something can be ignored. what you have to take into account is the possible outcomes. we are entering a period of uncertainty. that has already impacted financial markets. it has had a negative impact on the pound. case not necessarily the it had a negative impact elsewhere. it probably slightly helped the u.k. stock markets. u.k. competitiveness improves. you have to take into account these various factors without necessarily factoring in an outcome. franci

union, that we would be isolated. let me end on this thought before we open up the discussion. the day after britain would leave the european union, we still have a permanent seat on the u.n. security council. we still have one of the world's top 10 economies here we still have one of the world's biggest defense budget to it we would be at the center of nato, the center of our common wealth. still members of the g7 and the g20. it does not some like grand isolationism to me. and this idea that britain can only cope in an era of globalization, one which we are uniquely suited for it we had the european union holding our hand, with its hand in our pocket at the same time. i think it is time for people of britain to regain their birthright, to determine their own destiny, and that is a decision for us to make. and i hope all those who believe in sovereignty, our ability to make our own laws, control our own borders, control our own finances, will respect our right to do so and will not interfere. it is simply none of their business. [applause] >> well, you have given us plenty to talk about this mornin

britain. again no matter how difficult the debate may have been it has been possible for the european union and great britain to agree on a compromise, of which the british prime minister has been able to say that he has been able to get through important aspects of his demands on the other hand we have been able to say that that compromise does not call into question european union, but it's no longer in our hands. it's now for great britain to decide. it will take a referendum and i'm not one to make any forecast here too the outcome of that referendum. we only know that published opinion that is to say the public media are very critical as regards the possibility of the likelihood of great britain remaining a member of the european union. i cannot foresee who will be victorious at the end of the day. i think the greatest crisis, those in the history of the european union turns around the refugee issue. but it's no use complaining, lamenting. i'm being very open and honest. we do not agree here especially when it comes to fair burden sharing. there's quite a long way for us to go but i believ

union. that is at the heart of the debate that we have. we will come back to this, but a lot of people in britainld have voted for a looser arrangement, and more economic relationship with a reformed european union, but this is not on the table in the referendum. it is clear the european union is not fundamentally reforming and is continuing towards ever closer union. the identity is being subsumed into a greater political identity. i think the history of super nationalism is not a healthy one, and it is not healthy on the european continent at the present time. so, the three reasons that i gave. getting control of our laws getting a troll of our borders. getting control of our money. since 1996, at the european council, where the big decisions are taken about the direction of policy. on 72 occasions, the u.k. government, either labor government or the conservative government, has objected to policy being made on the basis it was against britain's national interest. on 72 occasions, we have lost an attempt to block what was happening there. it resulted in a range of laws being applied, some very

to and over a lot of that political roles of the european union, which has a very different global perspective from the u.s.. i think if britain were to be outside the european union will first of all, because european defense is france at that point ffectively, it removes the pretensions from the eu that it is the global defense force whether overtly or potentially for the future. i think that would force the u.k. to have a stronger focus on the political role of nato, which i think has been sorely lacking in recent times. i see no evidence of a forthcoming summit of that being back on the agenda when it ought to be. i don't to the downside hat. i do see it getting much-needed shock therapy to the remaining countries in their european union that they better start thinking about their own security because there is not going to be the pretense of the u.k. umbrella. >> president obama in an article that appeared in the atlantic recently complained that the u.k. and other allies have not paid their fair share. do you believe the u.k. has paid his fair share in global security? >> we are one of -- dr. fox: we are one of only four

this idea that one of the key factors is britain's membership of the european union is fanciful at best. >> host: let's turn to the referendum. there is a lawsuit being put forward by british patriots who have lived outside britain for 15 years. we are pretty confident the referendum will be held on june 23rd or a chance the lawsuit will come up. >> it will be held on june 23rd. a lot of people wanted to be held later. this is a complication you don't need to know about, we have elections in london, scottish elections and local elections and a lot of whistling parties don't want referendums at these elections because for a lot of these, they are not actively finding local elections because they are finding referendums so that has been another little threesome on that. it will be june 23rd and it is a very big day. pollsters, academics tell us that actually for all the passion being arise to buy this we expect relatively low poll. >> host: this is a historic vote. >> i think europe energizes people who care about europe, but for a lot of voters they see it as abstract. at the polling is

