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Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we’ll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins.

US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran could agree to a permanent ceasefire “pretty soon” and talks may resume this weekend. The president also plans to invite Israel and Lebanon to the White House for discussions as their 10-day truce kicks off today.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg understands that some European and Gulf Arab leaders think a US-Iran peace deal will take six months to finalise.

Keir Starmer faces renewed calls to quit after revelations that his US envoy Peter Mandelson was granted security clearance despite objections from vetting officials. Bloomberg understands the UK prime minister fired the foreign office’s top civil servant, Olly Robbins, over the incident.

Today’s guest: Aneeka Gupta, Director of Macroeconomic Research at Wisdomtree.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe – 4/17/2026
00:02:41 – Ericsson Earnings
00:05:13 – Trump Optimistic on US-Iran Deal
00:08:57 – Peace Deal Said To Require 6 Months
00:12:34 – APAC Markets Update
00:15:13 – US Needs Break-Glass Treasuries Plan: Paulson
00:19:21 – Netfilx Earnings Miss Expectations
00:22:18 – Corporate News: Kerning / SpaceX / Allbirds
00:25:49 – Front Page News
00:27:46 – Markets Mull Iran Peace Push
00:34:34 – Starmer Faces Calls To Quit
00:36:47 – Bulgaria Elections Preview
00:42:17 – Growth Outlook for Euro-Area Amid War
00:45:53 – Chart Talk
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