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White House Parkinson’s Doctor Questions, NATO’s Strength Doubts & French Bond Risks

2024/7/9
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Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:(1) President Joe Biden has not undergone any special neurological testing since his annual physical in February, his physician said as the administration looked to quell concerns about frequent visits to the White House by a Parkinson’s specialist.

(2) Joe Biden and NATO’s 31 other leaders had hoped their summit this week would celebrate fresh unity against Russia’s Vladimir Putin, send a warning to China and prove the alliance is as strong as ever in its 75th year.

(3) A political shock in France has forced bond investors to confront the reality that the nation’s fiscal deficit is an issue for here and now, not years down the road.

(4) Traders should brace for a significant pullback in the stock market as uncertainty swirls around the US presidential campaign, corporate earnings and Federal Reserve policy, according to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson.

(5) Archegos Capital Management founder Bill Hwang’s lawyer made his final pitch to a jury poised to start deliberating his fate, arguing the US government’s fraud and market-manipulation case over the meltdown of the prolific investor’s family office “makes no sense.”  

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