EU Plans For No Deal, $2 Trillion GDP Hit , Musk’s Empire Creaks
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) European Union envoys are set to meet as early as this week to formulate a plan for measures to respond to a possible no-deal scenario with US President Donald Trump, whose tariff negotiating position is seen to have stiffened ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline.(2) The global economy started 2025 on a solid footing. Now the ground has shifted. We estimate the average US tariff rate has risen to 13.3% from 2.3% in January. That's already the highest rate since 1939. As the impacts of President Trump's trade war crystallize, we expect a $2 trillion hit to global GDP by the end of 2027.(3) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he intended to stay on even as his ruling coalition suffered a historic setback in an upper house election on Sunday, an outcome that may further unsettle markets.(4) London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to introduce 24-hour trading in response to growing demand from small investors, the Financial Times reported.(5) UK home sellers slashed prices at a record pace this month as a decade-high number of properties for sale tips the scales in favor of buyers in some of the nation’s most-expensive markets.Podcast Conversation: In 'Alien: Earth' the Real Baddie Is Tech's Corporate CultureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Daybreak Weekend: Tesla Earnings, ECB Decision, Japan Election
Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look ahead to housing data and earnings from Tesla. In the UK – a look ahead to the next ECB monetary policy decision. In Asia – a look at ahead to Japan’s upper house election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Waller Backs Fed Cut Now, 1000% Return BOE Bet, Looking For G-20 Friends
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said policymakers should cut interest rates this month to support a labor market that is showing signs of weakness. (2) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Thursday letter countered criticisms leveled at the central bank by a top White House official over a $2.5 billion renovation project. (3) Some traders have placed wagers in the UK options market that could net a more than 1,000% return if the Bank of England ignores inflation at an eighteen month high and delivers more cuts this year than rates pricing suggests. (4) The US Commerce Department will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese graphite, a key battery component, after concluding that the materials had been unfairly subsidized. (5) While rival media companies are unloading assets and cutting costs, Netflix continues to thrive. (6) England are through to the semi-finals of the Women's European football championship after beating Sweden on penalties Podcast Conversation: ChatGPT Will Soon Shop Online, Make PowerPoints on Your BehalfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump 'Testing Markets' On Powell's Job , €2T EU Budget Rejected, Failing UK Water Industry
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast: (1) Once again, President Donald Trump demonstrated his power to shake up global financial markets. This time, by returning to one of his favorite topics: whether to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (2) The US President said he would send letters to more than 150 countries notifying them their tariff rates could be 10% or 15% as he forges ahead with his trade agenda. (3) JPMorgan Chase keeps putting more distance between itself and key rivals.The first half saw the bank’s market value surpass that of its three largest competitors — BofA, Citigroup and Wells Fargo — combined. (4) Wall Street banks were optimistic Donald Trump’s second term would unleash a dealmaking boom. Instead, it’s delivered a trading bonanza. (5) When Jon Cunliffe arrived at the Bank of England in 2013 he had a daunting task: implement the biggest ever clean-up of Britain’s banking system — designed in the wake of the financial crisis — to prevent highly leveraged lenders from collapsing. Tempted out of retirement in 2024, the 72-year-old has been asked to pull off a similar job, but this time as the architect of a reform package to fix the UK’s heavily indebted and wildly unpopular water industry (6) Germany has rejected the European Commission’s €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget proposal, hours after it was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. (7) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will sign a new Anglo-German treaty in London on Thursday that includes a commitment to assist each other in case of armed attack. Podcast Conversation: How the Boss Optimizes Their Routine for a Good Night's SleepSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Donald Trump is likely to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell soon, a White House official said, and discussed the possible move in a meeting with congressional Republicans on Tuesday night. While the lawmakers voiced support for the move, which would likely roil financial markets and lead to a consequential legal showdown, Trump has not made a final decision and could change his mind, according to the official who requested anonymity to discuss a private conversation. In response to multiple similar reports, President Trump says his administration is “very concerned”, but “not planning on doing anything” about Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Paul Sweeney and Lisa Mateo speak with Bloomberg's Chris Condon about the potential fallout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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