Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

In this special episode of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast, we break down the fresh selloff sweeping global bond markets. UK 30-year gilt yields have hit 6% for the first time since 1998, while the US 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest since 2002. Bloomberg Managing Editor Rachel Evans, Bloomberg TV host Guy Johnson and Bloomberg Director of Global Economics Jamie Rushjoin Caroline Hepker and Nathan Hager to explain what's driving the moves and what they mean for markets and the global economy.

10 Reasons Investors Are Driving Government Bond Yields Higher
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In this special episode of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast, we break down the fresh selloff sweeping global bond markets. UK 30-year gilt yields have hit 6% for the first time since 1998, while the US 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to its highest since 2002. Bloomberg Managing Editor Rachel Evans, Bloomberg TV host Guy Johnson and Bloomberg Director of Global Economics Jamie Rushjoin Caroline Hepker and Nathan Hager to explain what's driving the moves and what they mean for markets and the global economy.

10 Reasons Investors Are Driving Government Bond Yields Higher
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On today's podcast:

(1) A pilot of a jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded a serious security incident.

(2) The UK’s domestic security service MI5 accused a Chinese academic institute of spying on Britain’s artificial intelligence research.

(3) France’s government is set to unveil plans to narrow the budget deficit sharply, kicking off a debate that risks toppling the prime minister and stoking investor concern over the country’s debts.

(4) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she plans to ask the European Union for greater fiscal flexibility after the region’s top economies showed a surge in inflation caused by high energy prices.

(5) Britain’s Labour government is falling behind on its ambition to borrow more money from regular savers, potentially raising the amount it needs to raise from gilt markets.

(6) Swiss glaciers lost over 5% of their ice volume following a hot summer and at least two disappeared altogether, an acceleration of melting that threatens the tourism lifeblood of Alpine communities.

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On today's podcast:

(1) Andy Burnham set out a radical vision to change the country in a keynote speech to the Labour Party's annual conference, taking on controversial issues such as reversing Brexit and changing Britain's electoral system.

(2) The latest official figures showed there were 45,000 more 16-24 year-olds leaving than arriving in the UK in 2025, with many young people looking abroad for opportunities due to a challenging labor market.

(3) Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs

(4) President Donald Trump endorsed using outside auditors to assess the safety of artificial intelligence systems through an accord with Silicon Valley leaders that seeks to sidestep new government rules in addressing a groundswell of concern over AI risks.

(5) Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right National Rally, said he’s asked his lawyer to lodge a lawsuit after a French online news site published an article alleging he made a series of antisemitic comments over a decade ago.

(6) The Premier League said Manchester City artificially boosted its financial results by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion), with the club guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of financial rules.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.

On today's podcast:

(1) The selloff in the US bond market deepened on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to prolong the war’s energy shock.

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(2) The UK government is privately lobbying the Trump administration for an exemption from any potential US diesel export ban.

(3) Andy Burnham will set out his pitch for honest political debate as the antidote to populism as he reveals his plans for taking on thorny issues, from Britain’s expensive social care system to its creaking water infrastructure.

(4) Rising bond yields will curb economic expansion and limit the transfer of elevated energy costs to inflation, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.

(5) The global AI industry needs to earn $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify the capital being deployed to build data centers around the world, Bain & Co. said.

(6) Europe's gas storage sites are at their lowest ever level for this time of year due to the loss of Russian pipeline gas and fears about a tight LNG market.

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