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$160 Billion Exits UK, France Debt Crisis Warning, US Bombers Leave Britain
05 oct. 2026
00:21:19
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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.
US Gulf Force Surge, Emergency EU Diesel Talks, Plunging Bank Stocks
02 oct. 2026
00:21:43
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(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.
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.
‘Hero’ Pilot Saves Plane, French Budget Peril, $30,000 Sheepdogs
01 oct. 2026
00:21:40
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(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.
Burnham Gets Radical, Oil Flows Recover, Man City’s $1.2B ‘Sham’
30 sept. 2026
00:21:52
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(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.
'Bondpocalypse' Tests Growth, $6 Trillion AI Question, Europe Gas Storage Pain
29 sept. 2026
00:21:08
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(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.
(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.
UK-US Base Plot Foiled, Europe Financial Stress, AI 'Kill Switch' Problem
28 sept. 2026
00:26:01
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(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.
Iran's 7-Day Offer, NATO's Europe Fuel Fears, Blood For Bond Yields
25 sept. 2026
00:21:02
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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.
Trump & Xi Buy Time, Carney Eyes US Invasion Risk, Fake Cigarettes Flood Europe
24 sept. 2026
00:24:06
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(1) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US and China have sealed a two-month extension to their trade truce, as Xi Jinping landed in America for his first state visit in eleven years.
(2) The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said.
(3) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he’d looked at “extreme tail risk” when asked by the New York Times about whether he’d taken seriously the risk of US military action against his country.
(4) An OpenAI model hacked an Australian government website earlier this year, marking one of the first known cyberattacks by AI on a government database.
(5) Meta Platforms unveiled a palm-sized, dedicated gadget for using Muse, the company’s popular new artificial intelligence assistant, pushing deeper into the AI devices market with a surprise announcement.
(6) The losses in the US Treasuries market intensified on Wednesday as robust economic data and a weak debt auction drove yields across most maturities to the highest levels in almost two decades.
(7) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham hinted he doesn’t want his government to repeat the tax rises of recent Labour budgets, as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey prepares for a tricky financial statement on Oct. 28.
(8) Less risky than cocaine: the counterfeit cigarette industry is proliferating across Europe as rising taxes on tobacco products create an increasingly lucrative market for organized crime.
‘Very Good’ Iran Talks, Burnham’s Big Moment, Morocco’s Football Power Play
23 sept. 2026
00:16:19
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(1) President Donald Trump said US officials had “very good” talks with Iranian envoys in New York, reviving fragile hopes for a new diplomatic off-ramp hours after he again threatened to annihilate the country.
(2) US President Donald Trump criticized a UK deal over the Chagos Islands during his first-face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, dealing a blow to the British leader in an otherwise warm encounter.
(3) Donald Trump dismissed calls for an international agreement to put guardrails around the development of artificial intelligence, brushing off concerns about the dangers of frontier models going rogue.
(4) With next month’s budget looming, an influential group of backbench MPs has mooted a solution to the shortsightedness besetting UK policy making.
(5) Traders are shielding themselves from the possibility that the Federal Reserve raises interest rates less than markets are currently pricing in.
(6) The man tipped to become Morocco’s next prime minister made a bold promise as he addressed a campaign rally under a traditional tent near Casablanca: “The World Cup final will be here in Ben Slimane province, whether they like it or hate it,” Fouzi Lekjaa declared to applause.
AI Trade Roars Back, UK Aids Saudi Defence, Wars Dominate UN Meeting
22 sept. 2026
00:24:12
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On today's podcast:
(1) Global AI stocks rallied, with Taiwanese shares returning to a record high, as early signs of success for Meta Platforms Inc.’s personal agent revived optimism over demand for chips.
(2) The UK has agreed to support Saudi Arabia’s military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants.
(3) French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed the idea of a moratorium on deep strikes against energy assets between Ukraine and Russia at a meeting with Donald Trump in New York.
(4) The UK has agreed to support Saudi Arabia’s military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants.
(5) China and the EU should find a way to avoid a confrontation over trade, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said — comments that come as a deadline to find solutions to the two sides’ differences approaches.
(6) During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s smallest republic was an electronics and tech center for the Communist superpower. Now Armenia is on track to become one of the world’s top hubs for American AI infrastructure.
