Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Federal Reserve officials appeared surprisingly wary of cutting interest rates when they met last month, with several even suggesting the central bank may need to raise rates if inflation remains stubbornly high. (2) OpenAI is close to finalizing the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) The US and Iran made progress in nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with Tehran’s negotiators scheduled to return with a new proposal in two weeks, a US official said on Tuesday, a cautiously upbeat assessment that suggests the chances of an imminent military clash are low. (2) Japan plans to invest up to...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1)  UK unemployment reached its highest since the pandemic and wage growth eased as the labor market continued to weaken, prompting traders to increase bets on further interest-rate cuts from the Bank of England. (2) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with the head of the UN’s atomic watc...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog in Geneva on Monday, ahead of a second round of nuclear negotiations with the US. (2) BHP Group posted earnings at the upper end of analyst expectations, as a years-long effort to shore up copper production combine...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Europe’s fate is intertwined with the US while faulting the continent for what he said was a drift away from their shared Western values. (2) The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas rejected the picture of the bloc’s decline painted by the Trump adminis...

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 what to expect from homebuilders in the months ahead along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to UK jobs data. In Asia – a look ahead to the Lunar New Year Holiday in China. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) ogistics stocks plunged on Thursday as the group became the latest victim of the artificial intelligence “scare trade.” At the center of the selloff: a former karaoke company with a stock-market value of only $6 million. (2) OpenAI has warned US lawmakers that its Chinese rival DeepSeek is using unfa...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Democratic lawmakers accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of using the US Justice Department to target enemies of President Donald Trump and bungling the release of files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a fiery hearing Wednesday. (2) Donald Trump’s tariff policies suffered their strongest polit...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Democratic lawmakers accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of using the US Justice Department to target enemies of President Donald Trump and bungling the release of files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a fiery hearing Wednesday. (2) Donald Trump’s tariff policies suffered their strongest poli...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) At least 10 people are dead and 25 injured after a mass shooting in northeastern British Columbia, according to the police. The shootings were Canada's deadliest rampage since 2020. (2) European Union leaders are finally ready to unify their markets to compete globally, European Council President Antonio Costa s...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer’s cabinet members voiced their support for the prime minister on Monday, buying him time to shore up his beleaguered premiership after the Labour Party’s leader in Scotland urged him to quit. (2) The European Union is preparing a series of options to embed Ukraine’s membership in a...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Keir Starmer’s future is in the balance after a crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington claimed the UK prime minister’s closest aide. (2) Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to rein in their holdings of US Treasuries, citing concerns over concentr...

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 S jobs and CPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to International Energy Week in London. In Asia – a look ahead to Softbank Earnings.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Amazon shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in the long run For More on this story you can read Vlad Savov's newsletter here (2) All across W...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) There have been many AI-driven selloffs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though, quite rivals the rout rippling through stock and credit markets this week. (2) Silver fell sharply, wiping out a two-day recovery, as the white metal struggled to find a floor following a historic...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) A new AI automation tool from Anthropic PBC sparked a $285 billion rout in stocks across the software, financial services and asset management sectors on Tuesday as investors raced to dump shares with even the slightest exposure. (2) Almost half a trillion dollars has been wiped off cryptocurrencies in less than...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Elon Musk is combining SpaceX and xAI in a deal that values the enlarged entity at $1.25 trillion, as the world’s richest man looks to fuel his increasingly costly ambitions in artificial intelligence and space exploration. (2) Documents released by the US Department of Justice appear to show that Britain&...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, resigned from the UK’s ruling Labour Party to avoid causing it “further embarrassment” after the latest revelations about his links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. (2) Gold extended losses, after its biggest plunge in mor...

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 January jobs report and U.S tech earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to the 2026 winter Olympic games. In Asia – a look ahead to Japan’s snap election and a monetary policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia. - Mi...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter. (2) The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) The world’s largest tech firms show no signs of easing up on AI spending, a record wave that’s propelling hardware providers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. That’s even as doubts persist about the staying power of artificial intelligence demand to justify all that capital. (2) Go...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump’s relaxed tone about the dollar selloff is fuelling speculation the US currency is at the start of a longer-term decline. (2) Gold surged to a record high above $5,200 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US dollar weakness and a flight from sovereign bonds and currencies...

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day On today's podcast: (1) Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK wouldn’t have to choose between the US and China, as he heralded “significant opportunities” for British businesses ahead of his trip to Beijing this week. (2) The European Union and India are set to announce an agreement on a long-awaited trade deal on T...

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Senate Republican leaders plan to reject Democratic demands to split off funding for the Department of Homeland Security and pass the rest of a giant funding package needed to avert a partial government shutdown this week, a Senate GOP aide said. (2) Gold surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time, ex...

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 earnings from Tesla and some of the biggest names in tech. In the UK – a look ahead to the UK Prime Minister’s visit to China. In Asia – a look ahead to Apple’s earnings and why business in Asia is a key focal point. Se...