You're listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on the 7th of April 2025 on Monaco Radio.
The Globalist, in association with UBS.
Hello, this is the Globalist, broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
On the show ahead, stocks dive in Asia as China hits back.
We'll hear from Beijing on how the country plans to retaliate against Trump's tariffs.
Israel's leader heads to Washington today will examine the agenda for Netanyahu's meeting at the White House and ask
if BB's talent for self-preservation can prevail.
We'll cross to Sao Paulo to hear about the renovation of a central park and we'll get an update on the Australian elections.
Then we'll go on manoeuvres in Finland.
The baseline is that we have to have a maritime picture.
That's what we're doing by radars and cameras and also the vessels and the airplanes and submarines.
Our Helsinki correspondent joins Operation Baltic Century.
We'll have a quick roundup of news from Asia and a rustle through the front pages and then our Europe editor will walk us through what to expect at Salona del Mobile,
which begins in Milan tomorrow.
That's all ahead here on The Globalist, live from London.
First a look at what else is happening in the news.
Major stock indexes plunged in Asia today as White House officials showed no sign of backing away from their sweeping tariff plans and investors wagered the mounting risk of recession could see US interest rates cut as early as May.
Australia's opposition Liberal Party announced today
that they have abandoned a plan to force government workers to return to the office full-time as incumbent Labour gained in polls ahead of a May the 3rd election.