‘Disaster’ Vote For Merz, Citi CEO 'Tsunami' Warning, Food Supply Shock
21 sept. 2026
00:19:44
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(1) Friedrich Merz said he would stay put as German chancellor even after his party suffered its worst-ever result in a state election, with a tally showing the conservatives crashing out of a regional assembly for the first time in the country’s post-World War II history.
(2) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded “very successful” talks with his Chinese counterparts on artificial intelligence, trade and investment, while China described the discussions as positive ahead of this week’s summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
(3) Ukrainians are already drawing up contingency plans for what threatens to be the worst wartime winter yet.
(4) Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was “wrong” when he said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will be worthless in two years.
(5) Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser said that companies are racing to build up their defenses as artificial-intelligence models become even more powerful and risk spurring cyber attacks.
(6) Tue Vuong, chief executive officer of Golden Wheat, was told his wheat shipments from the Black Sea wouldn't get shipped due to the escalation in Russia's war with Ukraine.
BOJ Hikes In Split Decision, Europe’s Border Walls, London Fashion Week
18 sept. 2026
00:23:35
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On today's podcast:
(1) The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate in a split decision showing dissent within the board as it confronts mounting inflation risks and unusually explicit calls for further policy normalization from Washington.
(2) The European Central Bank must get inflation under control as failing to do so would endanger economic expansion, Governing Council member Ante Zigman warned.
(3) After the early optimism of Andy Burnham’s premiership, the UK’s new prime minister now finds himself right where he didn’t want to be: at the mercy of bond markets.
(4) DoubleLine Capital chief executive Jeffrey Gundlach warned that the next US downturn could trigger a debt crisis that sends long-term Treasury yields sharply higher — defying decades of conventional wisdom that bonds will always serve as safe haven during times of economic strife.
(5) The Trump administration will allow the core members of an Iranian delegation to travel to the United Nations in New York for the General Assembly next week, the State Department said, even as the US and Iran remain at war in the Middle East.
(6) ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. says the world is on course for rapid global temperature increases as coal use persists, pushing emissions beyond mid-century climate goals.
(7) It's the start of London Fashion week - haute couture sitting alongside high street and emerging young designers.
Fed Defies Trump, Assassin Network Exposed, Greece Data Centre Hopes
17 sept. 2026
00:20:50
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On today's podcast:
(1) A year ago, when Kevin Warsh was angling to lead the Federal Reserve, he called out the central bank for keeping interest rates too high and touted a technological revolution that would spur growth without driving inflation.
(2) The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates as it waits for more evidence that a fresh bout of inflation risks a damaging wage-price spiral.
(3) Britain’s monarch plans to ask some of the most critical figures in artificial intelligence for reassurances the technologists can keep their inventions under control.
(4) President Donald Trump floated hitting goods imported from the European Union with fresh tariffs or even cutting off some trade if he determined that a push to make Canada a potential associate of the bloc was harmful to the US.
(5) Europe is set for one of its smallest ever potato harvests after a succession of heat waves and lingering drought battered the water-hungry staple.
(6) The central square in Kozani has what you’d probably expect from a small Greek city. There’s an Orthodox church, the mayor’s office and a crop of tavernas and cafes. There’s little to suggest it lies at the heart of a transition that the country has a lot riding on.
Russia Tests Europe, AI Fears Mount, Germany Preps For War
16 sept. 2026
00:21:07
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(1) Tensions between Russia and Europe are intensifying after a string of security incidents across the continent. The growing tensions between the EU and Russia come as Ursula von der Leyen delivers her State of the European Union speech this morning
(2) Senior Trump administration officials met Tuesday with Anthropic PBC’s top Washington executive to discuss artificial intelligence safety risks.
(3) The Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as policymakers lose confidence that inflation will cool sufficiently without at least a nudge from the central bank.
(4) Prospects for an extension to the US-China trade truce are solidifying as the two sides discuss slashing tariffs on goods including American energy and agricultural products ahead of the leaders’ summit next week.
(5) Swiss voters are set to reject a proposal to tighten the country’s neutrality this month, preserving the government’s freedom to interpret the doctrine flexibly.
(6) Across Germany, government bodies are surveying the country's healthcare systems and infrastructure to see how — or if — they would stand up in a defense scenario against Russia.
