Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) French Finance Minister Antoine Armand said he is prepared to make concessions on the 2025 budget bill to avoid opposition parties toppling the government in the coming weeks. The prospect has pushed investors to sell French assets, driving up the country's borrowing costs compared with European peers. The rate on 10-year French notes matched Greece's for the first time on record on Thursday.(2) UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves' £26 billion tax hike on businesses may cost as many as 130,000 jobs if bosses choose to pass on the burden by reducing employment, according to analysis by Bloomberg Economics.(3)  The Biden administration is weighing additional curbs on sales of semiconductor equipment and AI memory chips to China that would escalate the US crackdown on Beijing's tech ambitions but stop short of some stricter measures previously considered, according to people familiar with the matter.(4) Donald Trump had dinner with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Wednesday.(5) Black graduates face racial discrimination when applying for jobs in financial, professional and legal sectors in the UK, new research shows, even as companies say they are committed to tackling under-representation of minorities at work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) France’s banking stocks slid as a potential government collapse and deepening political crisis unsettled investors.(2) The Biden administration is weighing additional curbs on sales of semiconductor equipment and AI memory chips to China that would escalate the US crackdown on Beijing’s tech ambitions but stop short of some stricter measures previously considered, according to people familiar with the matter.(3) The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation accelerated in October from a year ago, helping explain policymakers’ more cautious approach to lowering interest rates.(4) Black graduates face racial discrimination when applying for jobs in financial, professional and legal sectors in the UK, new research shows, even as companies say they are committed to tackling underrepresentation of minorities at work.(5) Finland and Sweden have launched initiatives to prepare citizens for potential crises, including war, natural disasters, and cyberattacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) Israel reached a deal for a 60-day cease-fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after weeks of talks mediated by the US, a first step toward ending a conflict that's killed thousands of people and opening the door to fresh peace initiatives in the Gaza Strip.(2) French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said the country faces "storm" in financial markets if an "unlikely but possible" alliance of lawmakers across the political spectrum rejects his government's budget proposals and votes it out of power.(3) Taxes on Britain's biggest businesses jumped sharply even before Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves increased their burden in last month's budget.(4) President-elect Donald Trump named Kevin Hassett to direct the National Economic Council and Jamieson Greer as the US Trade Representative, filling two key posts on his economic team.(5) Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, is set to testify in a criminal courtroom about an extortion attempt involving a former bodyguard and a paparazzo who demanded €300,000 in exchange for photos of him with a woman who wasn't his wife.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed additional tariffs on China as well as US neighbors Canada and Mexico. Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada in posts to his Truth Social network on Monday. Former general counsel at the Office of the United States Trade Representative Jennifer Hillman says Trump announcing the plan before he’s in the office suggests he’s looking for Canada or Mexico to offer things to negotiate. She joined Eli Lee Chief Investment Strategist at Bank of Singapore for a special round table conversation with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.