The US has lifted a $10 million bounty on Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa after an American delegation met him in Damascus last week. Also on the show: Panama’s president has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal; Honda and Nissan are reportedly aiming to reach a final agreement on their planned merger in June; Asian stocks and US futures are trading higher after the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge cooled; growth remains weak in India and volatile food prices is keeping inflation high; Carlos Ghosn, the architect of the Renault-Nissan alliance, says merger talks between Nissan and Honda suggests Nissan is in ‘panic mode’; Mozambique is bracing for more protests as the country’s top constitutional body prepares to validate its disputed election; European stocks got pummeled last week amid fears about Fed’s policy path, the outlook on tariffs and concerns about the region’s biggest companies; San Francisco Fed president Mary Daly says she’s very comfortable with two rate cuts in 2025; US President-elect Donald Trump has warned the European Union its exports will get hit with US tariffs if its member states don’t buy more American oil and gas; the rise of China’s EV industry has left German car giant, Volkswagen, in a tough spot. Guests include: Achala Jethmalani, RBL Bank, Economist; Peter Schaffrik, RBC Capital Markets, Global Macro Strategist.
00:00 Intro
03:53 Donald Trump in feud with Panama over canal control
09:35 NHK Says Honda, Nissan aim to reach final pact on merger in June
14:30 Fresh US data stoke rate cut bets
19:11 US scraps $10M million bounty on HTS leader
26:42 Achala Jethmalani, RBL Bank, Economist
33:50 Carlos Ghosn: Nissan is in ‘panic mode’
37:50 Mozambique braces for more protests
42:07 European stocks struggle to match US
49:11 US President-elect Trump in feud with Panama over canal control
54:57 NHK: Honda, Nissan aim to reach final pact on merger in June
59:03 Peter Schaffrik, RBC Capital Markets, Global Macro Strategist
01:05:55 US scraps $10M million bounty on HTS leader
01:12:35 Trump threatens tariffs on EU if it doesn’t buy US oil
01:19:48 Mary Daly: Comfortable with 2 cuts in 2025
01:23:18 Mozambique Constitutional Council to announce election results
European stocks struggle to match US
01:27:18 Has Volkswagen lost its way?
01:28:34 European stocks struggle to match US
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