Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Donald Trump tapped JD Vance as his running mate, elevating to the Republican presidential ticket a venture capitalist-turned-senator whose embrace of populist politics garnered national attention and made him a rising star in the party. (2) President Joe Biden defended his suggestion that Donald Trump sh...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Former President Donald Trump says he rewrote Republican National Convention speech to call for unity instead of focusing on President Joe Biden, he says in an interview with Washington Examiner. (2) President Joe Biden implored candidates to cool their rhetoric after the assassination attempt on Donald T...

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 U.S Retail sales and Netflix earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to a meeting of the European Political Community. In Asia – a preview of China’s Third Plenum meeting. 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 Joe Biden vowed he would remain in the 2024 presidential race, but two critical mistakes in the span of two hours deepened concerns about his mental acuity that threaten his campaign. (2)  US and German security services foiled a Russian plot to assassinate the chief executive officer of Rheinm...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Joe Biden faced mounting opposition within his own party Wednesday as a Senate Democrat joined a growing number of House lawmakers in calling on him to step aside.  (2) UK regulators have overhauled their rules for companies looking to make their public debut in London, part of a concerted effor...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer signaled Ukraine can use Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, confirming he would continue the previous UK government’s policy on the use of its long-range weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war. (2) Even as congressional Democrats argued Tuesday over whether t...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Joe Biden has not undergone any special neurological testing since his annual physical in February, his physician said as the administration looked to quell concerns about frequent visits to the White House by a Parkinson’s specialist. (2) Joe Biden and NATO’s 31 other leaders had hoped their s...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A left-wing coalition is on course to win the most seats in France’s legislative election in a surprise blow to far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who had hoped to form the next government. (2) France looks headed for political instability after a surprise win by a left-wing coalition in Sunday’s legislative...

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 – it's the start of earnings season and the Archegos trial goes to jury In the UK – we look at the challenges facing new Prime Minster Keir Starmer In Asia – we will preview China's trade and CPI/PPI data See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer's Labour Party won the UK general election and is on course for a huge parliamentary majority with votes still being counted, a result that upends British politics after Rishi Sunak's Conservatives imploded. (2) Labour passed the magic number of 326 seats for a House of Commons majority just...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The drumbeat of pressure on Joe Biden to drop out of the US presidential race intensified Wednesday with a bombshell report in the New York Times that he had conceded the possibility to a key ally, as well as movement within his own party to demand his withdrawal. (2) Vice President Kamala Harris has long...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Boris Johnson made an unexpected campaign appearance on Tuesday night to urge Conservative voters to deny Labour a landslide victory at the UK general election, a last throw of the dice by Rishi Sunak's Tories to try to prevent huge losses that are expected at Thursday's vote. (2) The last time the Labour...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The European Central Bank doesn’t yet have sufficient evidence that inflation threats have passed, President Christine Lagarde said — feeding expectations that officials will take a break from cutting interest rates this month. (2) French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance and the left-wing New...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Marine Le Pen’s National Rally scored an emphatic victory in the first round of France’s legislative election and set its sights on an absolute majority as President Emmanuel Macron and her other opponents began maneuvering to keep the far right from power. (2) The euro strengthened as traders digested si...

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Guest Host John Tucker takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a preview of the June jobs report. In the UK – a look ahead to UK elections. In Asia – a look ahead to the July 1st anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China from British colonial rule. 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 Joe Biden stumbled through exchanges in Thursday's presidential debate, a performance that risks exacerbating concerns about his age and intensifying Democratic worries about their candidate's ability to defeat Republican Donald Trump in November's election. (2) The International Monetary Fund s...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of being “out of touch” with voters as the Labour leader promised to fix Britain’s stagnant economy and ailing public services, and the prime minister used the final televised debate to attack his poll-leading rival on taxes ahead of next week’s election. (2) Finance chief...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Leaders of France’s three biggest political groups clashed in their first televised debate on everything from retirement and taxes to immigration as they sought to convince voters that they can be trusted to run Europe’s second-biggest economy. (2) Keir Starmer, who polls show is on course to be Britain’s...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Nvidia Corp. shares entered correction territory on Monday, as an ongoing selloff erased a historic amount of value for the AI-focused chipmaker. (2) The Federal Reserve has shown other US regulators a three-page document of possible changes to their bank-capital overhaul that would significantly lighten...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rishi Sunak's chances of avoiding a landslide defeat in the UK general election dwindled further as his governing Conservative Party struggled to contain revelations that several of the prime minister's close aides placed bets on the date of the vote. (2) Emmanuel Macron again sought to explain his decisi...

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 ahead to U.S GDP, PCE data. In the UK – a look ahead to Iran’s Presidential election. In Asia – a discussion on the first 2024 U.S Presidential debate and how the U.S-China relationship will gain attention.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) French President Emmanuel Macron spent much of his tenure persuading bankers and fund managers to flock to Paris after Brexit. His decision to call snap elections may give some in the industry pause. (2) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the leaders of the country’s 16 federal states discussed plans to ou...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) This may be one meeting where the Bank of England is thankful the decision has been made for them. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s move three weeks ago to call an election has all but ruled out a rate cut when policymakers announce their decision at 12 p.m London time. (2) Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Nvidia’s relentless rally has propelled the semiconductor giant’s market capitalization over its mega-cap tech peers, helping it clinch the title of the world’s most-valuable company as the artificial intelligence wave continues. (2) Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on track to lose more than two thirds of...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) France’s political turmoil is causing concern in some European Union capitals that initiatives like joint military spending and a fresh push to support Ukraine could fall by the wayside. (2) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said officials are being “attentive” to financial market-developm...