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Trump Challenges China, US-UK Tanker Seizure, More

08 Jan 2026

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

0.031 - 8.024 Karen Moskow

Bloomberg Daybreak is your best way to get informed first thing in the morning, right in your podcast feed. Hi, I'm Karen Moskow.

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8.204 - 21.465 Nathan Hager

And I'm Nathan Hager. Each morning, we're up early putting together the latest episode of Bloomberg Daybreak U.S. Edition. It's your daily 15-minute podcast on the latest in global news, politics, and international relations.

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21.445 - 27.943 Karen Moskow

Listen to the Bloomberg Daybreak U.S. Edition podcast each morning for the stories that matter with the context you need.

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28.204 - 31.573 Nathan Hager

Find us on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere you listen.

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33.241 - 36.966 Stephen Carroll

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Stephen Carroll.

37.186 - 38.367 Caroline Hepker

And I'm Caroline Hepker.

38.748 - 58.573 Stephen Carroll

Leading Chinese oil companies have asked Beijing for guidance on how to protect their investments in Venezuela as Washington outlines plans to control the country's crude output. Sources tell us state-owned firms have raised concerns in an effort to align their responses with Beijing's diplomatic strategy and to salvage existing claims.

58.553 - 70.605 Stephen Carroll

The US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration wants to control all future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts. Here's what he told a Goldman Sachs conference in Miami.

70.771 - 94.467 Chris Wright

We're going to let the oil flow, sell that market to United States refineries and to around the world to bring better oil supplies, but have those sales done by the U.S. government and deposited into accounts controlled by the U.S. government. And then from there, those funds can flow back into Venezuela to benefit the Venezuelan people.

Chapter 2: What are the latest developments regarding US control over Venezuelan oil?

242.238 - 266.78 Lars Christian Brask

Not many years ago, we spoke to the administration and I think actually the president as well and asked, what do you need? And there was no demand for extra bases at that time. So sort of to clear out some of the misunderstandings also that Greenland is surrounded by refugees. Chinese and Russian ships and the opportunities that are there for the U.S.

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267.703 - 272.599 Lars Christian Brask

in terms of bases and rare earth or rare minerals.

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273.355 - 292.478 Caroline Hepker

Lars Christian Brask was speaking there hours before President Trump took to social media to say that Russia and China only fear the NATO alliance because of US involvement. His comments come days after the Danish Prime Minister, Meta Fredriksen, said that a US takeover of Greenland would mean the end of NATO.

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293.302 - 313.787 Stephen Carroll

Britain's trade growth is set to undershoot the global average over the next decade. That's according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group, which forecasts annual trade growth of 2.3% for the UK. The report notes it's hard for Britain to meaningfully boost its trade without some form of engagement with the EU, its closest and largest trading partner.

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314.168 - 322.498 Stephen Carroll

It comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will pursue greater access to the EU's single market in a pivot from his pre-election stance.

323.272 - 336.288 Caroline Hepker

The Euronext index has gone a year without a major IPO. That as major markets, including Paris and Amsterdam, battle the continent's capital market stagnation. Bloomberg's Tiwa Adebayo has more.

337.109 - 359.52 Tiwa Adebayo

For the first time since its own listing, Euronext companies have raised less than a billion dollars through IPOs. The exchange's stagnant 2025 performance sits in stark contrast to a strong year in the US and Asia. But after a year impacted by political tensions and rising competition, including from neighbours like Stockholm, there is some optimism for 2026.

360.702 - 375.267 Tiwa Adebayo

Companies including armoured vehicle maker Czechoslovak Group and Franco-German tank maker KNDS are said to be weighing meaty listings in Euronext markets as soon as this month. In London, Tiwa Adebayo, Bloomberg Radio.

375.247 - 400.563 Caroline Hepker

Those are our top stories. Let's think about markets. US and European stock futures are lower this morning. You also have most of the Asia markets down. MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropping by eight tenths of one percent. The bright spot remains the Kospi, which is clinging on to a small tenth of one percent gain. after Samsung's profits tripled thanks to blowout AI chip demand.

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