Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) The MSCI All Country World Index — one of the broadest measures of the equity market — has still risen 21% this year, supported by Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and enthusiasm over artificial intelligence. Silver outperformed most assets, surging over 140%. Asian equities are primed for their best year since 2017.(2) President Xi Jinping declared China is set to meet its economic targets for 2025, with growth expected to reach “about 5%,” providing an upbeat backdrop to data showing a recovery in the nation’s manufacturing sector.(3) Rail services between London and continental Europe have resumed after a power issue in the Channel Tunnel led to mass cancellations yesterday. Some Eurostar passenger trains did manage to leave London but ground to a halt before entering the tunnel, forcing hundreds of passengers to spend the night stranded on board.(4) Thieves have stolen valuables worth millions of euros from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault. Images released by police show a large hole drilled through a wall and the vault left ransacked. According to Sparkasse bank, around 2,700 customers were affected by the theft in the city of Gelsenkirchen (5) Warner Bros Discovery plans to once again reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance Corp. after the rival media company amended the terms of its offer, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking.Podcast Conversation: How Wine Will Change in 2026, From Climate Impacts to Gen ZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Silver recovered some losses after its biggest one-day drop in more than five years, with a lingering supply shortage keeping the metal on track for a monthly gain of about a third.(2) President Donald Trump’s campaign to end the war in Ukraine faced new complications on Monday when Vladimir Putin said he would revise his country’s negotiating position after the Russian leader claimed Ukrainian drones targeted his residence.(3) President Donald Trump expressed concern that Iran is moving to rebuild its nuclear capabilities and bolster its ballistic missile program after strikes by the US and Israel earlier this year, and threatened to target the country again to prevent Tehran from stockpiling weapons.(4) Pockets of London’s so-called stockbroker belt suffered the biggest house price declines in 2025, as the South East of England and the capital fell behind regions in the north.(5) The UK knighted its new envoy to the US alongside The Wire actor Idris Elba and a former Tory donor who pulled his support for the opposition party earlier this year in a New Year’s honors list that also recognizes Britain’s victorious sportswomen in 2025.Podcast Conversation: Your Mum and Dad Are Influencers Now, Too: Andreea PapucSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) President Donald Trump said he made “a lot of progress” in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over a possible peace deal, but that it might take a few weeks to get it done and there’s no set timeline.(2) Global stocks held at record highs, while silver rallied to a new peak before turning sharply lower as trading winds down heading into year-end.(3) In the UK, opposition parties are calling for British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to be deported, after it emerged that he had posted social media messages over a decade ago, calling for Zionists to be killed.(4) Thierry Breton, the former European Union official who was sanctioned last week by the Trump administration, said the bloc must resist US attempts to influence its legislation aimed at regulating social media platforms.(5) China kicked off military maneuvers around Taiwan that will include live-fire drills, a move that comes after the US announced one of its biggest arms packages ever for the self-run democracy.Podcast Conversation: What Happens When We Insist on Automating Our Fun?: EssaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. John Authers, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, discusses the five forces that broke Capitalism Tim Craighead, Bloomberg Intelligence Bloomberg Intelligence Global Chief Content Officer, describes the European stocks to watch in 2026 John Lee, Bloomberg Intelligence APAC content manager, looks at what we can expect from Asian stocks in 2026 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special Christmas edition of Bloomberg Daybreak, host Nathan Hager speaks with: Cameron Dawson, Chief Investment Officer at Newedge Wealth and Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist at Invesco discuss what we should expect from markets in 2026 Amanda Agati, Chief Investment Officer at PNC, breaks down the cost of the 12 days of Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.