Trump Defends DOJ's Powell Probe; Iran Death Toll Jumps

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump dismissed Jamie Dimon’s criticism over the Justice Department probe into the Federal Reserve, saying the JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer was “wrong” to suggest he was undermining the independence of the central bank. Earlier Tuesday, Dimon express…

Powell Probe Stirs GOP Concern; Trump Vows 25% Tariff on Iran's Trading Partners

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump faced rare opposition from key Republican lawmakers after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accused the Department of Justice of launching a grand jury investigation to pressure and intimidate the central bank. Senator Thom Tillis, a key Republican on the Ba…

Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas; Iran Says Protests Quelled After Hundreds Reported Killed

On today's podcast: 1) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the institution. In a forceful written and video sta…

Daybreak Weekend: Bank Earnings, UK Property Market, China Trade

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 U.S CPI data and bank earnings. In the UK – a look at what to expect from the UK’s property market moving forward. In Asia – a look ahead to China t…

Walz Clashes With Noem Over ICE Shooting Probe; Trump’s Tariffs Face Supreme Court Test

On today's podcast: 1) The investigation into the killing of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor Tim Walz. State authorities questioned whether a federa…

ICE Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Anger; US Seizes Two More Tankers in Venezuela Campaign

On today's podcast: 1) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman during a confrontation in Minneapolis, sparking an uproar over the presence of ICE agents in the city and heightening political divisions around the Trump administration’s migrant crackdown. The Wednesday sho…

Trump Says Venezuela to Send Up to $2.8 BN of Oil; US Won’t Rule Out Military Force to Acquire Greenland

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes would be sold with proceeds benefiting both countries. The announcement late on Tuesday, which came w…

Maduro Pleads Not Guilty; Venezuela Regroups With New Leader

On today's podcast: 1) Ousted Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to US charges in a narco-terrorism case against him, kicking off an extraordinary legal battle with major geopolitical ramifications. The US accused Maduro over the weekend of using his positions in govern…

Commodities in Flux After US Captures Venezuela’s Maduro

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump said the US needs “total access” to Venezuela as questions mount about the country’s leadership following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, has asked the US to work with her country, striking a more co…

Instant Reaction: Trump Says US to ‘Run Venezuela’ in Interim After Maduro

President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela until a transition could be organized, hours after a US operation captured leader Nicolás Maduro, ousting the strongman from power after months of mounting military and economic pressure on his regime. “We’re going to run the country until such…