britain. again, no matter how difficult the bigger debate may have been, has been possible for the european union and great britain to agree on a compromise. of which the british prime minister has been able to say the he has been able to get important aspects of his demands. on the other hand, we have been able to say that the compromise does not call into question the european union. it is no longer in our hands. now it is for great britain to decide. it is a referendum that will take a decision on whether it is enough for great britain. i am not one to make any forecast here as to the outcome of that referendum. we already knew that published opinion, that is to say the public medium, is very critical regarding the likelihood of great britain remaining into the european union. i cannot foresee who will be victorious at the end of the day. i think the greatest crisis though, is the refugee issue. complaining.se i am being very open and honest. i do not agree, especially when it comes to fair burden sharing. there is quite a long way for us to go, but i believe it is in our very own european int

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it will all be about how britain is better if it remains in the european union.here we other business leaders taking that side of the fight, as well. and that is important because there are going to be some thertant, strong voices in room, and the top economic advisor for the mayor of london, including the leader -- one of the leaders i should say -- of mp, john cap mucan moynahan, speaking against. it will serve as a real platform for all of this. manus: let's talk about that. i love the title on the bloomberg first word. between the devil and the deep blue sea, encouraging the long term. they are sort of on the fence, aren't they? ryan: they are on the fence. and i love that idiom. i am curious, it means that i think -- it goes back to the 17th century, people in the middle of the ship are above the top deck. it may be as little attempt to channel george harrison and that song there. we do not know. but interesting, look, i think the important thing is to say that yes there on the fence. what they have said is in the business community, unsurprisingly, is a bit

and we now see europe itself engulfed in turmoil with a possible exit by britain from the european unionh refugees overflowing borders endangering the countries of western europe. taking control of the government out of the hands of their people. we've seen financial turmoil. what is hillary's position on the european union? she thinks it's the greatest thing imaginable. that the it's the wave of future. in fact, europe today is less than the sum of its parts, and that is harmful to the united states. vladmir putin sees this. he sees this weakness. he has used it against us in crimea and ukraine. and i predict almost certainly within the next ten months he will provoke a crisis again in perhaps one of the battlic republics, astonia, lat via, lithuania, in order to see what the obama-kerry-clinton reaction will be. if you look at hillary's reaction to obama's decision since she launched her campaign, she has wrapped her arms around this administration on national security policy. it's a further demonstration on how closely tied she is. and now let's turn to the middle east. that forum of

. -- germany will do if britain left the european union. >> we would cry.laughter] [applause] not. hope we will it is a decision of the british people. vonnie: coming up, up more from key voices on both sides of the brexit debate. ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i am mark barton with vonnie quinn. britain's top executives in political heavyweights have gathered at the annual british chambers of commerce conference. the referendum is the focus of the conference. germany's finance minister is also talking. the late down the case for why europe needs -- why britain needs to stay in the european union. we have decided it is better for europe, that the u.k. stays in the european union. see if it is to possible to get a deal and i think it is a good deal, not only for the u.k., but a good deal for the european union because it's makes the european union more competitive. we are always fighting for more isiness, less regulation and think this deal has some advantages for european union itself. i think it is a good deal. arguments buthe we are very much in f

>> i don't think leaving the european union is going to make britain safer.ook people are going to go to britain. yes it's an island but you can't keep everybody off. you have large muslim and arab communities there. 7-7 a horrific attack in london. had nothing to do with europe. so i don't think it would make sense for great britain to pull up the drawbridge and i'll tell you one concrete effect of that. it may not be the best organization but it's the best one that exists in europe for coordinating intelligence is headed right now by a brit. well there won't be any if great britain pulls out of the european union so all of those have to be taken into account. the idea of pulling up the drawbridge is always an attractive one after an incident like this but it isn't, in fact, a very practical approach to fighting the kind of threat that looms ahead. >> some of these regional elections in germany, i wonder if that conversation gets fiercer even at the state level. >> no, that's right and the observation that it wouldn't be very healthy for a brexit, i don't kn

union -- >> right. >> -- to great britain where he kept them from siding with the confederacy. and she is just as feisty as her grandmother-in-law and mother-in-law. and she writes from washington when he's in congress that buchanan is a toad and that, you know, the senate is acting like children and silly ones at that. i can get behind that one. [laughter]. >> sure. >> and she says at one point, i would advise any young woman if she wants to have a calm, peaceful life not to marry an adams. [laughter]. >> well, now, of course, did not know this letter would be one day the subject of -- >> no, that's true. that's true. >> you know, the thing about the time that we're talking about is women were, by expectation and by tradition, i suppose, subordinate to the men. >> well, by law. >> by law. so the independence of these women that comes out, the independence of thought is really quite remarkable and it breaks the stereotype. i mean, we know what the public perception of these women is but the reality is something quite different. >> and that's been something that's been true in a

