Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

It’s been a rough week for UK assets. The pound fell to its lowest level in a year, gilt yields surged and investors are losing confidence in the government’s ability to control the nation’s deficit and high borrowing costs. Why are things spiraling now? Senior reporter Phil Aldrick joins this week’s In the City to explain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a look at U.S eco data and bank earnings next week. In the UK – a focus on a UK asset slump and what may come next. In Asia – a look at BYD and the EV sector and what comes next in the U.S, Nippon Steel saga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is struggling to maintain financial market confidence, with the 10-year gilt yield rising to its highest since 2008 and the pound falling to its weakest in over a year. (2) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to undermine her plans to spur growth domestically.(3) Britain’s market upheaval has put the spotlight on its Labour government this week, but economists say the Bank of England will also have to rise to the occasion by slowing interest rate cuts.(4) The wildfires across Los Angeles have razed homes and businesses, and forced about 180,000 residents to flee. Economic losses have been estimated at $135 billion to $150 billion by AccuWeather Inc., which would rank among the costliest natural disasters in modern US history.(5) Atop Wall Street’s largest investment banks, executives are locking in plans to award traders and dealmakers their biggest bonus increases since the pandemic, with 10% hikes — or more — coming for many desks, according to people briefed on the plans.(6) Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland has put the world’s largest island in an unexpected position of power. Greenland's push for independence from Denmark is intensifying, with a general election in the next three months that could see the territory play the US and Denmark off each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We want to bring you a special podcast from our Bloomberg UK Politics show after some major moves in the bond market.The UK government's borrowing costs have shot up this week as long-simmering worries over the UK economy appears to have hit a nerve with investors. In a special extended edition of the podcast, we explain why and what the Chancellor can do about it, with our Managing Editor for Foreign Exchange and Rates Rachel Evans, UK government Reporter Joe Mayes, and Bloomberg's Chief UK Economist Dan Hanson. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll.For more episodes like this you can subscribe to the UK Politics PodcastApple: https://shorturl.at/1bYd6Spotify: https://shorturl.at/ynb7uTuneIn: http://tun.in/pkKdnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.