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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s threat to unleash an “economic D-Day” against Iran risks setting the US on a collision course with China, its main trading partner. Bessent promised an “economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe” as President Donald Trump tries to wind down his unpopular war in the Middle East.

US stock-index futures gained as pressure on technology shares eased, signaling tentative optimism ahead of key earnings this week that will test confidence in the artificial intelligence trade. Bitcoin advanced to a three-month high.

And Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume prepared to confront workers over his plans to radically shrink the carmaker, a test of his ability to push through sweeping changes at speed.

Today’s guest: Anna Macdonald, Hargreaves Lansdown, Investment Strategy Director

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe
00:02:47 – Asian stocks fluctuate as caution builds
00:04:44 – US threatens Iran’s trade partners with sanctions
00:09:59 – Bessent’s Iran threat hinges on willingness to hit China
00:12:30 – Carney: ‘Momentum reversed’ on US trade talks
00:15:35 – Bessent stops short of new bond measures
00:19:38 – Bloomberg Intelligence looks at how Hormuz shock will reshape energy market
00:24:17 – Tuesday headlines
00:26:20 – Front page news
00:27:32 – Anna Macdonald, Hargreaves Lansdown, Investment Strategy Director
00:34:32 – Tuesday top stories
00:36:07 – Volkswagen CEO to present restructuring plan to workers
00:39:34 – Grosvenor’s heat warning for London luxury homes
00:42:00 – Tuesday top stories
00:44:15 – US importing more from Canada than China
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Saira Malik, Chief Investment Officer at Nuveen, talks about what she wants to hear from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh in Jackson Hole and she explains why she’s bullish on software stocks. Malik speaks on “Bloomberg The Close.”
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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.
For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure targets in other Ukrainian cities, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is sensitive.

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.

The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won’t find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Opening Trade | 8/27/2026
00:01:22 – Nvidia Bullish Outlook
00:04:18 – Global Inflationary Pressure
00:06:35 – Putin To Escalate War on Ukraine
00:09:07 – Daybook
00:11:26 – Nvidia Outlook ‘Crushes Expectations’
00:13:23 – Chinese AI Ecosystem
00:15:05 – Paul Markham of GAM investments
00:21:35 – Need To Know: Nepal, Fed’s Cook, Meta
00:25:34 – Matthias Reschke of JPMorgan
00:34:23 – Focus on Jackson Hole
00:36:29 – CIA Director’s Visit to Moscow
00:39:14 – MLIV
00:42:54 – Stocks To Watch
00:47:59 – The Market Open
00:50:06 – Stephanie Niven of Ninety One
00:58:49 – Core 6 & Movers
01:03:44 – Nvidia Outlook Boosts AI Optimism
01:05:49 – Meta Settles US Lawsuit
01:08:25 – Pernod Ricard Revised Guidance
01:15:47 – German Minister for Digital & State Modernization Karsten Wildberger
01:24:54 – Exclusive: Lockheed Martin Europe CEO Dennis Goege
01:28:36 – Historic Seasonal Lows for EU Gas Inventories
01:31:34 – Markets Brace for Warsh Speech Friday
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The MLB trade deadline is in the rear-view mirror, so Jason Kelly and Alex Rodriguez look forward to the rest of the season and break down the league’s recent contract negotiations with the players. Listen to their full discussion on this week’s episode of The Deal wherever you get your podcasts
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Microdramas — mini soap operas designed to be watched on your phone — have become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the world. #china #tv #movie #asia #news #entertainment

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Yang Yang and Bloomberg Businessweek’s Christopher Beam about how millions got hooked on the medium, the challenges studios face as they try to reach new audiences and how AI could transform it all.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/how-two-minute-microdramas-took-over-phones-worldwide

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