Warner Bros., Netflix Potential Deal & Putin-Modi Meet | Daybreak Europe 12/5/2025

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.

On today’s show, Bloomberg understands that Warner Bros. Discovery has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix.

Meanwhile, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rolled out the red carpet for Russian president Vladimir Putin for his first state visit since Ukraine’s invasion.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition faces a key vote later today. Parliament is to decide on a pension bill, part of the reforms pledged by Merz to reinvigorate Germany.

Today’s guests: Ellie Henderson, Economist at Investec & Tom Wehmeier, Partner at Atomico

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe
00:02:28 – BOJ likely to hike this month
00:03:37 – India central bank cuts key rate by 25bps
00:04:06 – Asian stock rally falters ahead of PCE
00:05:21 – Modi rolls out red carpet for Putin
00:08:25 – Hassett: Fed should cut next week
00:13:31 – German parliament vote on key pension bill
00:15:45 – Ukrainian envoys head to US for new round of talks
00:17:29 – German economy in focus
00:19:54 – How Warren Buffett changed investing forever
00:22:05 – Friday top stories
00:24:16 – Friday headlines
00:28:21 – Ellie Henderson, Economist at Investec
00:34:51 – WBD is said to begin exclusive deal talk with Netflix
00:38:15 – Tom Wehmeier, Partner at Atomico
00:44:42 – Hassett: Fed should cut rates
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