Nvidia CEO Onstage Trump Call, Space Weapons Deployed, UK Mulls Saudi Support
15 sept. 2026
00:22:40
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(1) Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang took a live phone call from Donald Trump during a panel discussion Monday, allowing the US president to dismiss artificial intelligence dangers as a “hoax.”
(2) The US 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5% for the first time since 2023 on Monday, as mounting inflation angst collided with swelling government and corporate borrowing needs.
(3) President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said a Russian oligarch paid for “two incredible nights of celebration” in the Bahamas after her wedding to Donald Trump Jr. but was not involved in the actual nuptials, amid fresh ethics questions involving the first family.
(4) President Donald Trump and Ukraine offered differing accounts of a supposed agreement with Russia to stop attacks on energy infrastructure, as strikes on oil refineries help drive diesel prices to record levels.
(5) The US Supreme Court refused to clear the Postal Service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterm elections, rebuffing the Trump administration’s request to intervene after several states launched early voting.
(6) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering whether to help Saudi Arabia counter attacks from the Houthis in Yemen amid UK concerns about a worsening economic hit from the escalating conflict.
AI CEOs Vs Trump, Minutes From Disaster, Swedish Voters In Limbo
14 sept. 2026
00:23:17
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(1) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stepped up calls to slow the development of the most powerful AI systems, putting him directly at odds with President Trump. Writing on social media this morning, Altman said no amount of American competitive pressure should justify recklessness.
(2) Sweden’s election will go down to the wire, the tightest in its history, and one that will hinge on the complete counting in coming days of late-arriving ballots and votes from overseas.
(3) Oil pushed higher as Saudi Arabia’s closure of a major crude pipeline following attacks jolted the market, with the move disrupting a route that’s been key to bypassing the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Iran war.
(4) The locomotive of a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone just kilometers from the Polish border on Sunday morning. The attack happened minutes after another train carrying European officials including former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson left the station on the way back from an annual conference in Kyiv.
(5) Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain needs a “culture shift” to make it easier to start companies and reward risk-taking, as he sought to quell the concerns of business leaders before next month’s budget.
Bond Selloff Accelerates, OpenAI Weighs Slowdown, Dutch Village Demolition Fight
11 sept. 2026
00:22:47
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(1) Bond bears are pushing benchmark Treasury yields toward the closely-watched 5% level ahead of US inflation data that stands to determine expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike next week.
(2) Brent oil traded near $108 barrel after fighting between Yemen-based Houthi militants and Saudi-backed forces intensified, stoking fears of deeper supply disruptions as hostilities escalated across the Middle East.
(3) European Central Bank officials expect to raise interest rates further, with another increase possible as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the situation.
(4) OpenAI is considering slowing down the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, and the ChatGPT maker’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is hoping other AI companies will do the same.
(5) Billionaire financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly are nearing a deal to sell their stakes in Chelsea FC to majority owner Clearlake Capital, according to people familiar with the matter.
(6) The Dutch authorities are considering a major expansion of infrastructure in the Moerdijk area, potentially requiring the village's residents to leave and the village to be razed. The expansion is needed to accommodate the Netherlands' changing energy system, with the region's energy needs keeping rising and the demand for grid capacity growing faster than networks can be expanded.
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(1) Traders are boosting bets on interest-rate hikes from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England as climbing energy prices threaten to keep inflation entrenched through the coming year.
(2) Iran is ready for a more intense war and will escalate counterstrikes if the US continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, according to a senior official from the Islamic Republic.
(3) Apple unveiled the company’s first foldable smartphone during a wide-ranging event Wednesday, betting that a new category can energize growth for its biggest-selling lineup.
(4) An unprecedented number of US companies sold bonds in Europe on Wednesday, drawn by liquidity and attractive terms as their home market strains under a deluge of AI-related debt.
(5) Jimmie Åkesson won’t become prime minister in coming elections in Sweden but in a way he’s already won. For more than a decade now, the 47-year-old far-right populist has been steering the national conversation in one of most stubbornly progressive corners of Europe.
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(1) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to test his resolve on boosting Japan’s currency, saying when he makes market calls these days he’s effectively doing so with inside information.
(2) US forces destroyed five Iranian tankers carrying crude oil on Tuesday in response to two attempts to hit a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles in as many days, Central Command said.