but one upcoming vote that may be hugely impacted is the june referendum for britain to leave the european unionthe so-called brexit. the more european security becomes an issue, the more likely britain will cut ties with the e.u. sharyl: all right, scott. thanks so much. ahead on "full measure" -- most say more terrorist attacks in the u.s. are certain. we'll talk with a former special ops general who says for all the fears, there are reasons to feel safer here in america. ♪ he's begun forgetting words. he day comes when he forgets who i am, i'll still know who he is. the first time we said i love you we didn't use words. we simply held each other's hands. we still are. i lost my dad to alzheimer's. preventing alzheimer's is within our grasp. let's double the budget of nih and get it done. i'm david trone and i approve this message. among: the hard question terror experts is not will there be another terror attack, but when? in europe, there are reports that as many as 400 foreign trained isis fighters are preparing to conduct attacks similar to those in paris and brussels. european leaders say

union. >> a century ago france and britain fought shoulder to shoulder. there was symbolism in francois holland and david cameron starting their summit with a reef laying. sermonials complete, gender dominated. an arrangement threatened by the british referendum. >> i don't want to scare you, i want to tell the truth. there'll be consequences in many areas, on a single market on financial thread. i don't want to any you a catastrophic scenario. there'll be consequences. there was progress that unaccompanied children could join relatives. soil. >> we'll invest 17 million in infrastructure in calla to assist the work of the interench poll ice. we will found joint work to return migrants not in need of protection to their home countries, the challenge is in the eastern mediterranean, where we need to dissituate people embarking on a journey. yeerns teams flattened a large area. it has been a symbol of the refugee crisis. the presence sends a powerfu message for those hoping to reach the u.k. there are questions whether throwing money at the problem is the so

government defended their position to stay within the european union, explaining that leaving the eu would create more uncertainty. >> britain will be stronger, safer, and better off inside a reformed european union. i believe we should not put at risk all the hard work the british people have done to make our economy strong again. reporter: a case the chancellor of the exchequer will keep making until the referendum on june 23. markus: let's take a look at the stock markets. in the united states, shares started in the red but turned around on that dovish message from the federal reserve a little bit earlier. up. is how they shot the dow jones and the s&p up by about 0.5%. it was a mixed bag at the end of the european trading day. the ftse got a boost. all shares rising on the news that the government in the u.k. is cutting taxes on the north sea oil industry by about one billion pounds over the next five years. that boosted oil shares in the u.k. that's part of the reason the ftse 100 ends up in positive territory. let's talk you through another stock market story. the operators of the london and frank for stock exchanges h

leads thef britain european union, what impact with that have on the chinese economy question mark jack not think it would be good for the global economy. impact is partially economic of tradeof the slow and economic relationships. it is partially geopolitical and strategic in terms of holding on to unity. in a world where one of the things that drives the economy is the uncertainty of geopolitical risk, it was interesting at the g-20 meeting, the risk of grexit was something people were talking about in a different way. is that something you can measure with an economic index, no. but is it clear that when you increase the level of unease it has an economic consequence, yes. i have seen all kinds of estimates on what it means for the european economy, europe has a hard time struggling to get to a sustainable growth anywhere near strong enough. unemployment, anything that would move that in the wrong direction would be bad for the economy and geopolitically destabilizing. breaking news on metlife. it looks like they have won their day in court, not being hyman has-- julie more on this.

