Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." A big jobs miss rattles markets as credit investors turn cautious. Blackstone joins Broadcom’s massive AI financing push, while Anthropic eyes an IPO. Michael McKee breaks down factory orders and the G7 oil release. Plus Kevin Hassett, Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington, and Snap-on’s CEO on jobs, investing, tariffs and US manufacturing. (Source: Bloomberg)
A cast of thousands. Records smashed. Instant losses and angry phone calls. If the months-long search for debt to fund the audacious takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance Corp. were a prestige drama, the past few days would have been the messy season finale.
Hedge funds caught on the wrong side of this week’s slump in French bonds were forced to unwind bets rapidly, fueling wild moves that European markets struggled to absorb.
When markets swing and AI stocks soar, how should everyday investors respond? Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington joins Bloomberg Open Interest to share what 9 million clients are asking, why diversification still beats FOMO, and how to align your money with real‑life goals across generations. (Source: Bloomberg)
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says higher long-term rates can reflect underlying economic strength.
Speaking to Mike McKee and Dani Burger on Bloomberg Open Interest, Hassett calls the government’s debt-interest burden unacceptably high but says the administration is serious about deficit reduction. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, signaling some caution among employers amid rising costs.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months.
The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, partly reflecting a growing workforce.
Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations and Former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater, reacts to US jobs. (Source: Bloomberg)
Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives for the trading day than "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
French government bonds deepened this week’s slump, with investors demanding the biggest yield premium to hold the bonds over safer German debt since the region’s debt crisis.
Huw van Steenis, Partner at Apollo, discusses this as well as the overall European economic outlook. (Source: Bloomberg)
Gabon’s dollar-bonds are the worst performers in emerging markets this week after the government held a series of investor calls on plans to sell new securities, raising questions about its disclosure of debt levels and sending yields soaring.
Snap-on CEO Nick Pinchuk joins Bloomberg Open Interest to discuss US manufacturing conditions, including rising diesel and material costs, how large vs. small manufacturers are coping, the impact of reshoring on hiring and why tariffs and Chinese competition are central to long-term planning. (Source: Bloomberg)
Global markets are rallying on softer payrolls, but Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Rebecca Patterson warns that the real story is rising bond yields, ballooning deficits, and nervous investors. She explains why France leads her "fragile four," how hedge funds and AI-related debt are reshaping bond volatility and what this new era of higher rates means for portfolios and safe-haven assets.
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Why does an airline like Qatar Airways need to source jet fuel outside of its own oil-rich region?
David Kang, former group treasurer at Qatar Airways, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal on the Odd Lots podcast to discuss why the company often gets a better deal on jet fuel by looking outside of its own national petroleum provider. (Source: Bloomberg)
US factory orders rose by 0.1% month-over-month in August. Michael McKee breaks down the numbers and also discusses the G7's plans to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
Fuel is a huge expense for airlines and with two major wars now affecting energy infrastructure, fuel prices across the board are higher and higher.
David Kang, former group treasurer at Qatar Airways, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal on the Odd Lots podcast to discuss how airlines use swaps and options to hedge against future increases in the price of jet fuel. (Source: Bloomberg)
For decades, US equity exchanges have hit the pause button every night, leaving markets shut for several hours. Come December, the lights will stay on much longer as the stock market shifts toward around-the-clock trading.
The Group of Seven nations and its partners plan to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks, capping a week of mounting pressure from the Trump administration to bring down soaring fuel prices.
