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 March jobs report in the U.S and a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to the upcoming South Africa Investment Conference. In Asia – a look ahead to South Korea shareholder meetings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 27, 2026•38 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the US or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.” Sources have told the Wall Street Journal that the US is considering sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East. (2) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested he won’t be bullied by Donald Trump in a further demonstration o...
Mar 27, 2026•20 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The White House insisted that peace talks with Iran are ongoing, even as Tehran publicly rejected US overtures and issued fresh conditions of its own to end the conflict that’s wreaked havoc across the Middle East and global markets. (2) Even as Donald Trump pushes for talks to end the war against Iran, the US has ordered thousands of troops to the region, fueling fears that the president is gearing up for ex...
Mar 26, 2026•17 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US has drafted a 15-point plan intended to help bring the war with Iran to a close, according to people familiar with the matter, highlighting the intensifying urgency within the Trump administration to resolve the conflict as the economic toll mounts. (2) The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter sa...
Mar 25, 2026•21 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Oil resumed gains — paring a steep drop from Monday — on concern that other nations may be drawn into the Middle East war. (2) Donald Trump’s decision to back down from his threat to destroy Iran’s power infrastructure came after US allies and Gulf countries privately warned the president of the dangers of following through with his threat, according to people familiar with the matter. (3) The supply shockwav...
Mar 24, 2026•21 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) A selloff in stocks, gold and bonds deepened as the US and Iran hardened their rhetoric and signaled a potential escalation to their conflict, which is entering its fourth week. (2) US President Donald Trump gave Iran a two-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants bombed, upping the ante in a war now in its fourth week with no sign of de-escalation. (3) UK Prime Minister Keir Starm...
Mar 23, 2026•25 min
Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Alexis Christoforous take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look at to what we can expect for mortgage rates in 2026. In the UK – we preview Denmark's upcoming snap elections In Asia – a discussion on what we can expect when EV maker BYD releases earnings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2026•39 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Oil dropped from its highest close since July 2022, as the leaders of the US and Israel sought to reassure investors rattled by damage to major Persian Gulf energy facilities. (2) Iran’s latest attack on Qatar, which severely damaged the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export facility, will cost the country’s state energy company about $20 billion of lost revenue. (3) The European Union is bracing for a...
Mar 20, 2026•20 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) European natural gas prices surged after Iranian missile strikes caused damage to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant, stoking concerns about prolonged tightness in global supplies. (2) A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered “extensive damage” amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf. (3) President Dona...
Mar 19, 2026•32 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) US President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to recruit partners for the war with Iran and scolded allies who openly rejected his appeals, even as he repeated claims the conflict would end soon. (2) Europe is learning how to say “no” to Donald Trump over his war in Iran. Nearly three weeks into the expanding conflict, European leaders have stopped equivocating and started outright telling the US president t...
Mar 18, 2026•24 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Iran stepped up attacks on energy infrastructure around the Persian Gulf and set a massive gas field ablaze, adding more pressure to an increasingly fraught global fuel supply situation. (2) President Donald Trump reiterated his appeals for other nations to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran was nearly obliterated even as the war keeps roiling oil markets and global shipping. (3) President Donald T...
Mar 17, 2026•21 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) US President Donald Trump said he is “demanding” that other countries contribute to the defense of the Strait of Hormuz as it remains effectively closed to oil tankers. (2) As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, pressure is growing on the person in the best position to end it: Donald Trump. (3) About 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) from Tehran, high in the Turkish mountains, lies NATO’s frontline o...
Mar 16, 2026•18 min
We’re sharing something a little different in the Daybreak Europe feed today, the the latest episode of Here’s Why hosted by Stephen Carroll. While Daybreak Europe brings you the essential news each morning, Here’s Why takes one major global story each week and explores the deeper context behind it. In this episode, Stephen is joined by Becca Wasser, Defense Lead at Bloomberg Economics, to examine the Iran war as it shifts into a more sustained military campaign. As strikes continue across the r...
Mar 15, 2026•9 min
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 next week’s monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve and a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to the Bank of England and European Central Bank decisions. In Asia – a look ahead to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Mar 13, 2026•39 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US has issued its second authorization for buyers to take Russian oil cargoes already at sea, widening a temporary waiver given last week to India alone in an effort to ease pressure on prices as the war in the Middle East continues. (2) Brent oil traded near $100 a barrel following one of the most volatile trading weeks ever, with investors bracing for more upheaval as Iran pledged to keep the Strait of ...
