Good morning. It is Friday, May 15, 2026. From the newsrooms of Bloomberg, the New York Times, and the Morning Brew, this is your daily digest. I am your host, and we have a packed slate of global diplomacy, high-stakes finance, and the latest from the fairways and the gridiron.

We begin today with the high-stakes geopolitical theater unfolding in Beijing. President Donald Trump has concluded his...