he joins us now to discuss britain and the european union. jane foley is still with us.reat to have you with us this morning. you have taken up this official -- mantle.ental is there something you did not have a chance to say so far? be? would the message leave, and ito include myself in that, it is the small entrepreneurs who invest their own money and take their own risks to grow businesses that are impeded by the european union. it is the workers of this country who have suffered greatly from european union rules and the constraints. it is those people, the vast majority of the population, who gain the most leaving the european union. view ise alternative that the financial instability that would result -- mark carney talking about the brexit vote being the biggest risk to the u.k. financial stability. that does not play well for entrepreneurs, does it? a lot of turmoil could result. john: the thing to interpret from his comments is that he has a system to provide liquidity from the banks and even out turmoil for the markets. when he made this statement, he was saying

we now see europe itself engulfed in turmoil, with a possible exit by britain from the european unionefugees overflowing borders and endangering the countries of western europe. taking the control of government out of the hands of their people. we have seen financial turmoil. what is hillary's position on the european union's? she thinks it is the greatest thing imaginable. in fact, europe today is last in the sum of its parts. that is harmful to the united states. vladimir putin sees this. he sees this weakness. he has used it against us, in crimea and ukraine. i predict almost certainly within the next 10 months, he will provoke a crisis again, in perhaps one of the baltic republics, in order to see what inton reactiony-cl will be. hasou look at since she launched her campaign, she has wrapped her arms around this administration on national security policy, a further demonstration of how closely tied she is. let's turn to the middle east, for forum of success barack obama and hillary clinton's foreign policies. what has happened? the region is descending into chaos? . state structur

stays in the european union, no one in britain actually wants us to join the euro. tomorrow we get new data on inflation in the u.k.. and the i figures are excited to be slightly higher. what is your reaction to that? it seems like such a low level. mervyn: it is not surprising given how weak demand is. where itghly 15% below would have been had we not had the crisis. there is potentially growth scope in the future for faster growth without inflation. it is not terribly surprising we are seeing inflation figures as low as they are. inare going through a period which all prices were higher, pushed up inflation, everyone said what a terrible problem. to my surprise, people seem to be worried about prices being so low. angie: you have been out of the office for a few years now. austerity? his as mervyn: i don't like the word austerity. there is fiscal regulation. it makes sense to tighten the budget, get rid of big budget deficit. we did so in britain in 2010. why? sterling had fallen by 20%, the biggest depreciation in british postwar history. the says of the about bu

days ofor not you case european union, no one in britain actually wants us to join the euro. david: tomorrow we will get new data on inflation in the u.k.. they are expected to be slightly higher figures, but not by much. what is your reaction to that, being thus far removed the crisis? >> it is not surprising, given how weak demand is. 15% below where it would have been had we not have the crisis. there is potentially great scope at some point in the future for faster with without inflation. i do not think it is terribly surprising we see inflation as low as it is. iron is going through a time , andall prices are high everyone said it was terrible to have a high oil prices. now people are worried that they are so low. david: you have been out of the office for a few years now. has your attitude toward austerity changed? >> i do not like the word austerity. i think it is a question of fiscal policy. in some circumstances it makes sense to tighten the budget to get rid of the big budget deficit. we did so in britain in 2010. sterling had fallen by 25%. it was the biggest depre

thehen hawking has backed campaign for britain to stay in the european union.g that rates it would be a disaster for u.k. science the academic leads more than 150 fellows calling for a vote. that is from the times november. fetzer hawking said that leaving the eu would severely affect research in the u.k., as many young scientists are now recruited from europe. global news 24 hours a day, power by journalists in 150 bureaus around the world. you can find more stories on the bloomberg. anna: thank you very much. breaking news, news coming out of the french supermarket chain. brazil, somesed on 50% of their business coming from brazil. they are telling us that the operating income is in line with estimates of 2.4 5 billion euros. that is exactly what the estimate was. it did a little bit lighter than analysts had been going for, the estimate was 74 euros a share. in terms of the investment, there is a big long-term reinterpretation story. that is focusing on the core business back in france. they are planning 2.6 billion euros in 2016. but on the other side of th

has risked dragging mark carney deeper into the highly charged debate as to whether britain should lead the european union. -- mark carney is theaving the eu biggest loss of british stability. hans: we did have mario draghi delivering interest rate cuts, more bond purchases and a possible bond subsidy. the announcement sent the euro on a roller coaster ride. it traded decidedly higher in the wake of his actions. here is everything you need to know about his comments. >> taking into account the current outlook for price stability, the governing council expects the ecb rate to remain at present or lower levels for an extended time frame. the risk to the outlook remains tilted to the downside. they are related to the heightened unsecured -- uncertainties in the global economy as well as to broader geopolitical risks. this broad pattern is also reflected in the march 2016 ecb stock market projections for the euro area which foresee annual hi cb inflation at 0.1% in 2016. 1.3% in 2017. and 1.6% in 2018. from today's perspective, and taking into account the support of our measures to growth and inflation, we do