(3) The UK, France, Canada and other countries announced coordinated measures against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as western nations sought to raise pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
(4) The US escalated its trade war with Canada following Ottawa’s tariff retaliation, moving to block imports of some products while slapping new tariffs on others, as well as seeking to bar Canadian companies from selling to government contractors.
(5) The Melville Sugar Mill in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has closed and trees have grown through its brick chimneys, a sign of the struggling sugar industry. The sugar industry sustains more than a million people and provides jobs in a country with high unemployment, but it is struggling to compete with imports and has been in decline since reaching a production peak in 2003.
UK’s New Israel Sanctions, Oil Back Near $100, Europe’s Software Giant Gamble
08 sept. 2026
00:23:43
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(1) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday as he seeks to adopt a stronger policy on an issue that’s important to his governing Labour Party but may anger US President Donald Trump.
(2) Brent oil is closing in on $100 a barrel as traders watch for details of an Iranian deal with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while strong Chinese buying tightens the market.
(3) Mistral AI has raised €3 billion ($3.5 billion) at a valuation of more than €21 billion from investors led by Samsung Electronics Co. to fund the development of artificial intelligence models and build computing infrastructure.
(4) OpenAI’s top scientist has warned that artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control, and said he expects AI labs to voluntarily slow development for safety reasons.
(5) Christian Klein takes a sweeping turn around his office building in southwestern Germany and hits the brakes of his black electric BMW. The chief executive officer of SAP SE jumps out in an ebullient mood, in spite of the circumstances.
German Far Right Win, Deadly Amazon Plane Crash, Spiraling Borrowing Costs
07 sept. 2026
00:19:05
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(1) The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
(2) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Germany of moving toward a direct confrontation with Russia as he criticized Berlin’s decision to close some diplomatic offices after a drone incident at Leipzig airport.
(3) Ukraine is resigned to Russia’s war dragging on through another tough winter and is looking for a “package” from allies that would cover air defense reinforcements as well as energy, including US LNG.
(4) Iran and the US carried out what appeared to be their largest tit-for-tat tanker strikes yet over the weekend, pushing oil prices higher as both nations continue to escalate a six-month war that has disrupted shipping and stoked global inflation.
(5) John Healey plans to put regional growth at the heart of his economic vision, while vowing fiscal discipline, in his first major speech as chancellor of the exchequer on Monday.
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(1) Volkswagen's supervisory board backed a sweeping restructuring that calls for 50,000 additional job cuts, far fewer models and a smaller industrial footprint, giving Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume his clearest mandate yet to overhaul Europe’s biggest carmaker.
(2) Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s hopes of using a keynote speech at his party’s annual convention to arrest a slide in opinion polls were upended after two of his closest allies were covertly filmed discussing avoiding electoral law to secure foreign donations.
(3) OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman says top artificial intelligence developers have fumbled at communicating the benefits of the technology, leaving the industry vulnerable to growing backlash from communities around the world.
(4) South Korea has begun preparations for a possible deployment of a naval support ship and troops to the Strait of Hormuz, local media reports said, as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US ally over its lack of support for the war with Iran.
(5) At the Marché International de Rungis, the giant wholesale food market known as “The belly of Paris,” cheese supplier Philippe Ammiche finds it increasingly difficult to navigate the endless stacks of boxes from Italy.
Global Gas Supply Fight, Robotaxis On UK Streets, Homes Sell Electricity
03 sept. 2026
00:18:02
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(1) Europe is nearing the end of summer with a low natural gas buffer, threatening to intensify a global fight for supply.
(2) As Britain’s borrowing costs rise and hostilities flare between the US and Iran, the sums for Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s debut budget are getting trickier by the day.
(3) European officials vowed to boost Ukraine and penalize Russia as tensions flared following Germany’s accusation that Moscow tried to sabotage a local airport.
(4) Broadcom predicted a boom in artificial intelligence chip sales over the next two years, helping renew optimism that it can challenge Nvidia Corp.’s dominance in the lucrative market.
(5) Driverless taxis have been operating in US cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles for a while now, but the higgledy-piggledy, rainy streets of London present a far greater challenge.
Bessent's Gains Wiped Out, Gilts Lead Global Selloff, Putting AI in Your Mouth
02 sept. 2026
00:18:50
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(1) The yield on 30-year US government bonds climbed back to levels seen just before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expanded a buyback program in an effort to contain long-term borrowing costs.
