Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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On today's podcast:

(1) The exodus of the uber-rich from the UK has become a £160 billion problem. That figure, calculated using data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, lays out for the first time the vast amounts of money and assets behind those quitting Britain.

(2) France’s government now pays more than Italy or Greece to borrow for 10-years, according to Yardeni Research.

(3) The Pentagon has removed bombers based at the Royal Air Force base in the UK that was at the center of a suspected attempted terrorist attack last week.

(4) Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a full-scale military campaign to recapture Houthi-held territory after weeks of escalating conflict between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia.

(5) The UK is preparing to impose import levies on Chinese electric vehicles to meet a key demand from the European Union, the Times of London reported, in a blow to a group that now accounts for nearly one in four cars sold in the country.

(6) Flávio Bolsonaro surged to a surprise lead over Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, making him the overwhelming favorite to win the runoff and take Latin America’s heavyweight nation sharply to the right.

(7) Green party leader Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel after his party adopted a motion equating Zionism with Racism.

(8) Slovakia's government of Róbert Fico plans to pass a law that may invalidate witness testimony in a landmark corruption trial.

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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 U.S Mortgage data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
• In the UK – a look ahead to this year’s Nobel Prize decisions.
• In Asia – a look ahead to China’s Golden Week Holiday.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran.

(2) The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the European Union to release diesel stockpiles, a move seen potentially averting a ban on US exports of the critical fuel.

(3) UK police said they arrested a sixth man, a British-Iranian dual national, in relation to an incident near an airbase used by the US to launch strikes on Iran.

(4) The 10-year French bond yield risks rising toward 7% if concerns over the nation’s debt sustainability worsens, according to Fivestar Asset Management in Tokyo.

(5) UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will meet banking executives next week, as the sector braces for potential tax hikes in his budget later this month.

(6) Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the far-right Alternative for Germany is backed by Russia, stepping up his rhetoric against the ascendant opposition party that won two regional elections last month and leads in all major national polls.

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In this special episode of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast, we break down the fresh selloff sweeping global bond markets. UK 30-year gilt yields have hit 6% for the first time since 1998, while the US 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest since 2002. Bloomberg Managing Editor Rachel Evans, Bloomberg TV host Guy Johnson and Bloomberg Director of Global Economics Jamie Rushjoin Caroline Hepker and Nathan Hager to explain what's driving the moves and what they mean for markets and the global economy.

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On today's podcast:

(1) A pilot of a jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded a serious security incident.

(2) The UK’s domestic security service MI5 accused a Chinese academic institute of spying on Britain’s artificial intelligence research.

(3) France’s government is set to unveil plans to narrow the budget deficit sharply, kicking off a debate that risks toppling the prime minister and stoking investor concern over the country’s debts.

(4) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she plans to ask the European Union for greater fiscal flexibility after the region’s top economies showed a surge in inflation caused by high energy prices.

(5) Britain’s Labour government is falling behind on its ambition to borrow more money from regular savers, potentially raising the amount it needs to raise from gilt markets.

(6) Swiss glaciers lost over 5% of their ice volume following a hot summer and at least two disappeared altogether, an acceleration of melting that threatens the tourism lifeblood of Alpine communities.

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On today's podcast:

(1) Andy Burnham set out a radical vision to change the country in a keynote speech to the Labour Party's annual conference, taking on controversial issues such as reversing Brexit and changing Britain's electoral system.

(2) The latest official figures showed there were 45,000 more 16-24 year-olds leaving than arriving in the UK in 2025, with many young people looking abroad for opportunities due to a challenging labor market.

(3) Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs

(4) President Donald Trump endorsed using outside auditors to assess the safety of artificial intelligence systems through an accord with Silicon Valley leaders that seeks to sidestep new government rules in addressing a groundswell of concern over AI risks.

(5) Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right National Rally, said he’s asked his lawyer to lodge a lawsuit after a French online news site published an article alleging he made a series of antisemitic comments over a decade ago.

(6) The Premier League said Manchester City artificially boosted its financial results by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion), with the club guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of financial rules.

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On today's podcast:

(1) The selloff in the US bond market deepened on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to prolong the war’s energy shock.

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(2) The UK government is privately lobbying the Trump administration for an exemption from any potential US diesel export ban.

(3) Andy Burnham will set out his pitch for honest political debate as the antidote to populism as he reveals his plans for taking on thorny issues, from Britain’s expensive social care system to its creaking water infrastructure.

(4) Rising bond yields will curb economic expansion and limit the transfer of elevated energy costs to inflation, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.

(5) The global AI industry needs to earn $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify the capital being deployed to build data centers around the world, Bain & Co. said.

(6) Europe's gas storage sites are at their lowest ever level for this time of year due to the loss of Russian pipeline gas and fears about a tight LNG market.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) UK police were investigating a potential terrorism incident after five men were arrested near an air base used in US strikes on Iran, with President Donald Trump saying the suspects were “looking to do big damage” to the facility.

(2) As Britain’s governing Labour Party gathers in Liverpool for its annual conference, one notable figure is trying to maintain a low profile: Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey.

(3) Iran stuck to its seven-day proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying it won’t soften its conditions, while President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about his willingness to reach a deal.

(4) The bond market is on the brink of signaling that a series of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes will start shifting the narrative toward the risk that the US economy stalls out.

(5) One in six companies in western Europe is under financial strain as rising leverage leaves businesses more vulnerable to shocks, according to Boston Consulting Group.

(6) If artificial intelligence becomes too powerful for its creators to control, is it possible to just flip a switch and turn it off? That question has taken on new urgency after a burst of stark warnings in recent weeks from inside the AI industry about the existential threat posed by advanced models.

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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 the September jobs report with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
• In the UK – a look ahead to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans ahead of his first conference as Labour Party leader.
• In Asia – a look ahead to the coming decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased deal that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lift its blockade of Iranian ports, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

(2) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said a shortage of oil refining capacity in Europe could leave the continent exposed in the event of a war.

(3) As yields on US Treasuries soar past one high after the next, a reality is sinking in deeper across Wall Street and Washington: More than merely a bond-market slump, this might just be a fundamental shift.

(4) France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen indicated she may refrain from trying to topple the government over the 2027 budget to avoid a bond market crisis and to give her more leeway to make tax and spending changes if she’s elected president in May.

(5) Luminaries from Wall Street and Silicon Valley joined President Donald Trump for a state dinner honoring his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in a demonstration of US technological and financial might.

(6) Some billionaires with UK tax obligations are pushing back against sweeping requests for information from local authorities seeking to map out their wealth and financial structures.

(7) From Italy to Japan to Brazil, officials are experimenting with novel ways to entice plumbers and mechanics and teachers to buy bonds. In Romania today, a retail investor program, which includes better bond yields for blood donors, provides close to a fifth of the government’s entire borrowing needs.

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