Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) SpaceX has made history with the biggest-ever IPO, sending it into the top ranks of the largest public companies and putting founder Elon Musk on the verge of becoming the world’s first trillionaire. (2) Defense Secretary John Healey quit the UK government after a months-long spending row with the Treasur...

Caught between a more confrontational United States and growing competition from China, the European Union faces mounting pressure to boost growth, strengthen competitiveness and preserve its global influence. Ahead of the G7 summit, Bloomberg has been speaking with policymakers, investors and economists about Europe's path forward. In this special podcast, Stephen Carroll draws on conversations w...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Europe is shaking itself awake . Ten years after Brexit, the European Union is finally, fitfully advancing fundamental changes meant to preserve its wealth and influence. (2) The US military launched strikes against “multiple” targets in Iran for the second straight day after President Donald Trump...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) US forces carried out strikes against Iran hours after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for shooting down an American military helicopter off the coast of Oman. (2) Oil rebounded after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran following the downing of an American helicopter, posing a new threat to a fragil...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans. (2) Investors should exercise caution regarding US stocks as an increasing number of “bear market signposts” point to an approaching top, ac...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Israel said it struck several military targets in Iran, retaliating against missile attacks by Tehran despite President Donald Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from hitting back. (2) The global airline industry will suffer a sharp profit drop this year, bringing in only about...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S CPI and PPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to London tech week. In Asia – a look ahead to China PPI and CPI data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed peace talks to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a rare and combative open letter on Thursday, as efforts to end more than four years of war gained momentum. (2) There was no sign of progress in ceasefire talks between the US and Iran after the worst burst of viol...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US said Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire if Hezbollah also stops fighting, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to keep peace talks with Iran on track as political opposition to the war intensifies. (2) The Republican-led House voted to halt the US war with Iran, breaking with President Do...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US is proposing new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners following an investigation into goods allegedly produced by forced labor, as President Donald Trump seeks to rebuild the sweeping tariff wall struck down by the US Supreme Court. (2) The EU will set out on Wednesday how the 27-c...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered differing accounts of a call about the fighting in Lebanon, as the US struggled to get efforts toward an Iran peace deal back on track. (2) The European Commission is weighing plans to grant member states additional fiscal flexibility...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Stocks rose to a record as investors doubled down on the artificial intelligence trade that’s powered equities to all-time highs. Oil climbed as a US-Iran ceasefire deal remained elusive. (2) The US and Iran traded messages over the weekend seeking changes to a draft agreement that would extend a ceasefir...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to the May jobs report, along with a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to what comes next in the Ukraine war following fresh EU funds to Ukraine. In Asia – a look ahead to Australia GDP data. See omnys...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and launch further talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, a person with knowledge of the matter said, raising hopes the three-month conflict could be nearing a resolution. (2) Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a mass...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US carried out airstrikes on an Iranian military site and imposed new sanctions to prevent Tehran from profiting from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the fragility of recent diplomatic momentum. (2) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee repeated that increased inves...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) China has been slow-walking approval of Airbus SE plane deliveries to signal impatience with how long European regulators are taking to certify Chinese-made aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter. (2) The UK and other western nations are running out of time to maintain their technological edge o...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) US and Israeli jets struck Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and other targets, hours after President Donald Trump had suggested negotiations with Tehran over an interim deal were progressing. (2) Israel will intensify its strikes against Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, amid step...

On this special Memorial Day edition of Bloomberg Daybreak - hosted by Nathan Hager.  We look at the challenges ahead for new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh with Bloomberg News International Economics & Policy correspondent Michael McKee and Anna Wong, Chief US Economist with Bloomberg Economics We preview Costco and Best Buy earnings with Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts Jenn Bartashus and Lindsay...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to U.S PCE and personal spending data, along with a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to the Reykjavík Economic Conference in Iceland. In Asia – a look ahead to Australia CPI data. See omnystudi...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) One inflation spike in the 2020s might be an accident, the world’s biggest bond markets seem to have decided, but two looks like an alarming new trend. (2) The euro area will slow markedly while suffering the fastest inflation since 2023 as it succumbs to the energy-cost surge from the Iran war, according...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Nvidia facing more investor skepticism, used its latest quarterly report to tout progress in diversifying the company, which aims to rely less on the giant data center operators that have fueled its runaway growth. (2) Standard Chartered Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters sought to reassure staff after his re...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose to the highest level in almost two decades as investor concerns mount that accelerating inflation will force central bankers to raise interest rates. (2) Borrowers poured into Europe’s bond market at the fastest pace ever, locking in funding before...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said he called off a strike on Iran planned for Tuesday after an appeal by the leaders of Persian Gulf allies, who called for more time to pursue a diplomatic resolution. (2) Standard Chartered Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters delivered a blunt message on the future of the bank’...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) A selloff in global bonds extended as the deadlock over the Iran war drove oil prices higher, fueling inflation concerns and raising bets that central banks will need to keep tightening policy. (2) Oil prices above $100 a barrel, with US-Iran ceasefire talks stalled and trade through the Strait of Hormuz heavil...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host John Tucker take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to earnings from Nvidia and a focus on three stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to earnings from Europe’s largest low-cost airlines. In Asia – a look ahead to Japan GDP data.   See omnystudio.com/listener fo...