(2) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham was confronted by the harsh reality of Britain’s weak public finances on his return to parliament on Tuesday as the global selloff in government bonds left him facing a £12 billion problem
(3) The conflict between the US and Iran escalated sharply, with American forces carrying out a fresh wave of strikes and Iran saying it had retaliated.
(4) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China prevented the Group of 20 from issuing a joint communique after a gathering of finance and central bank chiefs this week due to a dispute over its giant trade surplus.
(5) Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face in a transaction that may total about $14 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Shein's Unfashionable IPO, Bond Yields Hit 2008 Highs, Lionel Messi Retires
01 sept. 2026
00:17:15
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(1) US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after repeated clashes with his boss, Pete Hegseth, leaving the service without several top leaders even as the conflict with Iran continues.
(2) Shein struggled in its Hong Kong debut after a years-long process to an initial public offering that eventually valued the company at a fraction of what it was once worth and still left investors questioning its value as consumer play.
(3) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that the Asian country’s next step should be to raise interest rates, NHK reports, citing an interview with a US official.
(4) Anthropic agreed to a $35 billion computing deal with Lambda, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia , part of an effort to quickly expand its AI capacity, according to a person familiar with the matter.
(5) Superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team after more than two decades, marking the end of an era for the football-obsessed South American nation.
US & Iran Resume Attacks, Oil Moves Higher, Reflecting on Jackson Hole
31 août 2026
00:15:42
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(1) The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers and the Islamic Republic responded by firing missiles toward Jordan.
(2) President Donald Trump’s plan to seize direct control of Venezuela’s oil reserves is prompting warnings that the Latin American nation will become a modern-day resource colony akin to the so-called banana republics of a century ago — something that could create long-term risks for oil companies operating there.
(3) Bond investors at firms including ABN AMRO Investment Solutions and Brandywine Global Investment Management are voicing skepticism about mounting speculation that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is poised to raise interest rates.
(4) Icelanders narrowly turned down reopening membership talks with the European Union in a divisive referendum, as concerns over retaining control of the island nation’s natural resources eclipsed the case for closer alignment with Europe.
(5) Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that Germany’s eastern Saxony-Anhalt region will suffer economic damage if the far-right AfD party wins control of the state’s government next Sunday.
Kevin Warsh Takes Center Stage, France’s Debt Divide, America Bets on English Football
28 août 2026
00:22:42
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(1) A chorus of investors is urging Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to provide a strong rebuke of high inflation to boost the long end of the Treasury market.
(2) Federal Reserve officials continue to send mixed signals on their outlooks for inflation, with some arguing higher interest rates are needed to tame prices while others signaled less urgency.
(3) France’s first presidential election debate was largely consumed by bickering among the candidates on how to deal with the country’s swelling debt, including a dispute over a far-left proposal to simply cancel a portion of it.
(4) Nvidia added $442 billion to its market value on Thursday in the second-largest one-day gain by any stock in history.
(5) The Trump administration must lift its ban on Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology for federal agencies, a US judge ruled.
(6) President Donald Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed.
(7) UEFA, Europe’s governing football body, said that it’s pursuing a criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Switzerland, intensifying the fallout from his failed plan to monetize the World Cup.
(8) US Money Pours Into English Football. But Can It Fix the Wi-Fi?
Nvidia Reignites AI Rally, Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal, The Free Money Test
27 août 2026
00:19:23
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(1) Nvidia, the chipmaker at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom, gave a bullish sales outlook for fiscal 2028, easing concerns that AI spending is poised to lose momentum.
(2) Iran’s military said it reached a revenue-sharing agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Washington’s standoff over control of the crucial waterway continues.
(3) Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.
(4) Meta said it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve social media claims from US states that would require the company to make major changes to how it operates platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
(5) A Barclays survey has found that this year’s heat waves measurably impacted the investment plans of businesses and conduct of consumers in the UK.
(6) As many as 230,000 adults in two districts of Malawi are each receiving about 1.2 million kwacha, or almost $700, and they can do whatever they want with it.
Hormuz Talks, A Trade War of Words, Ceuta's Aftermath
26 août 2026
00:22:25
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(1) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi discussed an “interim framework” aimed at resuming shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement carried by the Oman News Agency, as the two sides press ahead with long-running talks over navigation through the key waterway.