meanwhile, there is the prospect of britain leaving or staying in the european union. the referendum in june. how critical do you think it is that the exit gets sorted out soon both for britain and europe's economic stability? >> we believe it is critical that the situation be resolved as quickly as possible, to eliminate the uncertainty, which is always negative for economic circumstances and decision-making processes. my intuition tells me that that outcome would be better for both the u.k. and europe if it was a positive one. in other words, if the u.k. was to stay. that's a personal preference, i would very much prefer to see the u.k. stay in the european union, but i also believe that our economic findings will strongly support that view that it would hurt both the u.k. and the eu if the u.k. was to go. katty: we will have more of my interview later in the program. including why she is pushing for more women in the workforce in europe. an estimated quarter million people have been killed and driven from their homes. ofhas led to the persecution minorities. this wee

he will also meet with prime minister david cameron to talk about britain's possible exit from the european union. a visit to a refugee camp in athens, greece, today. 4,000 refugees are stuck there, waiting to head north to greece's closed border with macedonia or for a place in crowded shelters. >>> meanwhile, a chaotic rush hour for a lot of peel ople in the washington, d.c. area. the reason is that the entire d.c. metro rail system is shut down for safety inspections and repairs. the shutdown follows an electrical fire on monday at a metro station not far from the white house. last year a similar incident filled a train with smoke and left one woman dead. >> i would rather see them set it down and get the lines fixed and make things more safe than to put it off. >> i obviously need to get started on plan b. >> the metro rail system is expected to be up and running the major problems are fixed. >> let's take a look at the weather. >> very spring-like. temperatures well into the 60s. but along with those temperatures we're seeing some spring-like storms as well. this is a look in orange county.

he thinks britain should stay within the european union. welcome to countdown. i am manus cranny. i hope your pad a good easter break and you are ready to tackle the markets. the dollar -- is the rally going to last? that is the question we will posture over the next bit. this is the bloomberg dollar index. a rising street. six days rising. can we plug-in a seventh. .e are on the cops -- the cusp the dollar rally stutters. we will wait to see what janet yellen has to say. will she stepped back from the hawkish voices we have heard rising over the last you days. is personal consumption used. the probability of a rate hike for june. for june. 38%. that is down from 42% despite all of the hawkish voices that came through the markets yesterday. let us take a look at the commodities. barclays brings the warning bell on the markets. they warned commodities may slump as we rush to the exit. is that youg story have seen the most aggressive inuction in short positions the past 10 years. that is what has driven the rally. , $39.15. the rush for the exit. to materials are vulnerable a wave o

you have those me tory party who will not be happy unless britain leaves the european union.eron was hoping to get rid of the problem. this has coincided with a huge refugee crisis which has brought questions of immigration and that whole debate into the fold, which means tensions at the moment as we are closer to the vote on june 23 are getting particularly strong. mark: it is unfortunate and david cameron called it not u.k. party that the made a link between event in brussels two days ago and the upcoming referendum. also madecy investors that link because we have seen sterling hammered this week against the dollar. there has been made a link, hasn't there? uncertainty to the surrounding the referendum. if you look at the other side of the coin, the government has used this to boost their case and say security and dialogue would be better. line would be that the general public don't care about the eu per se. what hinges on this is how successfully both camps will .ake the link with immigration so they are really pushing this point because it is a point that resonates with v

considering the upcoming referendum on whether britain should remain in the european union. >> if therea brexit, i don't think a merger would make any sense. london would want to have its own way again, and that would be the end of frankfurt. it is not the first time the two exchanges have tried to march. the last attempt failed, adding uncertainty to the current agreement. and, the deal is subject to antitrust clearances and other regulatory approval. anchor: and that is your latest business news. anchor: now, football world governing body fee fast, says it was seeking tens of millions of dollars seized by the u.s., alleged to have been paid in bribes and other money making schemes. >> may the 22nd last year, six fifa officials arrested at this hotel. just ahead of a fifa conference, on racketeering charges. the ensuing scandal has sent shockwaves through world soccer. fifa is now trying to set its house in order. the new president issued a statement outlining why it is seeking compensation. the convicted defendants abused, and created serious and lasting damage to fifa. some have ente

