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Podcast: Squawk Box Europe Express
Episode: Unicredit in €10bn swoop for Banco BPM
Description: Unicredit launches a takeover bid for Italian rival Banco BPM in a deal worth approximately €10bn. President-elect Donald Trump names billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary prompting a rally in treasuries. In Germany, finance minister Joerg Kukies says that there is widespread support for reforming the country’s debt brake rules but expectations should remain realistic. Cop 29 delegates strike an annual finance target agreement of $300bn to assist poorer nations with the impacts of climate change but critics say the deal still falls short. Goldman Sachs is braced for a $900m hit from its investment in Nort...