Trump: Evacuate Tehran, President Exits G-7 Early, US-UK Deal Finalized
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump is set to depart the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in Canada a day early, after warning residents of Tehran to evacuate the city as Israel continued to bombard Iran in a bid to disable its nuclear program. (2) President Donald Trump’s hasty exit from the Group of Seven conference in Canada deepened questions about his promise to bring peace to an increasingly violent world and added fresh evidence of his skepticism toward the institutions that have long underpinned US diplomacy. (3) Oil jumped after US President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, before paring gains, as the market remained on edge about an escalation in the conflict with Israel that could disrupt crude supply. (4) Prime Minister Keir Starmer reached an agreement with US President Donald Trump to implement trading terms disclosed last month to slash US tariffs on key British exports and raise UK quotas on certain American agricultural products. (5) US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba failed to reach an agreement on a trade package on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, an outcome that leaves the Asian nation inching closer to a possible recession as the pain of US tariffs hits its economy. (6) The Bank of Japan left its benchmark rate unchanged and unveiled a plan to slow its withdrawal from the bond market from next year in a sign of caution following heightened market volatility. (7) A damning report into group-based child sexual exploitation in England and Wales has found that the ethnicity of people involved in grooming gangs has been "shied away" from -- and not recorded in two-thirds of cases.Podcast Conversation: Ken Griffin on Trump, Harvard and Why Novice Investors Can’t WinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Open hostilities between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on Monday with no sign of easing, stoking fears of a wider war in the oil-rich region.(2) Oil-watchers are bracing for a further price rally after Israeli strikes on Iranian energy assets heightened the risk to Middle East supplies.(3) President Donald Trump said he believed it’s possible Israel and Iran could reach an agreement to end their conflict, though the two sides may need to continue fighting before they’re ready to broker a peace deal.(4) The UK government is trying to walk a tightrope on relations with Israel, expressing support for its military action against Iran while also criticizing the war in Gaza.(5) The UK will seek to restart trade negotiations with Canada, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as he strives to strengthen commercial ties around the world to better insulate Britain’s economy from the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war.(6) The UK appointed the first woman to lead its secret intelligence service MI6 as Prime Minster Keir Starmer warned of the increasing threats Britain faces from its adversaries.Podcast Conversation: Iran’s Leaders Face a Reckoning as Israeli Strikes IntensifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Daybreak Weekend: Fed Meeting, BOE Decision, BOJ Policy
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 ahead to next week’s Fed decision. In the UK – a look ahead to next week’s Bank of England decision. In Asia – a look ahead to next week's Bank of Japan decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Key Military Chief Killed, Oil & Gold Surge
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Israel launched waves of airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic-missile sites on Friday morning, a major escalation in the standoff between the two adversaries that risks sparking a wider war in the Middle East. (2) Explosions were heard across Tehran and in the city of Natanz, home to one of its nuclear sites, according to videos and local media. (3) US President Donald Trump says Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, Fox News journalist Bret Baier reports, citing an interview with him after Israel launches strikes against Iran. The strikes came just hours after Trump had suggested to reporters the US still believed in the prospects for a diplomatic solution. (4) Oil surged as much as 13% after Israel carried out waves of military strikes against Iran, raising fears of a wider war in a region that accounts for a third of global crude production. (5) Stocks fell along with equity-index futures and investors rushed to the safety of haven assets after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear program sites in a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Crude oil jumped 9%, the biggest move in more than three years. (6) Investigators have started combing the wreckage of Air India flight AI171 as they seek to determine what caused the Boeing Co. Dreamliner to crash shortly after takeoff Thursday afternoon, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard in the deadliest aviation accident in more than a decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wealthy Exit UK Exclusive, Labour’s Growth Gamble, Unilateral Tariff Threat
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast: (1) As the pace of wealthy individuals leaving London quickens, the numbers are starting to stack up: Labour’s flagship “tax the rich” policy risks becoming a net drain on the UK economy. (2) Rachel Reeves will pump billions of pounds into areas outside London as the Labour government tries to head off an electoral threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. (3) President Donald Trump said he intended to send letters to trading partners in the next one to two weeks setting unilateral tariff rates, ahead of a July 9 deadline to reimpose higher duties on dozens of economies. (4) The US ordered some staff to depart its embassy in Baghdad and authorized families of military service members to leave the region, officials said, after Iran threatened to strike American bases if it’s attacked over its nuclear program. (5) The Pentagon has launched a review of the Biden-era Aukus pact to develop nuclear-powered submarines with Australia and the UK, as the Trump administration looks to shift the burden for collective defense to allies and make sure the US has enough warships of its own. (6) Northern Ireland has seen a third night of clashes between rioters and police, in violence that's been described by officials as racially motivated.Podcast Conversation: Five French Countryside Escapes That Pair Perfectly with ParisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.