Mar 13, 2026•17 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Brent jumped back above $100 a barrel after the Iran war led to more shipping turmoil in the Middle East and China tightened fuel export curbs to cope with the impacts of the conflict. (2) President Donald Trump said the massive release of emergency oil reserves approved by the International Energy Agency would ease energy price pressures while the US seeks to “finish the job” in its campaign against Iran. (3...
Mar 12, 2026•16 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest ever release of oil reserves, according to the Wall Street Journal, as governments seek to contain a spike in energy prices driven by the Middle East war. (2) President Donald Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to blow up any ship attempting to do so, underscoring his determination to get oil flowing through th...
Mar 11, 2026•19 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said he would waive oil-related sanctions, have the US Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted on Monday that the war with Iran would resolve “very soon” as he confronted mounting economic and political pressure and days of dramatic fluctuations in oil markets. (2) Oil tumbled after US President Donald Trump said the Iran war will end soon, as he faces mounting pr...
Mar 10, 2026•16 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Oil soared above $100 a barrel as more major Middle East producers curbed production, the Strait of Hormuz remained all but closed, and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets. (2) Equities tumbled and a global bond selloff deepened as crude oil surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, with the US-Israeli war against Iran showing no sign of easing and both sides...
Mar 09, 2026•17 min
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 U.S CPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to Paris nuclear talks. In Asia – a look ahead to legislative elections in Vietnam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 06, 2026•39 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) A barrage of Iranian missiles and drones targeted at least five countries across the Middle East, prompting several governments to urge their citizens to take shelter, while Israel carried out a 12th wave of airstrikes on Tehran and the US suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait. (2) The US has cleared the way for India to temporarily increase its purchases of Russian oil, reversing months of pressure o...
Mar 06, 2026•19 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the US military campaign against Iran even as the timeline for operations remained deeply unclear on the fifth day of the Middle East war. (2) Real change in Iran will require a sustained US military focus in the Middle East that could wear down US weapons stockpiles and leave it vulnerable to attacks from other adversaries such as Russia and China, former Secret...
Mar 05, 2026•21 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US-Israeli war against Iran shows no signs of easing this morning as more countries face being drawn into the conflict in the Middle East. (2) President Donald Trump’s war with Iran threatens to deal a severe blow to a global economy still grappling with the impact of his historic tariff hike. For Europe, sustained higher energy prices would take the economy to the brink of recession . (3) Chancellor of t...
Mar 04, 2026•20 min
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Britain shouldn’t sacrifice its principles for more favorable trading terms with the US, as she discusses the UK's economic future. The chancellor sat down with Bloomberg's Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders after issuing her Spring Statement on Tuesday, as she seeks to convince markets and voters that Britain’s public finances are resilient enough to weather the fallout from the conflict in Iran and rising global energy prices. See omnystudio.com/l...
Mar 03, 2026•26 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The US sent conflicting messages about how long a war with Iran might last as Israel launched new airstrikes on Monday, with the widening conflict reverberating across the Middle East and upending energy markets. (2) Just three days into the conflict, the Iran war has become attritional. Waves of drone attacks by the Islamic Republic are putting pressure on the defenses of the US and its partners from Bahrain...
Mar 03, 2026•22 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said the bombing campaign against Iran will continue until its objectives are achieved, calling on the nation’s leaders to capitulate as a report indicated at least one top official in Tehran sought to resume nuclear talks with the US. (2) Iran's Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s demise has potentially seismic consequences for the Middle East and beyond. While it marks the end of an era for I...
Mar 02, 2026•23 min
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 February jobs report, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead. In the UK – a look ahead to "Made in Europe" the tagline of a new scheme to rejuvenate Europe's defense, energy, and manufacturing sectors. In Asia – a look ahead to China PMI data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 27, 2026•39 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Netflix dropped out of the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for rival bidder Paramount Skydance Corp. to clinch its $111 billion deal for the historic Hollywood studio. (2) In the UK, The Green Party won a special election for a Manchester seat in the House of Commons, underscoring the threat posed to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party on its left flank. (3) Anthropic...
Feb 27, 2026•21 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) Nvidia the dominant maker of artificial intelligence processors, failed to impress investors with its latest sales forecast, signaling that concerns about an overheated AI economy will continue to dog the company. (2) President Donald Trump’s new tariff program will leave about €4.2 billion ($5 billion) of European Union exports facing levies above the 15% ceiling agreed in the EU-US trade accord. (3) The UK’...
Feb 26, 2026•17 min
Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump offered a strident defense of his administration and economic record, declaring the nation is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before” in a State of the Union address that contained few new policy announcements. (2) HSBC reported better-than-estimated earnings for 2025 as Europe’s largest bank closed out a year in which its market value broke through £200 billion ($270 bil...
Feb 25, 2026•18 min
