Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

In the US – a preview of home sales data and Nvidia earnings. In the UK – a look at the upcoming meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Italy. In Asia – a preview of the inauguration of Taiwan’s president. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China’s retail sales grew at the slowest pace since 2022 while industrial production accelerated, highlighting the unbalanced recovery of the world’s No. 2 economy. (2) China removed the floor on mortgage rates and lowered the minimum down payment ratios for individual homebuyers in its most drastic move...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot in public, the first assassination attempt on a European leader in more than two decades that underscores the deep polarization in the country. (2) Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled to Vladimir Putin that ties betwee...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China is considering a proposal to have local governments across the country buy millions of unsold homes, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of its most ambitious attempts yet to salvage the beleaguered property market. (2) China blasted the Biden administration's move to increase...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Emmanuel Macron says he would be open to seeing a major French bank being taken over by a European Union rival in order to spur the deeper financial integration he sees as critical for the bloc's future prosperity.  (2) Goldman Sachs Chair and CEO David Solomon discusses France becoming more bus...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Vladimir Putin replaced his long-serving defense minister with a trained economist in an unexpected change of guard that signals the focus on growing the Russian war economy more than two years after the invasion of Ukraine. (2) Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his people not to panic amid R...

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 inflation data and earnings from Home Depot and Walmart. In the UK – a preview of the Choose France Summit. In Asia – a look at next week’s tech earnings in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Britain bounced back strongly from a shallow recession, providing some relief for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has so far struggled to deliver on his promise to grow the economy. (2) President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs as soon as next week, one t...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs as soon as next week, one that’s expected to target key strategic sectors while rejecting the across-the-board hikes sought by Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said. (2) Israeli Prime Minister Benjam...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey may deliver a lift to British consumers with a stronger signal on when the central bank can lower borrowing costs from their highest in 16 years. (2) Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane was debanked like Nigel Farage, the one-time Brexit Party leader,...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over worries about Israel nearing a decision to launch a wide-ranging military offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which President Joe Biden opposes, according to a senior administration official. (2) The US has revoked licenses allowing Huawei Technol...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1)  UBS Group returned to profit after two loss-making quarters, with both wealth management and the investment bank adding to sustained progress in the integration of Credit Suisse after its emergency rescue last year.  (2) The Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal for...

loomberg 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 Apple’s latest product event and earnings from Walt Disney. In the UK – a look at next week’s Bank of England meeting. In Asia – a look ahead to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Labour have taken a parliamentary seat from the Conservatives in northern England. It's the first major setback in a predicted slew of defeats for Sunak’s Tories, as results from local council elections across England plus key mayoralties like London, Tees Valley and West Midlands are announced on Friday...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Federal Reserve signaled fresh concerns about inflation while indicating it was likely to keep borrowing costs elevated for longer rather than raising them again. (2) Another suspected intervention by Japanese authorities to support the yen, this time in late New York trading, ran into resistance from...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Federal Reserve officials are poised to keep interest rates steady for a sixth consecutive meeting and signal no plans for cuts in the near future after higher-than-expected inflation. (2) Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomb...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) HSBC CEO Noel Quinn is unexpectedly stepping down after nearly 5 years in the job, triggering a search for a replacement at Europe's largest bank. (2) The US Treasury ramped up its estimate for federal borrowing for the current quarter to $243 billion, more than most dealers had anticipated, in a move tha...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Bloomberg Economics' Fed sentiment index — powered by a natural language processing algorithm based on more than 60,000 Fed headlines — shows that in December, Powell delivered a major pivot. By hinting at a swifter shift toward rate cuts, he gave markets a boost and helped the economy dodge a downturn. (...

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 next week’s Fed meeting and a preview of Apple earnings. In the UK – a look at the Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems. In Asia -  a preview of Samsung earnings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet sent a clear message to investors on Thursday: Our spending on artificial intelligence and cloud computing is paying off. The companies trounced Wall Street estimates with their latest quarterly results, lifted by a surge in cloud revenue — fueled in part by booming use...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) BHP Group proposed a takeover of Anglo American that values the smaller miner at £31.1 billion ($38.8 billion), in a deal that would catapult the combined company’s copper production far beyond its rivals while sparking the biggest shakeup in the industry in over a decade. (2) Deutsche Bank's trading reve...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Shares in Meta have dropped by as much as 19% in after-hours trading, after the social media giant said it plans to spend billions of dollars more than expected this year. (2) The world's largest mining company, BHP Group, has made a takeover approach for rival Anglo American, a move that could spark the...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Tesla is accelerating the launch of less-expensive cars in a bid to revive sagging demand following another disappointing quarter. (2) The Senate passed a long-delayed $95 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine and other besieged US allies, clearing the way for resumed arms shipments to Kyiv within day...

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rishi Sunak’s government is preparing to get the first deportation flights to Rwanda off the ground by July after the UK prime minister’s flagship law to declare the African nation a “safe” destination for asylum seekers cleared its final hurdle in Parliament. (2) The UK will send more Storm Shadow long-...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.  On today’s podcast:  (1) US approval of more than $60 billion in aid throws a lifeline to Ukraine’s beleaguered military, though it’s unlikely to turn the tide in the war on its own.  (2) After years of working to assure the US government that its popular social media app isn’t a threat to national security, TikTok’s loss in th...