President Donald Trump reinstated the US blockade of Iranian ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a 20% reimbursement for all other cargo shipped through the waterway.

US stocks steadied as traders refrained from making big bets ahead of a jam-packed day that will see the unofficial start of the earnings season, along with testimony from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and US inflation data. Higher crude prices kept bets on a July US interest rate increase in place, with swap markets signaling a chance of a hike when the Federal Reserve meets later this month.

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00:25:26 – Bond Market Check
00:32:02 – Strong Global Outlook in 2027: Franklin Templeton
00:38:24 – Japan’ GPIF Holds
00:42:34 – Warsh to Move Markets More Than He Wants: MLIV
00:47:42 – Stocks to Watch: Ericsson, BP, Watches of Switzerland
01:05:31 – Brent Crude Level, Oil Price Climbs
01:11:17 – Watches of Switzerland Stock
01:15:10 – Fed’s Kevin Warsh Testimony
01:17:32 – Robust Economic Outlook in US: Apollo’s Jim Zelter
01:19:05 – easyJet Gets £5.7B Apollo Offer
01:30:48 – US Inflation
01:35:25 – World Cup: France vs Spain
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US stock futures rose after strong results from SpaceX eased concerns over whether a global investment spree in artificial intelligence can prove sustainable.

Meta investors will be looking for any updates on the company’s artificial intelligence spending when it reports quarterly results on Wednesday after the market close. They’ll also be watching for signs that the company is making progress in offsetting those costs by monetizing its cloud business.

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00:01:23 – The Agenda: Markets, SpaceX Earnings & AI Trade
00:03:43 – AI Stocks Rally & Jensen Huang in Berlin
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00:08:37 – What to Watch
00:10:22 – BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on Rates, Deficits & AI, BlackRock’s Long-Term Investment Outlook How AI Could Transform Work & Retirement
00:21:25 – Need to Know: Netflix, Italy & European Market Headlines
00:25:23 – Black Forests Lab CEO Robin Rombach on Generative & Physical AI
00:33:59 – StoneX’s Kathryn Ronney Vera on AI Spending, High Rates & the US Economy, AI’s Impact on Inflation
00:41:52 – Stocks to Watch: EssilorLuxottica, Adidas & Carrefour
00:46:19 – European Markets Open
00:50:57 – Federated Hermes’ Steven Chiavarone on Is the AI Trade a Bubble, US Midterms, AI Policy & Deficit Risks,
00:59:43 – European Tech & French Stocks
01:02:50 – Carrefour Hit by French Unrest
01:04:54 – French Riots, Elections & Market Risk
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Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we’ll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins.

Lebanon saw its deadliest day of fighting in months, heaping pressure on stalled US-Iran negotiations while Washington prepares fresh economic measures.

President Donald Trump told the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, indicating his shift was driven by frustration the longtime US ally hadn’t provided more support for his war with Iran.

And Japanese growth unexpectedly slowed in the three months through June – complicating the outlook for the Bank of Japan ahead of its rate decision next month.

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00:05:47 – China’s 10-Year Yield Dips to Lowest in Over a Year
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00:12:46 – Slower Japanese Growth Complicates BOJ Picture
00:17:14 – Belgian Firefighters Battle Record Blaze
00:20:23 – Rhine River Water Level Hits Record Low
00:22:54 – Second Ceuta Border Push Falls Flat
00:25:25 – Dollar, Yields Dip as Fed Rate Hike Bets Ease
00:27:45 – Oil Swings With Lebanon Tensions & Hormuz in Focus
00:29:12 – Frederik Ducrozet, Pictet Wealth Management, Head of Strategy & Macro Research
00:34:25 – Wildberries Depot Ablaze After Ukrainian Drone Strike
00:40:39 – Asian Stocks Edge Higher, Korea on Holiday
00:44:33 – China’s Credit Demand Weakens
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Barclays said it’s cutting 5,000 jobs as part of an effort to reduce costs, adding that artificial intelligence is starting to create efficiency. That would affect about 5% of the bank’s employees, according to a presentation on Thursday. Barclays employed about 93,000 people globally at the end of 2025.

Stocks fell as megacap earnings failed to reassure investors about the rebound in the artificial intelligence trade, Chinese equities neared a bear market and escalating Middle East tensions drove oil prices higher.

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00:01:15 – The Agenda: Meta and Tesla Earnings Divide the Tech Trade
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00:05:11 – Breaking News: Barclays and Hermès Earnings in Focus
00:07:14 – Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker on Earnings, Innovation and Europe, Roche’s Cancer Drug Pipeline and Growth Potential
00:16:45 – French Bond Yields Hit 5% as Fiscal Concerns Mount
00:16:52 – Allspring Global Investment’s Henrietta Pacquement on French Bond Yields Hit 5% as Fiscal Concerns Mount, European Futures Slide Ahead of the Open
00:25:32 – SAP CFO Dominik Asam on Cloud Growth and AI Transformation, Europe Needs Less Regulation to Compete in AI
00:32:53 – Meta’s AI Investment and Tesla’s Capex Concerns, IBM and Texas Instruments Earnings
00:37:36 – Jensen Huang: Europe Needs to Embrace AI
00:38:50 – MLIV: Global Markets Sell Off as Investors Seek Safety, Alibaba Slides Amid China Regulatory Concerns
00:42:30 – Stock to Watch: Barclays, Nokia and Roche
00:45:47 – European Markets Open Lower
00:50:45 – Barclays Earnings Disappoint as Fixed Income Revenue Drops, Barclays Cuts Jobs as AI Drives Efficiencies
00:54:58 – European Tech and AI Earnings in Focus
00:59:21 – Market Movers: Hermès Tumbles on China Weakness and French Unrest
01:02:12 – Goldman Sachs’ Sharon Bell on the European Tech Trade, Where to Invest as European Growth Slows, FTSE 100 Outlook and the Impact of a Weaker Currency
01:11:15 – European Stocks Fall as Energy Outperforms
01:13:26 – Need to Know
01:14:16 – Morgan Stanley’s Amy Gower on Copper, AI and the Global Metals Outlook Indonesia’s Aluminum and Nickel Supply Boom
01:21:10 – Saudi Attacks Push Oil Prices Higher
01:25:30 – Hermès Hit by China Weakness and French Unrest
01:29:43 – What’s Driving Market Nervousness, French Bond Spreads Surge Contagion Risks Across European Debt Markets
01:34:09 – European Markets Remain Under Pressure
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