Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she won't try to push out President Emmanuel Macron if she wins France's snap parliamentary election in an appeal to moderates and investors. (2) French and Swiss finance firms are more likely to have former politicians as board members than their European peers, under...

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 Retail Sales, and Housing data. In the UK – a preview of next week’s Bank of England meeting. In Asia – a look ahead to a slew of Chinese eco activity 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) The Bank of Japan is making investors wait until its July meeting for details on its paring of bond buying, sparking renewed weakness in the yen and a pushing back of bets on an interest rate hike next month. (2) French bonds tumbled, driving yields over safer German peers to the highest level in seven y...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Federal Reserve officials have dialed back their expectations for interest-rate cuts this year, though Chair Jerome Powell kept the door open for more as he emphasized the new forecasts represented a conservative approach. (2) G7 leaders are set to reach a political agreement to provide Ukraine with $50 b...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1)  Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that France would be plunged into a debt crisis similar to one sparked in the UK two years ago if far-right leader Marine Le Pen were to win legislative elections slated for the end of the month and implement her economic program.  (2) Conservatives on the left and...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rishi Sunak faced last-minute calls by cabinet ministers to add new tax cuts and a tougher migration policy to the Conservative manifesto after early drafts provoked disquiet over the lack of big-ticket pledges that might prevent a heavy defeat in the UK general election. (2) Far-right leader Marine Le P...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) After a crushing defeat in the European Parliament election on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap legislative ballot in a desperate bid to stop the rise of his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. (2) Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to solidify her power after winning the vote in Italy...

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 next week’s U.S CPI data and Fed decision, and a look at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. In the UK – a preview of London tech week. In Asia – a look ahead to India CPI data and a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) After a series of recent setbacks, Europe’s far-right parties are aiming for gains in elections to the European Parliament that kicked off on Thursday.  (2) The European Central Bank delivered on its promise to cut interest rates but left investors querying where policy is headed next by also saying it wi...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The European Central Bank is poised to start lowering interest rates from record highs, confident that inflation is sufficiently contained to ease the burden on the economy. (2) Nvidia was already the world’s most valuable semiconductor firm. Now, it’s become the first computer-chip company ever to hit $...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rishi Sunak reached for a tried-and-tested Conservative weapon in his first UK election campaign debate with Keir Starmer, repeatedly warning that the Labour leader would raise taxes. But their heated prime-time TV clash showed up the prime minister’s own weaknesses as much as his opponent’s. (2) Indian P...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) India will announce election results later today, with investors already cheering a third term victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on exit polls, pushing stocks to a record. (2) Rishi Sunak is considering hardening his Conservative Party’s position on the European Convention on Human Rights, as...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) South Africa's African National Congress has begun talks with rivals to form a government following its worst performance since Nelson Mandela led it to power at the end of apartheid in 1994.  (2) Keir Starmer will today pitch Labour as the "party of national security" in a bid to squeeze Rishi Sunak's Co...

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 the May jobs report in the U.S, and a look ahead to Gamestop earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to the next ECB decision and European Parliament elections. In Asia – a preview of China trade data, TSMC's sales and revenue, and the Computex tech show. See omny...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:  (1)   Donald Trump was found guilty in the first criminal trial of a former US president in the nation’s history, a verdict that could reshape the political landscape five months before Election Day. (2)   President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to launch US-provided munitions against military targets inside...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) BHP has decided against making a firm offer for Anglo American, instead walking away for now from what would have been the biggest mining deal in over a decade. (2) Jamie Dimon said he expects problems to emerge in private credit and warned that "there could be hell to pay," particularly as retail clients...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1)  Ukraine must be allowed to target missile crews inside Russia with European-supplied weapons, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. (2)  Germany and France have agreed to make rapid progress to deepen the European Union’s capital markets to boost investment in the bloc after years of discussions...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The killing of an Egyptian soldier in a clash with Israeli troops at a Gaza border crossing on Monday further inflamed regional tensions after an Israeli airstrike killed an estimated 45 Palestinians at a camp for displaced people. (2) The Labour party has won the endorsement of 120 business executives w...

In this Holiday Edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: We take a look at markets and inflation's impact on equities with Alicia Levine of BNY Mellon and Invesco's Brian Levitt We check in on the strength of the global economy with Bloomberg's Michael McKee and Anna Wong.  Plus, we get some travel tips for the summer with The Points Guy, Brian Kelly.  Hosted by Nathan Hager See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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 core PCE inflation and GDP data, and a look ahead to Dell and HP earnings. In the UK - a look ahead to the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. In Asia – a preview of a two-day summit between Japan, South Korea and China in Seoul. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) In the City of London, executives are looking forward to the imminent general election as a chance for clarity after a turbulent few years. (2) A two-speed global economy skewed by US strength is overshadowing this week’s Group of Seven meeting as officials confront the prospect of less synchronized monet...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Standing in the rain and being drowned out by protesters playing the Labour Party’s 1997 victory anthem “Things Can Only Get Better” will not have been Rishi Sunak’s preferred backdrop for his announcement naming the date of the next UK election. (2) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to stake the C...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) UK inflation cooled less than expected last month due in part to lingering price pressures at restaurants and pubs, threatening to delay interest rate cuts from the Bank of England.  (2) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde indicated that an interest-rate cut is probable next month with the r...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:  (1) The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on war crimes charges. (2)  Raisi’s death in Iran opens questions over Khamenei succession. In Saudi Arabia, the  Crown Prince ha...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1)  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of the country. Rescuers on Monday found the helicopter that had been carrying the president and other officials including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who also died, the semi-official Mehr news agenc...