Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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(1) The yield on benchmark French debt hit 5% for the first time since 2002 as rising energy prices exacerbated concern over the country’s fiscal outlook.

(2) The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia because of the growing threat from Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.

(3) Meta Platforms Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors that a pricey wager on artificial intelligence is delivering results, setting the stage for the company to bet even more aggressively on the market

(4) Tesla pulled back its spending plans after investment last quarter trailed expectations, clouding Elon Musk’s effort to transform the electric vehicle maker into an AI and robotics company

(5) European car sales growth accelerated last month, extending a run of gains this year as buyers turn to electric cars, with Chinese manufacturers capturing much of the increase.

(6) The European Union reached a provisional agreement to overhaul rules governing the bloc’s securitizations markets, a deal that would unleash billions of euros to finance initiatives in key areas such as defense and climate resilience.

(7) UK banks have stepped up lobbying attempts against the prospect of higher taxes, warning of the hit to growth and lending, but many investors have already priced in the risk.

(8) Years of war and sanctions are making it harder for Russia's oil producers — including Rosneft, the nation’s largest — to maintain volumes today while developing reserves for tomorrow.

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(1) A recent slowdown of the SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system that enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults came from an order by Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

(2) Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to draw a line under the escalating feud with the US after meeting with Donald Trump’s envoys in Oslo, while the US president kept up pressure on Kyiv.

(3) Elon Musk capitalized on a strong quarter of earnings at SpaceX to openly press for combining the business with Tesla Inc. in what would be the biggest merger of all time.

(4) Billionaire Ken Griffin said investors are “almost certainly” in the midst of an artificial intelligence bubble as many companies are still grappling with just how much they’ll spend on the technology and how it will transform the economy.

(5) There’s a risk the ongoing French bond rout escalates into a euro-area debt crisis that eclipses the blowup that began in Greece nearly two decades ago, warned Franklin Templeton’s fixed-income investment chief.

(6) More than half of Britons think markets could severely lose confidence in the UK within five years. The poll from Ipsos and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found respondents expect tax hikes in the coming budget.

(7) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni heads into next year’s election with no plans to broaden her coalition to include the new far-right National Future party, said one of the co-founders of her Brothers of Italy party.

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(1) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency over the dangers posed by Russia, saying that President Vladimir Putin is seeking to not only defeat Ukraine, but to also undermine democracy in Europe.

(2) Ukrainian officials say they suspect the US is intermittently restricting intelligence sharing despite Trump administration denials, allowing Russian projectiles to strike Ukraine without warning — including in a ballistic missile attack on Sunday.

(3) French protests largely died down after authorities rolled out tougher security measures, including targeted curfews, following cost-of-living protests over the weekend that degenerated into violence, vandalism and looting.

(4) Vinted, a secondhand online marketplace that counts France as one of its largest markets, has seen an influx of listings suspected to contain looted items after riots broke out across the country.

(5) Shares of data-center infrastructure company Elice Inc. plunged in their trading debut, underscoring lingering concerns about whether the artificial intelligence boom can justify the billions of dollars being poured into the industry.

(6) Chancellor John Healey will not increase capital gains tax in the Budget next week, in a decision that will relieve business leaders who warned ministers against such a move. 

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On today's podcast:

(1) French President Emmanuel Macron said the country felt anger and shame following widespread violence over the weekend and called for order to be restored.

(2) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.

(3) Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

(4) The euro fell against most of its Group-of-10 peers as tensions in Ukraine escalated, and widespread protests in France deepened worries about the country’s fiscal health.

(5) The UK set out plans for work placements in the professional services and construction sectors as ministers work to get a grip on the country’s youth unemployment crisis.

(6) A couple of hundred miles along the Mediterranean coast from Antalya, where Turkey is hosting next month’s COP31 climate summit, sits Adanalioglu Beach. Along its sands, fingernail-sized pieces of shredded plastic in bright, artificial colors regularly wash ashore.

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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 US housing data, with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
• In the UK – a look ahead to a key summit in Berlin.
• In Asia – a look ahead to a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Korea.

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On today's podcast:

(1) Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did nothing to dispel market expectations that the US central bank will hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month. -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there is little evidence yet of inflation becoming embedded in UK price and wage-setting. European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said policymakers will have additional information at the final rate decision of the year, while suggesting the current policy approach is working.

(2) UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is set to raise taxes on banks to fund cost-of-living support for voters and stabilize the public finances, as he looks for sources of revenue that won’t violate Labour Party campaign pledges.

(3) The European Union is preparing to create new trade powers that could completely shut off access to its single market as part of a dramatic new push to cut the trade deficit with China.
(4) President Donald Trump didn’t order any limitations on Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology, according to a senior US official.

(5) Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed by a shooter Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to Police Chief Mike Krantz.

(6) The EU will require luxury companies to report how many unsold products they've destroyed and why, starting next March, which could lead to a backlash from customers and give competitors sensitive information.

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On today's podcast:

(1) A global equity selloff deepened as chip stocks plunged on Wall Street and in Asia, further unwinding this year’s blistering rally in the artificial intelligence trade. Treasuries gained on haven demand, while the dollar weakened.

