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On today’s show, a White House official says the exact date in April for US President Trump to meet with Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has not yet been finalized. It comes after Politico reported Trump would head to Beijing to meet Xi in the first week of April.
Keir Starmer shored up his position as UK prime minister during a dramatic day yesterday in Westminster that at times seemed like he might be forced to step down. The reprieve is likely only to be temporary.
Gucci sales fell in the final months of last year as Kering struggles to revive its biggest brand. Comparable revenue at Gucci tumbled 10% in the fourth quarter.
Today’s guests: UK House of Lords member & pollster Robert Hayward, BNP Paribas Markets 360 Head of Developed Markets Rates Strategy & Economics, Europe Camille de Courcel & Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe – 2/10/2026
00:02:29 – Asian Stocks Hit Record As Tech Leads
00:04:37 – Yuan Strongest Since 2023
00:09:25 – UK PM Delivers Defiant Speech To Win Back Party
00:13:13 – Starmer Secures Cabinet Backing To Stay In Power
00:19:04 – Earnings on the Docket: Kering, Barclays, Astrazeneca, BP
00:21:57 – Other Top Stories: Villeroy Quits / Trump-Xi / Ukraine-EU
00:25:30 – Front Page News: Starmer Defies Calls to Quit
00:27:08 – Starmer Shores Up Position For Now
00:30:07 – UK Market Volatility Likely To Spread Over Into Local Elections
00:36:44 – Canada’s Pivot to Asia for Trade, Investment
00:45:14 – Odds UK PM Ousted by End of June | Chart Talk
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