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 and personal spending data and Nike earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to TheCityUK's annual conference. In Asia – a look ahead to Bloomberg’s China economic survey. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Guests: -Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent, to preview next week's U.S GDP/p...
Jun 21, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran, his spokeswoman said, as Israel hit more Iranian nuclear sites and warned its attacks may bring down the leadership in Tehran. (2) Iran is racing to get its oil out into the world, a sign of the unusual logistical steps that Tehran is undertaking as the US mulls joining Israel in bombing the Persian Gulf state. (3) The conflict ...
Jun 20, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Senior US officials are preparing for the possibility of a strike on Iran in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign that Washington is assembling the infrastructure to directly enter a conflict with Tehran. (2) Federal Reserve officials continued to pencil in two interest-rate cuts in 2025, though new projections showed a growing divide among policymakers over the trajecto...
Jun 19, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump met with his national security team in Washington for more than an hour on Tuesday to discuss the escalating Middle East conflict, according to people familiar with the matter, fueling fresh speculation that the US is on the verge of joining Israel’s attack on Iran. (2) US President Donald Trump has a wide range of military assets in the Middle East and across the globe to bring t...
Jun 18, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump is set to depart the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in Canada a day early, after warning residents of Tehran to evacuate the city as Israel continued to bombard Iran in a bid to disable its nuclear program. (2) President Donald Trump’s hasty exit from the Group of Seven conference in Canada deepened questions about his promise to bring peace to an increasingly violent world and ad...
Jun 17, 2025•20 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Open hostilities between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on Monday with no sign of easing, stoking fears of a wider war in the oil-rich region. (2) Oil-watchers are bracing for a further price rally after Israeli strikes on Iranian energy assets heightened the risk to Middle East supplies. (3) President Donald Trump said he believed it’s possible Israel and Iran could reach an agreement to end thei...
Jun 16, 2025•21 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 next week’s Fed decision. In the UK – a look ahead to next week’s Bank of England decision. In Asia – a look ahead to next week's Bank of Japan decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel launched waves of airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic-missile sites on Friday morning, a major escalation in the standoff between the two adversaries that risks sparking a wider war in the Middle East. (2) Explosions were heard across Tehran and in the city of Natanz, home to one of its nuclear sites, according to videos and local media. (3) US President Donald Trump says Iran...
Jun 13, 2025•31 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) As the pace of wealthy individuals leaving London quickens, the numbers are starting to stack up: Labour’s flagship “tax the rich” policy risks becoming a net drain on the UK economy. (2) Rachel Reeves will pump billions of pounds into areas outside London as the Labour government tries to head off an electoral threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. (3) President Donald Trump said he intended to send...
Jun 12, 2025•22 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 defend her fiscal choices and trumpet billions of pounds of infrastructure investment in the UK spending review on Wednesday, as Keir Starmer’s government seeks to regain momentum after a faltering first year in power. (2) The US and China agreed to a preliminary plan to ease trade tensions, which could revive the flow of sensitive goods between the world’s...
Jun 11, 2025•17 min
On today's podcast: (1) UK employment plunged by the most in five years and wage growth slowed more than forecast, as the labor market deteriorated after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves ramped up the cost of hiring. (2) The Trump administration escalated its response to anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles with the mobilization of 700 Marines, deploying active-duty military on the ground and deepening tensions with California officials. (3) Trade talks between the US and China will...
Jun 10, 2025•16 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Trump administration escalated its response to anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles with the mobilization of 700 Marines, deploying active-duty military on the ground and deepening tensions with California officials. (2) Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare ea...
Jun 10, 2025•16 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Tensions flared in Los Angeles on the third day of anti-deportation protests, as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement while President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom exchanged blame over the unrest and responsibility for restoring order. (2) The US and China are set to resume trade negotiations in London on Monday in a bid to further defuse tensions over rare-earth minerals and a...
Jun 09, 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 CPI and PPI data and Tesla’s Robotaxi launch. In the UK – a look ahead to London’s Tech Summit. In Asia – a look ahead to readings on Chinese exports, as well industrial production and retail sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 06, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Differences between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded Thursday into an all-out public feud. (2) Tesla’s shares sank as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s simmering feud devolved into a public war of words between two of the world’s most powerful people. (3) US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday agreed to further trade talks aimed at resolving disputes ...
