Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
In the US – a look ahead to the January jobs report and U.S tech earnings.
In the UK – a look ahead to the 2026 winter Olympic games.
In Asia – a look ahead to Japan’s snap election and a monetary policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia.


- Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent, to preview the January jobs report in the U.S.
- Mandeep Singh, Global Tech Research Head at Bloomberg Intelligence, to preview U.S tech earnings.
- Tommaso Ebhart, Bloomberg’s Milan Bureau Chief, to preview 2026 olympic games.
- Paul Jackson, Bloomberg EcoGov Editor for Japan/Koreas, to preview snap Japan election.
- James McIntyre, Bloomberg Economist for Australia and New Zealand, to preview RBA decision.

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.
<ul>
<li>In the US &ndash; a look ahead to the January jobs report and U.S tech earnings.</li>
<li>In the UK &ndash; a look ahead to the 2026 winter Olympic games.</li>
<li>In Asia &ndash; a look ahead to Japan&rsquo;s snap election and a monetary policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia.</li>
</ul>
 - Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent, to preview the January jobs report in the U.S. - Mandeep Singh, Global Tech Research Head at Bloomberg Intelligence, to preview U.S tech earnings. - Tommaso Ebhart, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Milan Bureau Chief, to preview 2026 olympic games. - Paul Jackson, Bloomberg EcoGov Editor for Japan/Koreas, to preview snap Japan election. - James McIntyre, Bloomberg Economist for Australia and New Zealand, to preview RBA decision.

Listen for today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. Get informed from Bloomberg's 3,000 journalists and analysts.

Listen for today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. Get informed from Bloomberg's 3,000 journalists and analysts.

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

Daybreak Weekend: US Jobs, Winter Olympics, Japan Election

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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
1) The partial US government shutdown ended late Tuesday after President Trump signed into law a funding deal he negotiated with Senate Democrats, overcoming opposition from both ends of the political spectrum amid a standoff over his administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump applauded the funding package as “a great victory for the American people” and stressed that the legislation continues to fund deportation flights, which have provoked backlash from Democrats. Still, a more limited funding lapse looms within days since the Department of Homeland Security is only funded through Feb. 13 while Trump negotiates with Democrats over their demands for new restraints on immigration enforcement agents. The rest of the government is funded through the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.
2) Iran has asked the US to move diplomatic talks originally planned for Turkey to Oman and to limit the agenda to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, according to people familiar with the matter. President Trump reiterated that the US and Iran are maintaining talks, even after an earlier skirmish in the Arabian Sea spooked oil markets amid heightened tensions between the two countries. “We are negotiating with them right now” and “they’d like to do something,” Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, a US F-35C warplane shot down a drone in self-defense as the unmanned aircraft “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln with “unclear intent,” US Central Command said in a statement. CentCom said no American service members were harmed and no US equipment was damaged.
3) Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will appear before a House committee investigating their ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Feb. 26 and 27, the panel confirmed Tuesday. A full House vote had been planned this week to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt if they continued to defy subpoenas in its inquiry into Epstein and his activities. The Clintons “have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions to face questioning as part of the investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes,” the committee said in a statement posted on its website.

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) The partial US government&nbsp;shutdown&nbsp;ended late Tuesday after President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;signed into law a funding deal he negotiated with Senate Democrats, overcoming opposition from both ends of the political spectrum amid a standoff over his administration&rsquo;s immigration crackdown. Trump applauded the funding package as &ldquo;a great victory for the American people&rdquo; and stressed that the legislation continues to fund deportation flights, which have provoked backlash from Democrats. Still, a more limited funding lapse looms within days since the Department of Homeland Security is only funded through Feb. 13 while Trump negotiates with Democrats over their demands for new restraints on immigration enforcement agents. The rest of the government is funded through the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year. 2) Iran has asked the US to move diplomatic talks originally planned for Turkey to Oman and to limit the agenda to the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s nuclear program, according to people familiar with the matter. President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;reiterated that the US and Iran are maintaining talks, even after an earlier skirmish in the Arabian Sea spooked oil markets amid heightened tensions between the two countries. &ldquo;We are negotiating with them right now&rdquo; and &ldquo;they&rsquo;d like to do something,&rdquo; Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, a US F-35C warplane shot down a drone in self-defense as the unmanned aircraft &ldquo;aggressively approached&rdquo; the USS Abraham Lincoln with &ldquo;unclear intent,&rdquo; US Central Command said in a statement. CentCom said no American service members were harmed and no US equipment was damaged. 3) Former President&nbsp;Bill Clinton&nbsp;and his wife, former Secretary of State&nbsp;Hillary Clinton, will appear before a House committee investigating their ties to disgraced financier&nbsp;Jeffrey Epstein&nbsp;on Feb. 26 and 27, the panel confirmed Tuesday. A full House vote had been planned this week to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt if they continued to defy subpoenas in its inquiry into Epstein and his activities. The Clintons &ldquo;have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions to face questioning as part of the investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s and Ghislaine Maxwell&rsquo;s crimes,&rdquo; the committee said in a statement posted on its website.