francois hollande has warned that there will be consequences for border arrangements if britain votes to leave the european unionhe met with david cameron on thursday. the two leaders also discussed the need to find an urgent solution for unaccompanied children and more than 300 minors in the port city of calais where the police are dismantling the camp noun as the jungle. a ukrainian pilot accused of killing her journalists says she will go on hunger strike. she has been held in russia since her capture in 2014 and is protesting what she claims is an unfair trial. they say she provided the ukrainian army with information that killed the journalists and several other civilians. prosecutors on wednesday asked the court to sentence her to 23 years in prison. a ground-breaking discovery into the genetic make up of cancer tumors could allow scientists to explore new ways to fight the disease. it could open the way for more powerful treatments by harnessing the patient's own immune systems. the discovery was made by an international team of scientists from harvard, massachusetts institute of technology and institute

union. the assaults came weeks ahead of a vote in britain on whether the uk will remain in the eu. here to discuss the global impacts is david. always great to see you. i want to make distinctions between the eu and the currency to come and currency euro on the other. let's talk about the european union. does this weaken or strengthen the european union? >> it's tragedy. i think at first people pull together and try to make some sense out of it and make some direction out of it. the country are being forced more and more to look out for themselves. they have to act in their own self-interest. i think this is part of the european union decline. not necessary the euro's but the european younion. they're supposed to have open borders and allow investment and trade to flow among them. that becomes difficult in this situation. >> does it heighten the odd about whether the june vote to stay a part of the eu of those that want to exit? >> i think it makes it harder. britain will vote yes or no. the problem is this kind of attack focuses the british opinion on the risk of brussels, the exp

the bank of england expresses worry about whether britain should leave the european union.egotiating to set a fund to pay for those fake tests. there is a summit in april about oil. mark: three central banks making decisions on interest rates. first opportunity bank of england -- first off, the bank of england. policymakers stressing uncertainty after a referendum on its eu membership made delay investments and curb growth. givingal bank also interest rates after low income cut its growth and inflation forecast. it pledged to intervene in the currency markets if necessary. the swiss national bank considered the bank as significantly overvalued. norway's central bank cut its benchmark rate to a record low of .5%. the bank also signaled it is willing to ease further to hold off on a recession. central banks around the world go through their arsenal. alan greenspan appeared on bloomberg television. he says there is only so much central banks can do to help the economy. lan: the fundamental problem that confronts central banks is to maintain a sound currency. andave gone far fr

. -- fears of vote britain's vote to leave the european union has helped keep consumer confidence at its lowest levels in a year. and a gauge of expectations for the economic situation over the next year with that -12 down 18 points from a year ago. blackrock is canning to cut about 400 jobs in what may be the biggest round of layoffs to date at the world's largest money manager according to people with knowledge of the matter. despite the cuts, blackrock will continue to invest in higher in key areas and expects to and bring the year with a higher headcount according to one person. donald trump has come under fire for saying there would have to be some form of punishment for women who held abortions. if the procedure was outlawed in the u.s.. that immediately angered pro-abortion supporters but trump later issued to statements clarifying his position ultimately saying it would be the doctor or anyone else who should be held responsible. the u.s. economy will probably be strong enough to justify to interest-rate increases this year according to chicago's fed president charles evans.

event, the chief economic advisor underscored boris johnson's opinion that britain would be better outside the european union. >> in my view the economic prospects of the u.k. are far better outside and within. -- outside than within. think the u.k. would do better than the other two countries. manus: the whole brexit debate. dollar sterling and euro sterling. that aggressive attack on sterling seems to have abated for now. i really do emphasize it for now. through your prism, volatility rising to an eight-month high. one week volatility is rising. so the backdrop is still fairly vicious in terms of sterling. >> in our base case, we assume that britain will stay within the common market. however it will be a very tight race. it will be an emotional race and you will have some risk premium priced in. when we look at that last week we actually thought that the sterling discount relative to rate differential was something like four big figures. so now as you are getting rid of as some ofs discount the initial fear abated. sterling,alk about brexit is a little bit like the ice on the cake. the bearish cake for s

