Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump said he would refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations opposing his effort to take possession of Greenland, citing a “framework of a future deal” he said was reached regarding the island.

(2) Global stocks were set to extend a rally after US President Donald Trump abandoned his tariff threat against Europe, easing concerns about a renewed trade war.

(3) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to commit Russian assets that remain frozen in the US to rebuild Ukrainian regions damaged during the war after a peace treaty is concluded.

(4) British business leaders want the governing Labour Party to keep under-pressure Keir Starmer as prime minister, but many are open to the prospect of backing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the next election, a survey found.

(5) English teams have slipped out of the top four of Deloitte’s Money League for the first time in 29 years, according to an annual survey of the highest revenue generating football clubs globally.

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Your morning briefing, the news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:
(1) President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the European Union would continue to invest in the US even if he imposed new tariffs related to his quest to take control of Greenland, a proposal that has angered leaders on the continent.

(2) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used a major address in Davos to argue that the world’s middle powers must band together to resist coercion from aggressive superpowers

(3) JPMorgan Asset Management’s Bob Michele said the selloff in markets is a message to President Donald Trump’s administration to take action to restore calm as officials did after Liberation Day tariffs rattled investors last year.

(4) The UK government approved a new Chinese embassy in London, ending a years-long saga that had strained bilateral relations, and setting the stage for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit Beijing next week.

(5) The online brawl between Elon Musk and Ryanair Holdings Plc dragged into a second week, with the world’s richest man again floating the idea of buying the airline after clashing with its chief executive officer.

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Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump said he will meet with several parties over his ambition to take control of Greenland during the upcoming World Economic Forum.

(2) US President Donald Trump took shots at French leader Emmanuel Macron for rejecting his invitation to join a proposed Board of Peace, and suggested he could impose a 200% tariff on champagne.

(3) French premier Sebastien Lecornu said he will use a constitutional tool to adopt the 2026 budget without a parliamentary vote, signaling he has secured sufficient parliamentary backing to survive subsequent no-confidence ballots.

(4) The UK appeared to lay the groundwork for approving China’s new embassy in London on the eve of a controversial decision that risks driving a deeper wedge both within the ruling Labour party and with the US administration.

(5) The UK government is asking the public whether social media should be banned for children under 16.

(6) Far from the financial hubs of Milan and London, in an unassuming building near the Naples waterfront, a small fixed income desk is quietly defying Wall Street stereotypes.

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Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) European Union leaders will hold an emergency meeting in the coming days to discuss President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat as they explore possible retaliatory measures.

(2) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amplified President Donald Trump’s message to European allies that the US won’t back down on taking over Greenland, saying the continent is too weak to ensure its security.

(3) US President Donald Trump’s trade threats toward European governments over Greenland raise the possibility the latter may trim their holdings of US assets, supporting the euro, according to a Deutsche Bank AG strategist.

(4) Gunboat capitalism. MAGA Marxism. Techno-feudalism — whatever you call it, Donald Trump is upending the global economy as it has been viewed from Davos, the Swiss summit synonymous with wealth and power.

(5) China’s economy lost more momentum last quarter even as it met the government’s target in 2025, in another year of lopsided growth that will be hard to sustain in an era of protectionism around the world.

(6) Across the western world, governments are turning toward a familiar source of funds to address their fiscal challenges: the wealthy.

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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 earnings from Netflix and Intel.
In the UK – a look ahead to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
In Asia – a look ahead to China GDP data.
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