(2) The Trump administration is discussing additional trade penalties against Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled dollar-for-dollar retaliation to new tariffs imposed by the US on Saturday.
(3) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s surprise plan to tamp down US borrowing costs by expanding bond buybacks may have sparked fierce debate about its ultimate effectiveness, but key market metrics and positioning show that it’s having an impact.
(4) Nvidia will deliver its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, updating investors on the state of the AI industry’s massive data center expansion — and the company’s efforts to remain at the center of that frenzy.
(5) Meta and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, people familiar with the matter said.
(6) The images of thousands of people swimming into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco at the end of July were seen around the world. As politicians trade barbs in cities far away, Ceuta is still grappling with the real-life consequences of that day.
Podcast Conversation: Dolly Parton, the effervescent and glamorous “Queen of Country” who emerged from extreme poverty in rural Tennessee to become one of America’s most distinguished songwriters and wealthiest self-made women, has died. She was 80.
Washington's China Collision Course, Burnham Exclusive, The AI Hiring Era
25 août 2026
00:16:52
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(1) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the Islamic Republic and end nearly six months of war.
(2) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he and other European leaders plan to travel to the US next month to lobby President Donald Trump to let Ukraine access some of its Patriot air defense missile stocks ahead of the winter.
(3) The UK became the first foreign nation to gain access to Ukraine’s vast trove of battlefield data in a deal designed to train artificial intelligence models and develop fresh military capabilities.
(4) The trade war between the US and Canada erupted into an extraordinary exchange of insults and threats between President Donald Trump and Doug Ford, the leader of Ontario.
(5) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refrained from any further signals on revamping US debt management on Monday, following a report that his department could draw down some of its cash pile to fund buybacks of higher-yielding older securities.
(6) Saudi Arabia plans to build a theme park complex near Paris that will include at least one area dedicated to Japanese manga comic books.
Canada's US Trade War, Bessent's 'Economic D-Day', Bonds Brace for Warsh
24 août 2026
00:17:02
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(1) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government sees little chance of resuming talks with President Donald Trump before the midterm elections after trade negotiations collapsed, according to people familiar with the matter.
(2) Oil dropped after two weeks of gains, with the market waiting to see the US economic isolation plan for Iran due to be released later Monday.
(3) It’s a crucial week for markets, with investors looking to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for clues on the path for interest rates as elevated oil prices stoke inflation pressures and bond yields soar to multi-decade high.
(4) Ukraine offered Russia a truce on attacks against ships carrying agricultural commodities through the Black Sea, but Moscow rejected the deal because it wanted guarantees against strikes on its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
(5) Donald Trump’s family is on the verge of having its very own bank. t’s now easier than at any time in almost 20 years to get a national bank charter, thanks to the Trump administration’s deregulation push.
(6) Investment in UK financial technology firms fell to the lowest level since at least 2016 in the first half of this year, as funders flock to companies tied to artificial intelligence and can show long-term growth.
Stock Bubble Warning, France Deficit Blowout Risk, Poland’s $1T Problem
21 août 2026
00:23:00
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(1) The US equity market is in bubble territory, with metrics such as the Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, the real equity risk premium, and the Buffett Indicator pointing to overvaluation.
(2) Anthropic expects to match or beat the size of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign of overwhelming demand from investors looking to profit from the artificial intelligence boom.
(3) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative to address the highest borrowing costs in year
(4) Oil headed for a substantial weekly gain, as a US push to isolate Iran’s economy raised the specter of further market disruption.
(5) France’s fiscal deficit would widen by at least 0.5% of economic output if political divisions prevent the adoption of a 2027 budget before presidential elections, the state’s finance auditing body cautioned.
(6) British consumers are more confident than at any point since Labour took power two years ago, further evidence that the national mood has improved since Andy Burnham took over as prime minister in July.
China’s Cheap AI Edge, Bessent’s High-Stakes Fix, Iran ‘Economic Warfare’
20 août 2026
00:20:14
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(1) A spate of compelling releases at budget prices have made China the frontrunner in the race for global adoption.
(2) China is using new legal powers to block European Union scrutiny of alleged state support for its companies, adding friction ahead of an October deadline to resolve outstanding trade disputes.
(3) JPMorgan strategists warned that markets may view the US Treasury’s surprise effort to curb long-term borrowing costs as lacking credibility, potentially pushing up the term premium and yields over time.
