Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) “The president has been very clear that he’s willing to talk to his counterpart,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer tells Fox News about Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. (2) President Donald Trump’s administration pressed forward with plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports by initiating trade probes led by the Commerce Department. (3) Treasury Secretary Scott...
Apr 15, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump pledged he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake US trade. (2) Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group cut their targets for key Chinese stock indexes for a second time this month, citing heightened trade tensions with the US. (3) The dollar fell for a fifth day ...
Apr 14, 2025•17 min
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 earnings from Netflix. In the UK – a look ahead to next week’s ECB meeting. In Asia – a look ahead to earnings from TSMC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 11, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump backtracked on his once-in-a-century trade war to prevent a meltdown in financial markets, frantic selloffs hit US stocks, bonds and the dollar yet again as fears of a worldwide recession engulfed Wall Street. (2) The dollar extended losses after its biggest plunge in three years, with the cost of hedging against further slides climbing to the highest sinc...
Apr 11, 2025•25 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners after midnight, while raising duties on China to 125%. (2) Five gut-wrenching days after Donald Trump’s America-versus-the-world trade war threw stock and bond markets around the globe into disarray, he backpedaled and, in the process, pulled the financial system back from the brink. (3) China’s top leade...
Apr 10, 2025•19 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US President Donald Trump spent the final hours before his tariffs were set for full implementation lining up negotiations with US allies, but his insistence on pushing forward with 104% tariffs on many Chinese goods dimmed optimism that a brutal trade war would be avoided. (2) Chinese Premier Li Qiang said his country has ample policy tools to “fully offset” any negative external shocks, and reiterated...
Apr 09, 2025•19 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China pledged to retaliate against Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat and stepped up efforts to support the market, raising the risk of a prolonged trade war between the world’s two largest economies. (2) Japan looks set to get priority in US tariff talks, moving to the front of a long line of countries seeking to roll back President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal duties, which are scheduled to ki...
Apr 08, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) European stocks plunged, dropping to the lowest since December 2023 on the back of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, with Germany’s DAX Index falling as much as 10%. (2) President Donald Trump and his economic team dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon. (3)...
Apr 07, 2025•16 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A flight from global equities accelerated Monday and investors piled into haven assets as the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs deepened after China announced retaliatory measures. (2) President Donald Trump and his economic team dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a ...
Apr 07, 2025•20 min
As dozens of countries worldwide have held national elections in the past year, a new global agenda has emerged that is focused more on trade and taxes, and less on environmental and cultural issues. That’s the conclusion of the first edition of the CEO Radar—a new tool that explores the leading topics discussed on almost 4,700 earnings calls worldwide in Q4 2024, enabling chief executives to compare their agendas to those of their peers, and to the market’s expectations. On this first episode o...
Apr 06, 2025•15 min
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 – an eco look ahead post Trump-tariffs, and also a discussion on how the retail sector may be impacted. In the UK – a look at the BOE’s quarterly report on the stability of the UK's financial system. In Asia – a look at President Trump’s additional 34% tariff on Chinese goods and how that may impact U.S, China relations. Also, a look at how tariffs will impact U.S, Austra...
Apr 05, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Asian shares fell to the lowest level in two months, extending a global selloff in stocks after President Donald Trump’s latest tariff measures drove investors into haven assets. (2) All across the world, as sell orders lit up screens on trading floors from Tokyo to London and New York, a sobering reality took hold: Donald Trump is serious about upending the global trading system — and it appears, at le...
Apr 04, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century, stepping up his campaign to reshape the global economy and unnerving investors who see a trade war as a risk to US growth. (2) An aggressive suite of tariffs announced Wednesday by President Donald Trump will significantly complicate the Federal Reserve’s job as it struggles to quash inflation and avoid an economic downturn, like...
Apr 03, 2025•23 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the size and scope of the new levies he is slated to unveil on Wednesday afternoon. (2) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned of the negative consequences of any slowdown in consumer spending or business investment due to tar...
Apr 02, 2025•20 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on Wednesday during an event in the White House Rose Garden, his top spokeswoman said. (2) US automakers are making a last-ditch effort to sway the Trump administration on tariffs set to take effect this week, contending that levies on the thousands of parts they source abroad could have catastrophic effects on the industry. (3) French far-...