. >> john, we should say for disclosure purposes, you have been a big proponent of britain leaving the european union. >> still am. >> and you get the big vote coming up in june. >> do you think an event like yesterday changes people's minds about that? does it hasten the exit of britain from the european union? or not? >> well, i'm sitting in florida, but i'm pretty sure from my contacts with my friends, it's really significantly increasing awareness of the threats of a socialist europe that allows these immigrations to happen from places where there's a clear clash of civilization, and that harvard professor's book was delayed publication for two years, because it was too dramatic. i agree, i think it's going to boost quite considerably the no vote in the britain, and already duncan smith, the former leader of the conservative party has moved across to the out camp, and most importantly boris roberts, the mayor of london, a very popular politician. it has enormous implications for the euro, the second currency of the world in a monetary world that is tottering. >> thank you, gentlemen. john brown a

they will not really have left if britain leaves the european union.industry standards, labor protection rules and laws, and common environmental standards. to haveat, you need common sovereignty of the executive, judiciary, and lawmaking. they better stay with us and fight with us. see you quoted the late economist glenn frey, it's important to bring the eagles into the discussion. it still comes back to finding agreement between developed and less developed europe. is the coalescence back in europe or is europe still under threat? >> i think europe is very much under threat. that there are soldiers and policemen ring sent to non-european european member state to block other borders of a european state, greece. all these are signs of disintegration. allow me to challenge the notion that there is no agreement between the core and the periphery. the issue in europe at the moment is that paris and berlin are engaged in an almighty tussle amongst themselves, the elephants are tussling and the rabbits and the mice are getting squashed. this is the major is

banks are likely to move part of their businesses from london should britain vote to leave the european union. that is according to the top finance official, the governor of the bank of england. mark carney was speaking to british lawmakers on the impact xi on theake bre financialt industry. carney said at the night giving that won't come down on either side but said that financial services couldn't leave london if there is no mutual recordation of rules. >> a number of institutions are>> contingency planning for the possibility, major institutions, foreign headquartered institutions, who have european headquarters here. there would be an impact. markus: that was mark carney speaking there earlier. there are fresh fears that china's economy is heading for slowdown, following a a steep drop in chinese exports during february. they fell 25% in comparison to the same month last year. it highlights that the world appetite for chinese goods is weakening and that could have consequences for the chinese growth this year. chinese trade figures have put a damper on trading across the globe this tuesda

have spent months trying tuesday out of the debate over britain's future in the european union, but nowis being dragged into it. both sides stepping up their arguments. probe rags and mps are accusing carney of political -- pro brags exit mps are accusing carney bias.itical >> that is not the totality of consideration that people will -- on which they will reflect and make their decision. we will not be making and behing we say should interpreted as making any recommendation with respect to that decision. japan hashe bank of made no progress in raising the number of women in management despite the wishes of prime minister abbe. last year, the number was 4%, same as it was in 2014. last week, the prime minister declined, however, to give another term to the only woman on the bank of japan board. we go to our kuala lumpur bureau chief. things have really changed during her time at the wheel, haven't they? >> in many ways, they have changed during her time at the wheel. but the fact remains that the -- she became governor of the central bank in 1990. she is leaving the central bank in a ti

the whole european union is fragile these days. if britain pulls out in june, which is likely after incidents like this because it's a referendum and referendums are emotional, the whole european union could start to go down the drain. >> chris dickey from paris, from brussels, but a long time paris correspondent and thank you so much. nbc chief global correspondent bill neeley is live on the phone from brussels right near the metro station that was bombed. bill, tell us what you are seeing in the neighborhood there around that metro station. >> reporter: well, i am seeing literally still police cars and ambulances and lights flashing towards the metro station. we're still not sure if they have taken on all of the bodies. they certainly, evacuated the wounded. this is a city in utter shock. and just to reiterate, this was a strike, not just at the very heart of belgium but at the very heart of the european union. the metro station is the closest one to the headquarters of the european union. there has been a claim by a news agency that this w

union. he responded to questions about childcare in britain and the syrian cease-fire agreement. minister takeime this opportunity today to explain why this was the case? smp can chide an agreement after a settlement was put in place. what we have built is a powerhouse parliament for scotland which will have more ability to set tax rates, more ability to determine benefits for its citizens. it's time for the s&p to stop talking about grievances and get on with government. mr. speaker, csa group in my newtituency has taken on constituencies. we have had more than 1000 apprenticeships started. does my friend agreed that it is time for the government to stick with the plan some more companies have the opportunity to take on apprenticeships? prime minister cameron: we have an ambitious target for apprentices to be trained. we will do our bit by funding those programs. we want business to do its part by contributing to the apprenticeship levy, but we need small businesses like csa and the public sector to get fully involved in training apprentices to give young people the chance to ea