On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the campaign trail. On today's show, Bloomberg White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Groundwork Collaborative Vi...
The European Union removed language from a draft summit declaration calling for Canada to become the bloc’s first “associate member” after some EU countries resisted the term given the lack of detail about what that would entail.
Colin Reed, a republican strategist and co-founder of South & Hill Strategies, said that the midterm landscape has improved for Republicans in the last month, pointing to the Republican base's tendency to get involved later in the cycle and President Trump's presence on the campa...
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says high oil prices are temporary and calls this a "short term interruption" due to the war in Iran. He wouldn't predict where oil prices will go from here, but he says large military forces are being used to get ships through the Strait of Hormu...
The fight for control of the US Senate has expanded to an unexpected place: the deeply conservative farm state of Nebraska, thanks to the rising appeal of an independent candidate who says he wants nothing to do with either party.
After Bolsonaro disappeared from public view following a shock loss in last weekend’s presidential election, and as speculation swirled over the circumstances surrounding his dramatic dash to the US, Brazilian social media seized the moment. Bloomberg's Beatriz Reis explains. (So...
A member of the state’s political dynasty has become more explicit about distancing himself from the unpopular leader of his party.
Antonio Hidalgo was on the sixth car of a commuter train bound for Seville on Wednesday morning, when about 118 kilometers (73 miles) south of Madrid, it collided with another train stopped on the track.
Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz discuss remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh after the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady. Warsh told reporters that more information would help the FOMC make it next decision and repeated his vow to get i...
Qiulae Wong’s rapid ascent could make her the power broker for the next government.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declined to let Quebec’s newly-elected separatist premier deliver a speech at the Canada-European Union Summit in Montreal this week, sparking a wave of backlash in the French-speaking province.
President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola following a news report that her allies secretly recruited candidates to join the state’s US Senate race in order to dilute support for Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Steven Cook, director of the Middle East program at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the US and Israel appear to be planning a new attack on Iran. He also says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have an advantage if Israeli's go to the polls again to try and form a new...
"Politics played no role in the decision,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh after the FOMC kept interest rates unchanged. (Source: Bloomberg)
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says policymakers will only issue seven rate decisions next year, not eight. In 2028, the number drops to six. Warsh says one meeting will focus on broad strategy next year. (Source: Bloomberg)
The UK proposed a package of measures to cushion households from another sharp rise in energy bills, while cutting £1 billion ($1.3 billion) from programs aimed at making homes cleaner and cheaper to heat.
The US imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence, increasing pressure on the East African nation to withdraw troops from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and halt support for armed rebel groups operating there.
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey unveiled a modest budget designed to ride out international headwinds. The question is whether his plans will sustain the optimism that his boss, Andy Burnham, has unleashed.