Government Shutdown Ends; New Iran Negotiations

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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:
1) Republican opposition to President Trump’s deal with Democrats to end the partial US government shutdown began to crumble late Monday despite the ongoing a standoff over the administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump implored House Republicans in a social media post to pass the spending measure immediately and with no changes. Soon after, two conservative holdouts — Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Tim Burchett of Tennessee — said they agreed after a talk with the White House to end their threatened blockade, clearing the way to a Tuesday vote on the bipartisan agreement. House Speaker Mike Johnson had faced a tricky path to clear a Senate-passed spending package — the product of a negotiation between Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. That measure would fund most agencies through Sept. 30, and the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 13, preserving funding for immigration raids while both parties negotiate changes to enforcement policies. 
2) President Trump said he’s seeking $1 billion in “damages” from Harvard University after the New York Times reported that his administration had backed off demands for $200 million to satisfy accusations of wrongdoing by the Ivy League institution. Trump didn’t specify under what authority he would seek the $1 billion. Harvard didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In an article earlier Monday, the Times reported that administration officials had dropped their demands for the $200 million “amid sagging approval ratings for Mr. Trump, and as he faces outrage over immigration enforcement tactics and the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minnesota.”
3) Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will appear before a congressional committee investigating the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, their lawyers said Monday. A full House vote had been planned this week to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt if they continued to defy subpoenas in its inquiry into Epstein and his activities. Bill Clinton has previously said that he parted ways with Epstein many years before his death in a New York jail cell in 2019, and that he had no knowledge of his crimes.

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) Republican opposition to President Trump&rsquo;s deal with Democrats to end the partial US government shutdown began to crumble late Monday despite the ongoing a standoff over the administration&rsquo;s immigration crackdown. Trump implored House Republicans in a social media post to pass the spending measure immediately and with no changes. Soon after, two conservative holdouts &mdash; Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Tim Burchett of Tennessee &mdash; said they agreed after a talk with the White House to end their threatened blockade, clearing the way to a Tuesday vote on the bipartisan agreement. House Speaker Mike Johnson had faced a tricky path to clear a Senate-passed spending package &mdash; the product of a negotiation between Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. That measure would fund most agencies through Sept. 30, and the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 13, preserving funding for immigration raids while both parties negotiate changes to enforcement policies. 2) President Trump said he&rsquo;s seeking $1 billion in &ldquo;damages&rdquo; from Harvard University after the New York Times reported that his administration had backed off demands for $200 million to satisfy accusations of wrongdoing by the Ivy League institution. Trump didn&rsquo;t specify under what authority he would seek the $1 billion. Harvard didn&rsquo;t immediately respond to a request for comment. In an article earlier Monday, the Times reported that administration officials had dropped their demands for the $200 million &ldquo;amid sagging approval ratings for Mr. Trump, and as he faces outrage over immigration enforcement tactics and the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minnesota.&rdquo; 3) Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will appear before a congressional committee investigating the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, their lawyers said Monday. A full House vote had been planned this week to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt if they continued to defy subpoenas in its inquiry into Epstein and his activities. Bill Clinton has previously said that he parted ways with Epstein many years before his death in a New York jail cell in 2019, and that he had no knowledge of his crimes.

Trump Lobbies for Shutdown Deal; Clintons to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
1) The US government stumbled into a partial shutdown Saturday while waiting for the House to approve a funding deal President Trump worked out with Democrats following a national uproar over Border Patrol agents’ killing of a US citizen in Minneapolis. The funding lapse is likely to be short, with the House returning from a week-long break on Monday and the Republican president fully supporting the spending package. Many Americans may not even notice since most federal employees working on weekends, such as military personnel and air traffic controllers, are deemed essential and aren’t furloughed in a shutdown.
2) The Justice Department’s latest release of material related to its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein offers fresh details about the rich and well-connected people who circulated in the orbit of the late disgraced financier. Officials said Friday they were releasing some 3 million pages of material, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
3) Gold extended losses, after its biggest plunge in more than a decade on Friday, while silver’s year-to-date gains were wiped out as a record-breaking precious-metals rally unwound at breakneck speed. Spot gold fell as much as 10% on Monday and is now down almost a fifth from an all-time high reached in the last-but-one session. Silver slumped as much as 16%, following on from an intraday loss on Friday that was the steepest on record.

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) The US government stumbled into a partial shutdown Saturday while waiting for the House to approve a funding deal President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;worked out with Democrats following a national uproar over Border Patrol agents&rsquo; killing of a US citizen in Minneapolis. The funding lapse is likely to be short, with the House returning from a week-long break on Monday and the Republican president fully supporting the spending package. Many Americans may not even notice since most federal employees working on weekends, such as military personnel and air traffic controllers, are deemed essential and aren&rsquo;t furloughed in a shutdown. 2) The Justice Department&rsquo;s latest release of material related to its investigations into&nbsp;Jeffrey Epstein&nbsp;offers fresh details about the rich and well-connected people who circulated in the orbit of the late disgraced financier.&nbsp;Officials said Friday they were releasing some 3 million pages of material, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. 3) Gold extended losses, after its biggest plunge in more than a decade on Friday, while silver&rsquo;s year-to-date gains were wiped out as a record-breaking precious-metals rally unwound at breakneck speed. Spot gold&nbsp;fell as much as 10% on Monday and is now down almost a fifth from an all-time high reached in the last-but-one session. Silver slumped as much as 16%, following on from an intraday loss on Friday that was the steepest on record.

House To Vote on Shutdown Deal; Gold Plunge Deepens as Traders Unwind Bets

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Daybreak Weekend: US Jobs, Winter Olympics, Japan Election

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