Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Hosted by Karen Moscow & Nathan Hager · 59 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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Episodes 59
- Sep 25, 2026 · 27 minTrump-Xi truce tests U.S.-China strategy as Hormuz talks move marketsThe episode connects fragile great-power diplomacy, possible Middle East de-escalation, and weather and market risks shaping the morning ahead.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 50 minMarkets weigh rate risks from US inflation to Australia’s housing squeezeThe episode connects the week’s data, political pressures, corporate earnings, and infrastructure spending to a broader question about how higher rates reshape growth.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 25 minTrade truce pauses U.S.-China tensions as markets price inflationThe episode connects a fragile diplomatic pause with unresolved trade disputes and bond-market pressures that could shape policy and global growth.
- Sep 23, 2026 · 22 minTrump’s Iran optimism meets demands, party pressure and Xi’s visitThe episode tests whether renewed U.S.–Iran diplomacy offers a real path forward as domestic politics, energy prices and China complicate the outlook.
- Sep 22, 2026 · 22 minTrump-Xi talks test trade, AI and geopolitical restraintThe episode connects fragile U.S.-China negotiations, Greenland security plans and Iran diplomacy to markets, military posture and global trade.
- Sep 21, 2026 · 23 minTrump-Xi talks test whether AI rivalry can yield guardrailsThe episode connects diplomacy, energy markets, security alliances and public-health disputes to a broader question of how governments manage escalating risk.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 22 minTrump weighs tariff delay ahead of Xi summitThe timing of new China tariffs could shape a broader trade bargain while markets also confront war, tighter monetary policy, and debt risks.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 48 minTrump-Xi talks test trade, technology and agricultural tiesThe episode connects weak U.S. housing, Germany’s far-right surge and a high-stakes U.S.-China summit to the economic pressures shaping markets and governments.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 21 minFed hike tests Trump’s tolerance for higher borrowing costsThe episode connects a unanimous Fed rate increase to inflation risks, possible further hikes, and widening political pressure on monetary policy.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 23 minWashington weighs AI guardrails as private funding reaches new heightsThe episode connects AI’s regulatory debate and capital demands with decisions that could reshape monetary policy, geopolitics, elections, and markets.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 20 minSupreme Court blocks Trump mail-ballot restrictionsThe ruling preserves existing mail-ballot procedures for the midterms while leaving unresolved questions about future election rules, AI safeguards, markets, and trade.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 21 minAI safety fears rattle markets as inflation pressures the FedThe briefing connects AI governance, geopolitical energy risks, and persistent inflation to decisions that could reshape markets and public policy.