(2) Anthropic told prospective investors its third-quarter revenue hit $16.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence company pushes ahead with plans to go public.

(3) Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to deadly attacks by Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the FT. The move comes after the Ukrainian president accused US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk of restraining Kyiv’s military access to SpaceX’s satellite technology, deepening a rift between Washington and Kyiv.

(4) After getting China to accept limits to its car exports, the European Union is already eyeing follow-up action in other industries — setting up their next trade clash.

(5) UK Chancellor John Healey said he will “stay the path” on plans to bring down borrowing over the next few years as he welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s support for the government’s fiscal plans ahead of the budget. Whether or not John Healey’s Treasury has run a numbered list, they have been both disciplined and agile in knocking down damaging ideas. This Budget may have been dubbed “beige” in this interview on Bloomberg Radio with Barclays Chief UK Economist Jack Meaning

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On today's podcast:

(1) An employee at OpenAI was arrested and charged with using a hidden recording device in one of the company’s San Francisco offices, according to statements from the artificial intelligence company and the US Justice Department.

(2) Many of Britain’s large businesses are ready to replace staff with artificial intelligence over the next year, according to a prominent survey of chief financial officers.

(3) Saudi Aramco’s executive headquarters in eastern Saudi Arabia was hit during a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Tuesday, causing a fire in a part of the complex, the kingdom’s energy ministry said.

(4) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that while the impact of the energy-cost shock from the US-Iran war on broader UK inflation has been limited so far, it’s getting harder to avoid.

(5) The head of MI5 warned Britons must be resilient in the face of “escalating” Russian hybrid warfare, as the UK’s domestic security service devotes more resources to hostile state threats than during the Cold War.

(6) Swiss lawmakers have backed a new special tax for systemically important banks, in the latest blow to the country’s largest lender UBS Group AG.

(7) The initial report from the independent regulator of UK football paints a devastating picture of a sport facing a financial crisis unless it changes course.

(8) Six months into a war that sowed upheaval in the Persian Gulf, Qatar found itself stuck. By late August, even limited shipments from the gas heavyweight had all but stopped following a projectile attack on one of its tankers outside the Strait of Hormuz. Pressure was growing, not only from energy-starved clients but also from inside an economy built on regular deliveries.

(9) Rory McIlroy cast doubt on LIV Golf surviving bankruptcy to continue on as a competitor to the PGA Tour. “It’s hard,” McIlroy said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. “It looks like every day that goes by, there’s another player that was on LIV that says that they’re not going to rejoin for LIV 2.0.” 

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On today's podcast:

(1) A global slide in semiconductor stocks deepened, sending South Korea’s chip-heavy equity benchmark down 7% as concerns about AI overheating and Chinese competition intensified.

(2) Globally, comparisons between the subprime episode of 2008 and today’s AI investment boom are being drawn because of the yawning imbalances that underpin both.

(3) Big US bank stocks are teetering in correction territory as the group kicks off earnings Tuesday, heightening the focus on executives’ outlook for the American consumer with long-term borrowing costs the highest in decades.

(4) The International Monetary Fund said global growth should pick up next year with a boost from AI investment, but warned the world economy is nearing the limits of its resilience as the energy squeeze persists and financial risks build.

(5) French high school students are set to hit the streets on Tuesday, extending their movement into a third week with no clear response from policymakers to their demands in sight.

(6) A barrage of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia has intensified pressure on Washington to step up efforts to help its close ally battle Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.

(7) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was “almost certainly” responsible for an alleged terror plot at a British airbase used by the US.

(8) Prime Minister Peter Magyar galvanized Hungary with his vision of a national makeover following the Viktor Orban era. Now comes the tough task of delivering the economic centerpiece of that plan: a credible road map for euro adoption.

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On today's podcast:

(1) Saudi Arabia’s main airport came under renewed attack from Houthi rebels, a day after a strike on the facility killed 12 people and heaped pressure on the Middle East’s biggest economy as it prepares to host major events that seek to boost foreign investment.

(2) President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately.

(3) A man who was allegedly plotting an assassination attempt on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been detained.

(4) With an agreement to curb exports of hybrid vehicles to the European Union, China is betting it can sidestep harsher restrictions from the 27-member bloc with a gesture that has little immediate prospect of reshaping the overall trade relationship.

(5) Anthropic PBC said its Claude AI model carried out additional unintended actions on the digital systems of outside organizations, including submitting a false tip in a police homicide case, prompting a warning from the Trump administration for artificial intelligence companies to secure their systems.

(6) Bond markets are starting to do some of the lifting for central banks around the world by pushing up borrowing costs themselves, potentially reducing the number of benchmark interest-rate hikes needed to get inflation under control.

(7) UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey must find £35 billion ($46 billion) to meet the Labour government’s spending ambitions, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned ahead of the budget later this month.

(8) With hundreds of thousands of young French people taking part in nationwide protests, violence flaring and bonds suffering a market rout, investors are losing faith in the European Union’s second-largest economy to get a grip. For Europe, it’s a nightmare scenario.

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