UK-US Base Plot Foiled, US-China Tariff Cuts, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg. Bloomberg News Now. I'm Nathan Hager. UK police are investigating a potential terrorism incident after five men were arrested near R.A.F. Fairford. That is an airbase that is a key launching point for U.S. strikes against Iran after Britain approved its use for defensive strikes. Sources tell Bloomberg investigators are examining possible Iranian state involvement, although they caution the motive does at this moment remain unknown. Clear.
What happened with the suspected terrorist plot at the UK Fairford airbase?
Authorities think a serious attempted attack was disrupted at a late stage with armed police called after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be traveling toward the base. Gloucestershire's acting chief constable Maggie Blythe gave an update.
Accordon remains in place around the vehicles and around eighty five households are currently unable to return to their homes.
That's Maggie Blyth there of uh Gloucestershire Police. The men remain in custody on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosives offenses. President Trump told reporters that the suspects were, quote, looking to do big damage to the facility. That suspected attack plot has already upended the Labor Party's carefully crafted plans at its annual conference. Chancellor John Healy has canceled a round of broadcaster interviews that were planned for. Today. Instead, the Defense Secretary is going to be speaking to outlets. Later today, Healy will pledge what he's calling a new age of industrialization. That's according to a Treasury preview of his speech. He'll announce two major maritime projects worth billions of pounds.
But the worsening global backdrop is putting Labor's ambitions under pressure.
How is the Labour Party’s conference being affected by the security incident?
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is still arguing there is room for hope.
We've had a a decade since Brexit, and it's been a decade of too much drift, too much division, and we need to draw a line on that. We need to set out a new direction for the country.
The Health Foundation estimates Prime Minister Burnham's ambition for free social care across England could cost 18 billion pounds a year. The PM disputes that figure, but says unpopular choices, including higher taxes, may be needed to fund reform.
The Islamic Republic says it will not soften its demands and is awaiting a full response from mediators. More on this from Bloomberg Stuart Livingston Wallace.
We're exactly where we were several months ago, in the sense that Iran puts forward a deal that looks very much like the MAU that was signed back in the summer. That largely gets rejected. And again, we're at the situation now where both sides think s the other one will blink first. And the reality is that there is no signs that either side is going to blink first. Both can sustain, I think, the level of pain that they're getting in terms of either attacks on shipping or the attacks on their economies or whatever else. Plus of course the additional calculation for the US president who's got the midterms coming up. Be interesting to see if he does anything
What are the latest developments in the Iran‑U.S. negotiations and the proposed deal?
before then.
Stuart Livingston Wallace, who leads our Middle East and North Africa coverage, and despite rejecting Iran's proposal, President Trump says he expects negotiations with the Islamic Republic to resume this week. Global bond markets are under renewed pressure as higher oil prices reinforce expectations that interest rates will stay higher. Treasuries are falling alongside bonds in Japan, Australia, and South Korea. As Brent has gained uh more than two percent now. The U.S. two-year yield rose to four point nine percent, while the uh ten-year is about around uh five point two. Traders are pricing three more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the AI summit announced by Bloomberg Tech and why does it matter?
0:00–0:58
2
What happened with the suspected terrorist plot at the UK Fairford airbase?
0:58–2:06
3
How is the Labour Party’s conference being affected by the security incident?
2:06–3:34
4
What are the latest developments in the Iran‑U.S. negotiations and the proposed deal?
3:34–4:32
5
Why are global bond markets under pressure and what are the key yield movements?
4:32–5:58
6
What details were revealed about the new US‑China tariff cuts and the items included?
5:58–7:11
7
How are rising oil prices influencing today’s market outlook and equity futures?
7:11–8:14
Speakers
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