(4) Total US public debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, and has now surged by a third in less than five years, as US lawmakers continue to shrug off calls to contend with historically wide fiscal deficits.
(5) The UK’s Green Party has said it wants to apply a 38% windfall tax on banks, adding to the pressure from the left on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to target the City of London.
(6) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK, BBC News understands.
‘AI Tentacle’ Market Risk, Swiss Neutrality Vote, 150% Bond Return
19 août 2026
00:14:50
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(1) A global selloff in semiconductor stocks deepened as investors retreated from one of the year’s hottest trades amid elevated bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty. Treasuries gained modestly following recent losses.
(2) US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.
(3) The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, saying the two sides had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a broader trade dispute that had plunged relations to a fresh low.
(4) Swiss voters are set to reject an initiative to strengthen the country’s neutrality in a ballot next month that Russia has tried to sway with jibes about the country’s actions during World War II.
(5) Rising temperatures in the ocean now have the potential to cause intense storms in Europe later this year, according to new research.
(6) A high-ranking FIFA council member has withdrawn his support for Gianni Infantino, citing the dismissal of fellow executive Kevin Lamour as the “final straw.”
(7) Investors are throwing their support behind Ukraine and pocketing some of the most lucrative gains in bond markets.
Global Bond Rout, Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Threat, Mike Ashley's Property Empire
18 août 2026
00:17:55
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On today's podcast:
(1) Longer-maturity bonds are at the epicenter of investor angst about everything from inflation to the debt-laden artificial-intelligence boom — and governments are paying the price.
(2) The prospects for peace in the Middle East suffered a fresh setback, with President Donald Trump saying he’s not interested in extending the expiring agreement with Iran and tensions flaring anew in the Strait of Hormuz.
(3) Russia’s hybrid war in Europe has already begun, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said, following warnings of Moscow’s attempts to intimidate nations supporting Ukraine.
(4) China’s economy showed across-the-board weakness in July and growth likely slipped further below the government’s annual target, sparking a call from Premier Li Qiang on officials to ramp up supportive measures.
(5) Meta Platforms is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users.
(6) Anthropic is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $65 billion based on its current performance, according to people familiar with the matter, up more than sevenfold from its pace at the end of last year.
(7) Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has built a real estate empire and now owns around 8 million square feet of retail park and shopping center space, part of what the company’s CEO Michael Murray said is a 16 million-square-foot portfolio worth £2 billion.
Banks Fight Back, Trump Cuts Korea Drills, France Tax Cyberattack
17 août 2026
00:19:55
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(1) JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon warned UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in a call last week against higher taxes on banks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government prepares its budget for October, the Financial Times reported.
(2) Europe's lenders are hopeful the European Commission will tackle some of their biggest complaints. The continent is weighing a deregulation push after President Donald Trump’s administration vowed to unshackle banks from what it sees as excessive curbs introduced after the 2008 financial crash.
(3) President Donald Trump said he’s told the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, indicating his shift was driven by frustration the longtime US ally hadn’t provided more support for his war with Iran.
(4) Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with shuttling large volumes of crude out of the Persian Gulf, helping keep a lid on prices and assuaging fears of an energy-driven inflation spike, even as the Iran war drags on.
(5) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will hold a crisis meeting Monday to respond to the cyberattack disclosed last week targeting the country’s tax collection agency.
(6) Emergency services were attempting to control a large wildfire in the east of Belgium on Sunday, after the blaze destroyed about 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres) of a nature reserve and forced about 600 residents to evacuate in an area near the German border.
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(1) Nigel Farage is returning to Parliament after winning an election designed to turn the page on questions over his personal finances that saw the Reform UK leader go head-to-head against a satirical candidate dressed as a trash can.
(2) The US government sold 30-year bonds at the highest interest rate in a quarter century, a testament to investors’ demand for greater compensation to finance the nation’s growing deficit.
(3) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a dilemma over how to cut the cost of living while rebalancing business taxes toward larger companies. Hitting some bigger firms might cause them to pass prices onto consumers.
(4) OpenAI is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $40 billion based on its current performance, according to people familiar with the matter, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025 and bolstering the company’s plans for a Wall Street debut.
(5) Poland said its security services prevented the assassination of a US citizen originally from Ukraine that was ordered by Russian intelligence.
