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Podcast: Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Episode: France Deficit Pledge, 2025 Market Outlook & What Next For The Middle East
Description: Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:(1) French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he aimed to reach an agreement with parliament on a 2025 budget that would reduce the country’s deficit to close to 5%, near the level his predecessor unsuccessfully tried to reach.(2) Honda sketched plans for a drawn-out deal that amounts to an acquisition of Nissan, as Japan’s automakers struggle to keep up in an increasingly competitive global car industry.(3) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier used his traditional Christmas address to urge citizens to f...