Carney Wins In Canada, Spain Blackout Mystery, Trump's First 100 Days

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

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On today's podcast:

(1) Canada’s Liberal Party is projected to win a fourth consecutive election, giving a mandate to former central banker Mark Carney after a campaign in which he pledged to boost economic growth and stand up to US President Donald Trump in a trade war.

(2) Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early Tuesday, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe’s worst blackouts in years across the Iberian peninsula the previous day.

(3) HSBC unveiled a fresh buyback for shareholders despite an increasingly fragile geopolitical backdrop that has weighed on the global economy and markets.

(4) Deutsche Bank’s trading unit hit a record in the first quarter as the lender benefited from market volatility.

(5) President Donald Trump is on track to ease the impact of his auto tariffs, with changes sought by the industry that would lift some levies on foreign parts for cars and trucks made inside the US.

(6) China’s top diplomat warned countries against caving in to US tariff threats, as the Trump administration hints at the possible use of new trade tools to pressure Beijing.

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