(6) An unusually powerful El Niño is raising the odds that 2026 will surpass 2024 as the world’s hottest year on record, and regardless, 2027 is expected to set a new high, according to a monthly analysis of global weather data by Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit research group.
(7) Heat wave warnings are still in place in much of Europe today, although the peak in temperatures has now passed in France and the UK. The more frequent extreme weather events are pushing forecasters into using new technologies.
Russia Eyes Europe Sabotage, US Borrowing Costs Surge, Stock-Shy Europeans
13 août 2026
00:19:24
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(1) Russia may escalate attacks against the Baltic States and Poland, a European intelligence official said, amid rising concern that Moscow wants to further intimidate nations supporting Ukraine.
(2) A $42 billion auction of 10-year US Treasuries resulted in the highest yield for the benchmark securities since 2007, luring decent appetite from investors who’ve been demanding more compensation to finance the US government.
(3) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is supportive of a near-term rate hike by the Bank of Japan, with the next move likely either in September or October, according to people familiar with the matter.
(4) Global stocks climbed toward a record and bonds extended gains as a subdued US inflation report eased concerns about an imminent interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Brent snapped a six-day rally.
(5) The US military campaign against Iran has so far failed to force the regime to capitulate. The Trump administration is betting once again that suffocating economic pressure will do the job.
(6) Europe’s fifth heat wave of the summer is set to peak Thursday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events that have strained health systems and energy networks across the region.
(7) The black box around Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown has long fueled political gossip in China. Now, an underground market is emerging for selling purported secrets on who might be next to fall.
(8) Toms Kreicbergs worked on Wall Street before returning to his native Latvia, where he writes science fiction and engages in an enterprise almost as fanciful: trying to get more of his fellow citizens to invest in the stock market. In countries big and small, the European Union is chasing a dream: Its savers, with €11 trillion stashed in bank accounts, will finally develop a lust for stock and bond markets and pump money into businesses across the region, powering both European growth and their own prosperity.
$150 Oil Now Possible, Solar Eclipse Power Shift, Bankers Leaving London
12 août 2026
00:21:52
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(1) Oil advanced for a sixth day on skepticism about the prospects for a deal that would restore energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, despite an upbeat assessment from some officials.
(2) Pakistan’s defense minister said the US and Iran are “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz, even after both sides appeared to toughen their positions in the long-deadlocked negotiations.
(3) The yen edged closer toward a key level against the dollar, raising concerns over Japanese authorities stepping in again to prop up the currency.
(4) CoreWeave, a provider of computing that powers artificial intelligence systems, soared in late trading after the AI spending frenzy spurred faster sales growth than anticipated.
(5) Night will fall on Europe’s power system a bit early Wednesday evening, as an eclipse is set to block solar generation across parts of the UK and western Europe.
(6) Around 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs are poised to transfer to other parts of the UK over the next five years, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s devolution drive and the capital’s cost pressures encourage businesses to shift work elsewhere.
Intense Heat Hits Power & Crops, Trump's Secret Flight, Mercedes China EV Fail
11 août 2026
00:19:12
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(1) Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers.
(2) British shoppers retreated during the July heat wave, prioritizing small treats and cutting back elsewhere as the recent consumer boost showed signs of fading.
(3) US President Donald Trump made sweeping new demands on Iran after Tehran reiterated requests for reparations as part of talks to wind down the conflict, dimming hopes of a quick deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
(4) An Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump prompted an extraordinary operation last month in which he flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One, The Washington Post has learned.
(5) US investment giants including Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock. and Brookfield Asset Management are partnering with Nvidia to source $500 billion in financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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On today's podcast:
(1) Economic growth in the euro zone is set to quicken after showing surprising resilience to the Iran war, according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
(2) Iran promoted a hard-line ex-commander as its top security official, shaking up its highest decision-making body on national defense after saying it was “very close” to a deal with Oman over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
(3) The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang, Daniel Kinahan, has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire.
(4) Hiring at British businesses held steady in July, ending a downturn stretching back to the Liz Truss crisis in 2022, according to a closely watched survey.
(5) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is embarking on a nationwide tour to promote new policies aimed at reducing the cost of living, just as controversy over his prisons policy threatens to end the honeymoon he’s enjoyed since taking office.