Jun 06, 2025•26 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that bans individuals from 12 countries from entering the US, reinstating one of the most controversial measures from his first term after an attack in Colorado that targeted an event supporting Israeli hostages. (2) Elon Musk is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried — and failed — to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve ...
Jun 05, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump has raised steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% from 25%, following through on a pledge to boost US import taxes to help domestic manufacturers. (2) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used his first meeting with new US Ambassador David Perdue to complain about recent actions by Washington, underscoring a downturn in relations between the world’s two biggest economies. (3) Donald Trump ...
Jun 04, 2025•26 min
As fighting in Ukraine drags on and Donald Trump demands that Europe take greater responsibility for its own security, the UK is confronting the hard reality of rebuilding its military strength. The challenge lies in overcoming years of underinvestment, failed contracts, and recruitment struggles. While European allies are pledging billions of euros to boost domestic defense manufacturing, the UK is scrambling to catch up in an industry it once dominated. In this special podcast, Daybreak Europe...
Jun 04, 2025•30 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the US among the hardest hit, the OECD said. The Paris-based organization slashed its global forecasts for the second time this year, citing the impact of the American president’s tariff onslaught. (2) US President Donald Trump is eager to land more trade deals, but talks with China and Europe continue to languis...
Jun 03, 2025•18 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US President Donald Trump is eager to land more trade deals, but talks with China and Europe continue to languish amid communications breakdowns and fresh tariff threats. (2) Treasuries began June on the back foot with 30-year bond yields testing the 5% level as concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies resurfaced at the start of a data-heavy week for assessing the health of the world’s lar...
Jun 03, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Ukraine staged a dramatic series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. (2) The UK will create an “always on” munitions production capacity to allow it to scale-up its defense industry when needed, as it increasingly shifts to a war footing with Russia’s assault on Ukraine showing little sign of endin...
Jun 02, 2025•20 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 the U.S jobs report. In the UK – a look ahead to the ECB’s monetary policy decision. In Asia – a look ahead to economic data in Vietnam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 30, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A federal appeals court offered President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve from a ruling threatening to throw out the bulk of his sweeping tariff agenda, giving at least some hope to a White House now facing substantial new restrictions on its effort to rewrite the global trading order. (2) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks with China are “a bit stalled,” and that a call between Pres...
May 30, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The vast majority of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of his economic agenda. (2) US assets got a boost Thursday after a vast majority of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court. Upbeat earnings from Nvidia Corp. also lifted investor sentiment. (3) Billiona...
May 29, 2025•20 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) For decades, Asia’s export powerhouses had a simple financial strategy: Sell goods to the US, then invest the proceeds in American assets. (2) Investors are on tenterhooks Wednesday for an auction of 40-year Japanese government bonds as volatility in the nation’s yields continues to rumble through global debt markets. (3) President Donald Trump warned in a social media post Tuesday that Russian leader V...
May 28, 2025•21 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of people during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade. Merseyside Police said the suspect was white, British and from the Liverpool area. (2) The European Union said it agreed to accelerate negotiations with the US to avoid a transatlantic trade war, signaling a more amicable approach just days after President Donald Trump critic...
May 27, 2025•21 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 GDP and personal spending data, and Nvidia earnings. In the UK – a look ahead to Poland's Presidential run off election. In Asia – a look ahead to the upcoming Bank of Korea decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2025•39 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Trump Administration blocked Harvard University from enrolling international students, delivering a major blow to the school and escalating its fight with elite colleges to unprecedented levels. (2) Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers blasted the Trump administration’s decision to block Harvard University from enrolling international students, calling on the institution to fight back. (3) ...
May 23, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the White House looking to persuade President Donald Trump to stop floating the conspiracy theory that there’s a genocide against White people in South Africa. Instead, the man who’d helped negotiate the end of apartheid walked into a trap. (2) Two members of the Israeli embassy’s staff were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night...
May 22, 2025•17 min
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Oil jumped following a CNN report that new US intelligence suggests Israel is preparing for a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. (2) European and UK officials ratcheted up pressure on Israel over its latest offensive in Gaza, expanding the international outcry over the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict. (3) Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Group of Seven c...
May 21, 2025•27 min
