US Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker Intensifies Venezuela Blockade | Daybreak Europe 12/22/2025

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On today’s show, gold rose to an all-time high on expectations for more Fed rate cuts. Silver and copper also climbed to records. Asian equities and US futures advanced on hopes for a year-end rally.

Oil gaining as Donald Trump intensified a blockade on Venezuela, boarding one tanker and pursuing another within weeks of first capturing a vessel. Venezuela condemned the boarding on Saturday.

The Trump administration has defended the decision to pull several pictures from the latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. An image of a desk drawer with a number of photos, including one showing President Trump, was among those removed and then later restored. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says it was done out of concern for Epstein’s victims.

Today’s guests: Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran, Bruegel Non-resident Fellow Elina Ribakova & Co-Founder & General Partner Giant Ventures, Tommy Stadlen

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe
00:06:11 – US Still in Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker in Venezuela Blockade
00:12:38 – US Justice Department Releases Epstein File Trove
00:16:07 – Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran
00:23:05 – Spain’s Pedro Sanchez Handed Loss in Regional Poll
00:26:11 – Witkoff: Us, Ukraine Held ‘Constructive’ Talks
00:28:42 – US Offers to Hold Ukraine-Russia Talks
00:31:24 – Bruegel Non-resident Fellow Elina Ribakova
00:41:59 – Co-Founder & General Partner Giant Ventures, Tommy Stadlen
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