This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Batchelor.

To the south of France, to Paradise, to Simon Constable, reporting for Fox and Wall Street,

Journal and Barons, and other distinguished publications.

From the horse chestnut

studio. Simon is an ascertainee, and he is outside in his estate grounds. His perfect sound is

courtesy of the horse chestnuts tree in bloom above him, absorbing all the air sounds, echoes that you would have if he

was inside in a room that humans think they should live in. Clearly, the horse chestnut is ready

for the 21st century. Simon, this is a wonderful sound you're producing. So we'll get right to

business right now, the climate.

I can see the sun shining. Tell me something else, Simon. Good day to you. Good day to you, John.

It's delightful today, and it's probably the first really delightful day there is. It's 74 Fahrenheit.

The high, the low was a very mild, 48, no rain, light, and light breeze, just a light breeze, which cools you off if you get stuck under the sun.

Absolutely, really about 90 to 95 percent of the sky is just bright blue.

It sounds like a good day for a real estate manager to show around a property for sale assignment

and skip the rainy days.

Okay, let's get to the climate is perfect, but you are in paradise.

We expect that.

Let's get commodities and what is to be done.

You might notice, Simon, there's been some news in the last 48 hours about world trade.

So we can expect it to show in the commodities eventually or maybe alarmingly fresh.

We'll start with the energy complex of oil, of course, Brent crude, and electricity.

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