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US and EU Tariff Rift, Japan Early Election, More

20 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 - 27.941 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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28.202 - 31.59 Nathan Hager

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33.528 - 55.948 Doug Krisner

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner. Some European leaders are taking a stand against President Trump's threat of new tariffs. Now, Trump announced a new 10% levy on eight EU countries opposed to his plans to seize Greenland. In response, French President Emmanuel Macron intends to request the activation of the EU's strongest trade countermeasure.

56.388 - 65.94 Doug Krisner

However, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is trying to persuade Macron to tone down his response. At the same time, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticised Trump's move.

66.18 - 83.329 Keir Starmer

Tariffs should not be used against allies in this way. In relation to the escalation, look, a tariff war is in nobody's interests. And we have not got to that stage. And my focus, therefore, is making sure we don't get to that stage. And that's what I'm doing at the moment.

83.663 - 95.72 Doug Krisner

That is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Meantime, the managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, says it's too early to assess the impact of a potential new trade war between Europe and the U.S.

96.301 - 119.743 Kristalina Georgieva

Too early to say what exactly the impacts of new trade tensions is, but we know that when we have more uncertainty, bad for business, bad for households. The best way forward... find a path to agreement. And that is going to be good for everybody, everywhere.

Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the US and EU tariff situation?

185.302 - 209.541 Doug Krisner

In the States, a federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to require a week's notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities. The judge concluded the Department of Homeland Security did not violate an earlier court order when it reimposed a seven-day notice requirement for congressional oversight visits to those ICE facilities. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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209.561 - 230.339 Doug Krisner

Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, and Fed Chair Jay Powell plans to attend. This case will decide whether the president has the power to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud. It was back in October that justices refused to allow Trump to immediately oust Cook while she sues to keep her job.

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230.759 - 245.538 Doug Krisner

Now, this case is critical because it will address the removal protection afforded members of the Fed's Board of Governors. Meantime, the next Fed meeting is just over a week away. Here is Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Santander U.S. Capital Markets.

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246.019 - 259.622 Stephen Stanley

I would say that if the economy is doing better, that is likely to reduce the level of agita in the White House, right? So even if the Fed is not cutting, as the president has suggested he would like, the

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Chapter 3: How is France responding to President Trump's tariff threats?

260.142 - 270.779 Stephen Stanley

If people are feeling better about the economy and the president is maybe feeling better at the margin about election prospects in November, I suspect the heat will tamp down a little bit.

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270.799 - 290.323 Doug Krisner

That is Stephen Stanley of Saint-Antoine. A new study finds Americans are bearing nearly all of the cost of the Trump tariffs. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that only about 4% of the tariff burden is being shouldered by foreign firms, while nearly 96% of those tariffs are being passed through to U.S. buyers.

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290.823 - 305.438 Doug Krisner

The Kiel researchers wrote that the tariffs are functioning not as a tax on foreign producers, but as a consumption tax on Americans. A fashion icon and master of couture has died. More from Bloomberg's Erika Herskowitz.

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305.789 - 326.093 Erica Herskowitz

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, who achieved global prominence in the 1960s dressing former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, died Sunday in Rome. A designer for five decades, Valentino was a phenomenon in the fashion industry, styling royalty to Hollywood stars, including Elizabeth Taylor and Julia Roberts.

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326.073 - 339.222 Erica Herskowitz

After selling his Valentino label in 1998 for $300 million, he continued designing for the brand until his retirement in 2008. Valentino was 93 years old. Erica Herskowitz, Bloomberg Radio.

339.455 - 359.843 Doug Krisner

In sports, the Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after a nine-year tenure. This move came two days after the Bills lost to the Denver Broncos 33-30 in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. And that is news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Doug Krisner and this is Bloomberg.

362.843 - 368.33 Nathan Hager

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373.095 - 377.44 Nathan Hager

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Chapter 4: What are the implications of a potential US-EU trade war?

421.889 - 424.677 Nathan Hager

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427.66 - 455.49 Barry Ritholtz

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455.47 - 478.075 Barry Ritholtz

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478.095 - 486.692 Barry Ritholtz

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