US and Iran Trade First Strikes in Weeks | Daybreak Europe 8/31/2026
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The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers & the Islamic Republic responded by firing missiles toward Jordan.
Traders piled into bets that a quarter-point Fed rate hike next month is more likely than not as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh doubled down on his vow to finally tame inflation that’s outpaced the central bank’s target for five straight years.
Today’s guest: Wolf von Rotberg, Equity Strategist, J Safra Sarasin
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Daybreak Europe Begins, Top Stories & Market Outlook
00:03:00 – Asian Stocks Fall on Fed Rate-Hike Bets
00:05:47 – US-Iran Strikes & Oil Prices Surge
00:09:30 – Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole Speech
00:10:43 – Fed Credibility & September Rate-Hike Outlook, Bank of Japan Rate-Hike Expectations
00:15:57 – Russia-Ukraine Strikes & Ground Offensive Risk, Russia, Iran & China Strengthen Ties
00:20:19 – Iceland Rejects Renewed EU Membership Talks
00:26:19 – Front Page News
00:27:15 – Fed Rate Hikes & U.S. Equity Outlook
00:28:12 – Wolf Von Rotberg, J Safra Sarasin Equity Strategist, on US Dollar, Gold, Bitcoin & the Debasement Trade, & Treasury Yield
00:36:51 – UBS Capital Rules & Swiss Banking Reform
00:41:11 – Germany’s Far-Right Election Test, What an AfD Victory Could Mean for Germany
00:45:30 – Fed Policymakers React to Kevin Warsh, Week Ahead
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