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On today's podcast:

(1) Keir Starmer’s future is in the balance after a crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington claimed the UK prime minister’s closest aide.

(2) Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to rein in their holdings of US Treasuries, citing concerns over concentration risks and market volatility, according to people familiar with the matter.

(3) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic election triumph, positioning her as the nation’s strongest leader in the postwar era in an outcome that sent stock prices and bond yields soaring.

(4) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian described the Friday nuclear talks with Washington as “a step forward,” even as he pushed back against any attempts at intimidation.

(5) The Seattle Seahawks have won the Superbowl -- beating the New England Patriots 29 to 13, with the halftime performance by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny being attacked as "an affront to the Greatness of America".

(6) American activist investor Steven Wood’s one-man mission to overhaul the governance and culture of Swatch Group just became a lot harder. The company’s shares — the most shorted in Europe — recently had their best day ever, and are up 15% this year.

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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 S jobs and CPI data, along with a focus on 3 stocks for the week ahead.
• In the UK – a look ahead to International Energy Week in London.
• In Asia – a look ahead to Softbank Earnings.

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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day

On today's podcast:

(1) Amazon shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in the long run

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(2) All across Wall Street, day by day, the headlong rush into the most popular trades, from tech stocks to gold to cryptocurrencies, has given way to a sudden retreat from risk.

(3) Bitcoin whipsawed in a volatile trading session in Asia after a selloff that briefly dragged the token to a more than 50% retreat from its October peak.

(4) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey appeared to endorse markets betting on a 50% chance of an interest-rate cut in March after a more dovish-than-expected decision to maintain the cost of borrowing this month.

(5) The euro zone will need time to see further productivity gains from an AI-related investment boom, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.

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