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Starmer Losing Grip, Iran Ceasefire on 'Life Support', More

12 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.672 - 5.121 Stephen Carroll

Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll. I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.

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5.622 - 10.011 Caroline Hepke

And I'm Caroline Hepke in London. We're the hosts of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast.

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10.391 - 15.001 Stephen Carroll

We're up early every weekday, keeping an eye on what's happening across Europe and around the world.

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15.422 - 21.634 Caroline Hepke

We do it early so the news is fresh, not recycled, and so you know what actually matters as the day gets going.

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21.698 - 27.166 Stephen Carroll

From Brussels, I'm following the politics, policy and the people shaping the European Union right now.

27.206 - 32.633 Caroline Hepke

And from London, I'm looking at what all that means for markets, money and the wider economy.

33.154 - 37.48 Stephen Carroll

We've got reporters across Europe and around the globe feeding in as stories break.

37.941 - 42.587 Caroline Hepke

So whether it's geopolitics, energy, tech or markets, you're hearing it while it happens.

43.028 - 45.03 Stephen Carroll

It's smart, calm and to the point.

Chapter 2: What challenges is Keir Starmer facing in his leadership?

338.8 - 361.48 Chris Pitt

He argues that the market resembles the peak of the dot-com bubble, pointing to the Nasdaq 100 now trading at around 43 times earnings. Burry is among a number of market observers who have raised concerns about the rally driven by the artificial intelligence spending boom that, for now at least, shows no signs of cooling. In London, Chris Pitt, Bloomberg Radio.

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362.101 - 389.307 Caroline Hepke

Lastly, South Korea's KOSPI index has shed more than $300 billion in value in just 97 minutes today. The sharp sell-off followed a proposal from the president's policy chief to introduce a so-called citizen dividend funded by excess profits from the AI industry. Christy Tan, senior investment strategist at the Franklin Templeton Institute, says there may be more volatility ahead for the index.

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389.523 - 408.595 Christy Tan

What we saw this morning, that the market is still very sensitive. I would be enthusiastic and careful at the same time. These markets are winners from AI capex, but they are also concentrated, especially in Taiwan. For Korea, the structural discount has narrowed, but that's not closed totally.

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408.575 - 429.192 Caroline Hepke

So that was Christy Tan of the Franklin Templeton Institute speaking there. The sell-off equates to more than $3 billion a minute in losses for the benchmark index, weighing on sentiment across Asia, although the KOSPI is still up around 78% year-to-date. Right, those are a few of our top stories then for you this morning.

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429.332 - 450.358 Caroline Hepke

In terms of the markets, so oil prices are at 1.2% for Brent crude futures at $105.52. We have the dollar strengthening, the pound weakening three-tenths of 1%. Looking at bond markets, 10-year U.S. yields up a basis point of 4.42. Stock futures for Europe and the U.S. are deeply in the red. U.S. stocks' 50 futures are down by seven-tenths of 1%.

450.619 - 473.634 Caroline Hepke

In terms of Michael Burry, the line that was interesting, he says this. We are witnessing history in the stock market. That is not a good thing. So basically, he's worried about, you know, a bubble. He's thinking about, you know, the 1999-2000 dot-com type issue where the Nasdaq was trading around 43 times earnings. So those are the kind of warnings that he's been issuing.

473.835 - 477.741 Jack Sidders

That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Jack Sidders.

478.102 - 480.786 Caroline Hepke

I'm Caroline Hepke. And this is Bloomberg.

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