Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a preview of preview PCE, and personal spending data, and Nvidia earnings. In the UK – a preview of the next G20 summit. In Asia – a look at the evolving relationship between Washington and Beijing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The US signaled that sanctions relief for Russia could be on the table in talks over the war in Ukraine as President Donald Trump rushes toward a deal to end the three-year conflict. (2) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that any move to boost the share of longer-term Treasuries in government debt iss...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US President Donald Trump said it would be possible to reach a fresh trade deal with China, signaling he is open to heading off a brewing trade fight between Washington and Beijing. (2) The European Union is ready to discuss cutting tariffs on autos and other goods as it seeks to head off a trade war with...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said he would likely impose tariffs on automobile, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports of around 25%, with an announcement coming as soon as April 2 in a move that would represent a dramatic widening of the president’s trade war. (2) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sa...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Emmanuel Macron held talks separately with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy on aligning with the US after the French president spearheaded an effort to bring Europe to the table for discussions on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. (2) Discussions are gathering pace in the European Union on how to...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to send British peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if needed as he sought to show that European nations are serious about their own defense. (2) President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be involved in peace talks with Russia, a day after top...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look at U.S housing data and earnings from the EV maker Rivian. In the UK – a look at upcoming German elections. In Asia – a look ahead to earnings from Alibaba and economic data in South Korea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs on numerous trading partners, raising the prospect of a wider campaign against a global system he complains is tilted against the US. (2) President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia’s Vladimir Putin simply c...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to start negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, sweeping aside three years of US policy and blindsiding European allies who feared the more conciliatory American stance amounted to a giveaway to the Russian leader. (2)...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rachel Reeves faces a new risk of having to make spending cuts after the UK government’s fiscal watchdog downgraded its growth forecast, leaving Britain’s finance minister scrambling to meet her budgetary rules when a key report is published next month. (2) UK taxpayers will end up paying &pou...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The European Union says it will respond to any tariffs the US might impose on it. The warning comes after President Trump pushed forward with his pledge to place a 25% tariff on all US steel and aluminium imports. (2) Despite Trump's insistence that there would be 'zero exemptions'. The US Presi...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, escalating his efforts to protect politically important US industries with levies hitting some of the country’s closest allies. (2) President Donald Trump has agreed to consider an exemption for Australia from US tariffs on s...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US, broadening his trade salvo and threatening ties with some of the country’s top trading partners. (2) Donald Trump suggested that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has found irregularities...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look at U.S CPI and Retail sales data, along with quarterly earnings from McDonalds. In the UK – a look at a summit on artificial intelligence taking place in Paris. In Asia – a look at the potential fallout of Donald Trump's trade war with China. &nbs...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey does “very strongly agree” with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ plans to boost UK growth. His deputy, Clare Lombardelli, is also “very supportive.” They may well be, but the central bank’s latest forecasts are certainly...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US allies expect President Donald Trump’s administration to present a long-awaited plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week, according to people familiar with the matter. (2) Aides to President Donald Trump sought to tone down his idea of depop...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Donald Trump said the US should take control of the devastated Gaza Strip, shunt the area’s residents to other countries and rebuild it into a new “Riviera,” a proposal at odds with America’s fraught history in the region and that drew sharp opposition from Saudi Arabia. (2) The fi...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China slapped tariffs on a range of US products and announced a probe into Google moments after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war between the world’s largest economies. (2) President Donald Trump agreed to delay 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump’s upcoming 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% duties on products from China are set to ricochet through households, raising prices for a wide range of items including vegetables, fruits and cars. (2) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will announce e...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US: We look ahead to the January Jobs report and preview some big tech earnings we're watching In the UK: We look ahead to the BOE rate decision  In Asia: We detail the future of China's DeepSeek AI  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump’s renewed pledges to slap 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1 jolted foreign exchange markets late in the New York trading session, sending currencies from both countries plunging against the US dollar. (2) The US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided wi...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A regional jet flown for American Airlines Group Inc. collided in a deadly midair crash with a military helicopter as it flew into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, prompting a search and rescue operation for any survivors in the Potomac River. (2) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear t...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rachel Reeves will pledge to go “further and faster” to boost the UK economy by unblocking new infrastructure projects, as she seeks to lure investors and win back business support after a rocky start to her tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer. (2) Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whet...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek has released a new open-source AI model called R1 that can mimic human reasoning, rivalling or outperforming leading US developers on industry benchmarks. (2) Nvidia's plunge, fueled by investor concern about Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek, erased a r...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed trade in their first conversation since Trump re-entered the White House. They also agreed to “meet soon.” (2) Business activity has slumped at British firms and profit warnings have risen, according to two reports that say...