James Woolcock
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In London, James Woolcock, Bloomberg Radio.
Rewind two weeks.
It was 6.49am in New York on a Thursday and a relatively sleepy hour of the trading day suddenly spikes.
Billions of dollars changed hands in futures contracts for the S&P, Brent and the Stoxx 50.
Fifteen minutes later, President Trump posts online about positive discussions with Iran, making those earlier bets a lot of money.
Anonymous accounts on prediction markets also saw an early flurry of correct bets, which prompted the White House's management office to warn staff the day later about insider trading.
Bloomberg has no evidence White House officials did profit from inside information, which would be a gross breach of ethics rules and the law.
In London, James Woolcock, Bloomberg Radio.
Peter Mandelson's arrest deepens the crisis engulfing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The UK leader picked the Labour Grandee to be his US ambassador, despite Mandelson's known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
In the wake of the fresh revelations stemming from emails released by the Department of Justice, Starmer's Chief of Staff, Communications Chief and Cabinet Secretary all quit their posts.
and Conservative leader Kerry Badenock has further criticised the Prime Minister's choice, saying Mandelson's arrest was, quote, the defining moment of Sir Keir's premiership.
In London, James Woolcock, Bloomberg Radio.
Peter Mandelson's arrest deepens the crisis engulfing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The UK leader picked the Labour Grandee to be his US ambassador despite Mandelson's known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
In the wake of the fresh revelations stemming from emails released by the Department of Justice, Starmer's Chief of Staff, Communications Chief and Cabinet Secretary all quit their posts.
and Conservative leader Kerry Badenock has further criticised the Prime Minister's choice, saying Mandelson's arrest was, quote, the defining moment of Sir Keir's premiership.
In London, James Woolcock, Bloomberg Radio.
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed a bill directly targeting the president's tariffs on Canadian imports.
The cost of living and upcoming midterms are starting to concern even Trump allies.