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Bloomberg Daybreak delivers today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. Get informed from Bloomberg's 3,000 journalists and analysts.

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite his frustration with the central bank not moving more quickly to slash interest rates.

(2) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit Tuesday that the tariff standoff with China cannot be sustained by both sides and that the world’s two largest economies will have to find ways to de-escalate.

(3) Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said tariffs will likely put upward pressure on prices and have a bigger economic effect than previously expected.

(4) The head of International Monetary Fund warned that the chances of global recession will rise if uncertainty over a US-led trade war continues to drag.

(5) UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will make a personal appeal for a trade deal to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington this week, aiming to “defend British interests” and secure preferential treatment on tariffs.

(6) Elon Musk vowed to pull back “significantly” from his work with the US government to concentrate on Tesla, easing concerns of investors who lamented his time in Washington as a distraction.

(7) Podcast conversation: Unwind Like a Boss

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Trump: Not Firing Powell, Recession Fear, Musk’s Tesla Focus

On today's podcast:
 
(1) President Biden is considering a trip to Israel as Western nations ramp up efforts to prevent the war with Hamas from engulfing the region. (Interview)
 

(2) The US is planning to tighten measures on China's access to advanced semiconductors and chip making equipment (Interview)
 

(3) Poland's opposition leader Donald Tusk has declared victory in the country's general elections -- marking a possible shift in the tide of populist forces in Europe.
 
(4) House Democrats say they're having informal talks with Republicans about a potential bipartisan solution to finding a speaker.

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The Risks Of War & China Chip Clampdown

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 U.S CPI data and a preview of Oracle earnings.
• In the UK – a look ahead to the upcoming ECB decision.
• In Asia – a look ahead to the upcoming RBA decision and Australia’s social media ban for teens.

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Daybreak Weekend: US CPI, ECB Meeting, RBA Decision

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
 

(1) Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syria for the first time in more than 50 years. According to the country's military, troops have been operating in the Syrian Hermon region, advancing beyond the demilitarized zone on the border between the two countries.
 

(2) As Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow, the looters started raiding the presidential palace and people took to the streets of Damascus to celebrate his demise.
 
 
(3) US airstrikes hit dozens of Islamic State targets in central Syria on Sunday as President Joe Biden cautioned that Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power could open the door to a resurgence of Islamic extremism.
 

(4) President-elect Donald Trump said he has no plans to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell once he returns to the White House, saying “I don’t see it.”
 
 
(5) Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government is set to launch a £100 million fund aimed at helping the state run “more like a start up,” as Labour attempts to rebut criticism over its tumultuous first few months in power.

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Israeli Troops Cross Into Syria, Assad Flees To Moscow & US Strikes ISIS Targets

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On today's podcast:
 

(1) Female representation in the boardroom almost tripled since 2010, with the most gender-diverse companies delivering higher shareholder returns compared to male-dominated boards, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
 
 
(2) Women are controlling ever-greater sums of money around the world, setting the stage for major shifts in wealth management and philanthropy.
 
 
(3) One of the world's most prominent female CEOs is Jane Fraser, the boss of Citi Group. Currently halfway through her 5-year plan to turn around the bank, she tells Bloomberg she's now focusing her efforts on improving technology, reducing costs, and growing fee revenues.
 

(4) The rebel group that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad tasked Mohammed Al Bashir to form a transitional government, Syrian television reported.
 

(5) Luigi Mangione, a “person of interest” in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, was charged with possessing an illegal gun and using a fake identification after being arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday. 

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Women Driving Outperformance, Syria's Rebel Government & CEO Shooting Suspect Charged

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) London's IPO market has declined 9% this year, with only $1 billion raised, pushing the UK to 20th place in global IPO rankings.

(2) Various trade unions criticized the UK government over public sector pay proposals for next year, raising the prospect of potential industrial action and tensions that would be a blow to Keir Starmer’s administration.

(3) The Biden administration is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia’s lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin’s war machine just weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

(4) The suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson is fighting being sent to New York to face a second-degree murder charge, setting up a potentially long legal process to prosecute Luigi Mangione.

(5) French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to free his government from the stranglehold of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen by piecing together a coalition of moderates that will last until 2027. 

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UK IPO Market Now Trails Oman, Possible Oil Sanctions & Surprising Resilience Vs Trump Surprises

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) Fresh inflation figures are likely to make the Federal Reserve more cautious about the pace of interest-rate cuts — but not quite yet.

(2) Traders increased bets on interest-rate cuts from the European Central Bank following a similar move in Federal Reserve expectations, and now see 158 basis points of easing through the end of 2025, the most in a week.

(3) US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS reported, citing multiple sources.

(4) US economic indicators can move global markets by trillions of dollars at a time. The agencies that collect and publish those statistics have been pleading for an extra few million, to maintain the integrity of the financial world’s most important numbers.

(5) A closely watched gauge of UK house prices hit its highest in over two years in November as buyers were buoyed by a Bank of England interest-rate cut and an end to uncertainty over Labour’s first budget.

(6) All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid.

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The Struggle for Reliable US Economy Data, Lagarde's Headache, & Europe's Solar Panels Get Hacked

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister this morning via a statement, his office said on Thursday evening.

(2) Klarna Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Siemiatkowski said his company was able to stop hiring a year ago as it invested in artificial intelligence that’s doing the work of hundreds of staff across the firm.

(3) European Central Bank policymakers expect to cut interest rates by another quarter point in January and probably also in March as inflation stabilizes at the 2% target and economic growth remains sluggish, according to officials familiar with their thinking.

(4) UK consumer confidence remained subdued in December with households reluctant to splash out on big-ticket items ahead of Christmas amid ongoing economic uncertainty, a survey found.

(5) Russia is nearing an agreement with Syria’s new leadership to keep two vital military bases in the Middle East state, a key objective of the Kremlin after the fall of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

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France's Next Prime Minister, ECB's Rate Path & Klarna's AI Hiring Freeze

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 next week’s Fed decision and earnings from Nike.
 • In the UK – a preview of the Bank of England’s monetary policy decision.
 • In Asia – a look ahead to upcoming economic data in China.
 
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Daybreak Weekend: Fed Preview, BOE Decision, China Data

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
 

(1) Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz will submit to a parliamentary vote of confidence today, which he intends to lose, triggering an early election on the 23rd of February. The country's economy is now 5% smaller than it would have been if the pre-pandemic growth trend had been maintained.
 
 (2) France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday, kicking off an effort to form a government that can push a budget through a divided Parliament.
 
 (3) UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is resisting calls from English mayors to extend their revenue-raising abilities, an awkward clash that comes as her government launches its plan to extend more powers to local leaders.
 
(4) French TV network Canal+ is set to become the largest listing on London's stock market in two years. Analysts expect the company will float with a 5 billion pound valuation when the market opens.
 
(5) China’s retail sales growth unexpectedly weakened in November despite signs of improvement in the housing market, highlighting the urgency for Beijing to further encourage residents to spend..

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Germany No Confidence Vote, China Consumption Slows & Private Equity Profits From Most Vulnerable

On today's podcast:
(1) The death toll from the conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas has passed 1,100.
 
(2) The Hamas incursion was Israel's worst military and intelligence failure in 50 years.
 
(3) Israeli authorities have responded with force in Gaza, bombing buildings and killing hundreds.
 
(4) The UK's Labour party is considering plans to borrow to invest in British industry. 

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Israel-Hamas Conflict & Labour's Great Expectations

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