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.
On today’s show, the European Union agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027, aiming to keep the country afloat and strengthen its negotiating position. It comes as the US pushes ahead with peace talks.
The BOJ hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 0.75%, the highest level in three decades, as expected. The central bank said it will keep raising rates if the economy and price outlooks are realized.
TikTok signed agreements with investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX for a new US joint venture that makes the app majority-owned by American investors. Oracle rose post-market.
Nike, the world’s largest sportswear company, saw its shares fall more than 10% in after-market trading after the company warned of a decline in sales and a weakening market in China.
Today’s guests: Fuse Energy CEO & Co-Founder Alan Chang
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe 12/19/25
00:00:56 – Markets Check
00:04:04 – EU To Use Joint Bonds To Give Ukraine €90B Loan
00:06:11 – Farmers Protest the Mercosur Deal in Brussels
00:08:14 – BOJ Raises Interest Rate to Highest Since 1995
00:12:06 – Asian Shares Rise on US CPI
00:15:51 – Fuse Energy Raises $70M in Funding
00:21:59 – Suspect in Brown University Shooting Found Dead
00:22:17 – Australia Launches Gun Buyback After Terror Attack
00:22:41 – TikTok Says Deals Signed for New US JV
00:23:12 – Trump Closes US Gov’t on Dec 24 & 26; NYSE / Nasdaq Hours Unchanged
00:24:51 – Markets Check
00:25:54 – BOJ Governor Kazou Ueda Holds Press Conference
00:32:10 – BOE Governor Andrew Bailey: Very Encouraged by Progress on Inflation
00:34:35 – Lagarde: We Are In A Good Place
00:36:55 – Glut Concerns Dominate Oil Markets | The Big Take
00:39:21 – Nike Shares Fall on Weak China Sales
00:41:41 – Other Stories out of UK: Consumer Confidence / New US Ambassador / Elections
00:42:54 – BlackStone’s Holiday ‘Midlife Crisis’
00:44:18 – US dollar – Japanese Yen Divergence
00:45:22 – US Core CPI Eases to Four-Year Low
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