This is TBSI on the world. I'm John Batchel. To the south of France, to my colleague Simon

Constable, writing for Barron's and the Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications,

also living in paradise, watching the commodity prices for Europe as everyone adjusts to the new

president, who has been in that office before,

but this time the momentum is obvious, especially when it comes to Europe because of the word

trade and the other T word tariffs. So I'm in a very good day to you. We begin with climate.

You are in paradise. I report that Southern New England has now taken on the

classical look of wintertime. It is snowing now and again. We've got six inches of snow on the

ground here in Connecticut, and it's very cold. Zero degrees or less in the morning, Fahrenheit.

That's New England. Frosty.

At the same time, your temperatures, I understand, I'm prepared for this, are moderating.

Good day to you, Simon.

Good day to you, John.

Yes, they are.

The last couple of weeks through to Saturday were sub-freezing, and that was not very nice.

But now it's really quite nice.

We got up this morning.

The low was 45 Fahrenheit, and the high was 59, which was very nice.

And it was sunny.

So that's absolutely lovely.

And I only had to wear one sunny. So that's absolutely lovely. And I only had to wear one sweater.

So that's absolutely lovely.

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