GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the markets that are said to be pleased with the Treasury Secretary choice, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.

The John Batchelor Show

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the markets that are said to be pleased with the Treasury Secretary choice, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.
1922 Treasury DC
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR (9:00-10:00 PM)

• 9:00-9:15: MARKETS: Scott Bessent to Treasury with Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business
• 9:15-9:30: MARKETS: Howard Lutnick Street Fighting Man with Liz Peek
• 9:30-9:45: ROMANIA: Anti-EU Vote with Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment
• 9:45-10:00: BERLIN: Greens Orphaned with Judy Dempsey

SECOND HOUR (10:00-11:00 PM)

• 10:00-10:15: STATE THINKING: Xi Ruins Hong Kong with Mary Kissel
• 10:15-10:30: STATE THINKING: Searching for Post-War with Mary Kissel
• 10:30-10:45: LONDON CALLING: Inflation Debate with Joseph Sternberg, WSJ Opinion
• 10:45-11:00: LONDON CALLING: Tax Policy with Joseph Sternberg

THIRD HOUR (11:00 PM-12:00 AM) All segments with Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs:

• 11:00-11:15: HEZBOLLAH: Ceasefire Doubts & ETHIOPIA
• 11:15-11:30: UKRAINE: Zelensky's Post-War Plans
• 11:30-11:45: CANADA: Ottawa Concerns
• 11:45-12:00: KING CHARLES REPORT: Currency Updates

FOURTH HOUR (12:00-1:00 AM) All segments with Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College:

• 12:00-12:15: NEW WORLD REPORT: Mexico-Canada Tariffs
• 12:15-12:30: NEW WORLD REPORT: Uruguay Update
• 12:30-12:45: NEW WORLD REPORT: Brazil Developments
• 12:45-1:00: NEW WORLD REPORT: Argentina Analysis