Apr 01, 2025•18 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Global equities sold off for a fourth day as concerns about the economic impact of the trade war intensified before Donald Trump unveils more tariffs this week. (2) Japan’s blue-chip Nikkei 225 Stock Average slumped to enter a technical correction as exporter- and chip-related stocks slid on concerns about the global trade war. (3) President Donald Trump said he plans to start his reciprocal tariff push...
Mar 31, 2025•23 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said he plans to start his reciprocal tariff push with “all countries,” tamping down speculation that he could limit the initial scope of tariffs set to be unveiled April 2. (2) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held “productive” discussions about “an economic prosperity deal” on a call with US President Donald Trump Sunday evening ahead of a crunch week in which the government hopes...
Mar 31, 2025•17 min
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 US March jobs and a look at the potential impact of auto tariffs. • In the UK – an assessment of NATO's position amid growing global tensions. • In Asia – a preview of the Reserve Bank of Australia's next rate decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 29, 2025•38 min
On today's podcast: (1) The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv’s other allies and undermining its bid for European Union membership. (2) Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said it looks “inevitable” that tariffs will boost inflation, at least in the near term, adding it’s likely appropriate to keep interest rates steady for longer. (3) Donald Trump has piqued European l...
Mar 28, 2025•17 min
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to implement a 25% tariff on auto imports, which will come into effect on April 3, initially targeting fully assembled vehicles. Trump also suggested further tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and Canada if they worked together “to do economic harm” to the US, and threatened levies on lumber, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical drugs. The tariffs are expected to raise prices of foreign-made cars, and even US-made vehicles may see price incr...
Mar 27, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to implement a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the US and setting the stage for an even broader push on levies next week. (2) The European Union expects the US to apply a double-digit tariff rate across the bloc when President Donald Trump announces a sweeping package of so-called reciprocal dutie...
Mar 27, 2025•16 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will blame global economic headwinds as she slashes UK government spending by billions of pounds, in the face of growing criticism from within her own Labour Party that she risks alienating voters. (2) Fresh doubts over the accuracy of Britain’s official data have been raised by economists, who warned that the problems first seen in the labor market figures are ...
Mar 26, 2025•20 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Atlantic’s top editor said he was added to a text group in which top US officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen with other top US officials, an extraordinary breach of security from an administration that has repeatedly vowed to clamp down on leaks. (2) President Donald Trump said he will announce tariffs on automobile imports in the coming days — and indicated nations wil...
Mar 25, 2025•20 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US and European stock-index futures climbed on signs that the next round of President Donald Trump’s tariffs may be more measured than previously suggested. (2) The UK government is weighing plans to reduce or even abolish its digital services tax before April 2 in an effort to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. (3) Mark Carney began his bid for election with a stark warning t...
Mar 24, 2025•17 min
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 CPI and PCE data, along with a look at the impact of tariffs on housing. In the UK – a preview of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement. In Asia – a preview of Chinese EV Maker BYD’s earnings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) London’s Heathrow airport will close all day Friday after a nearby fire caused a major power outage, throwing one of the world’s busiest airports and the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of people into chaos. (2) European Union leaders tussled over weapons deliveries to Kyiv and who would represent them in US-led diplomacy as the bloc struggled to formulate a strategy on Ukraine. (3) Bank of Englan...
Mar 21, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) For weeks the US economic picture has been darkening. If Wednesday was an opportunity for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to raise the alarm, he took a hard pass. (2) President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates, splitting with the US central bank as officials weigh the economic cost of his tariff push. (3) Research by Bloomberg Economics shows that China has roughly man...
Mar 20, 2025•23 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Vladimir Putin refused to give Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enough for the US president. (2) Morgan Stanley is planning to cut about 2,000 employees later this month in the first major workforce reduction under Chief Executive Officer Ted Pick. (3) German lawmakers passed a landmar...
Mar 19, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Rachel Reeves has defended her fiscal rules and pledged to bring down government borrowing, as the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer faces dissent from Labour party colleagues opposed to cuts to welfare payments and government spending. (2) Israel launched a series of military strikes across Gaza, shattering a nearly two-month ceasefire, in response to Hamas's refusal to release hostages and rejection of p...
Mar 18, 2025•16 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said he’ll speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the US continues to push for an end to fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine. (2) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, said he’s not worried about the recent downturn that’s wiped trillions of dollars from the equities market as the US seeks to reshape its economic policies. (3) Consumpti...
Mar 17, 2025•16 min
