President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to start negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, sweeping aside three years of US policy and blindsiding European allies who feared the more conciliatory American stance amounted to a giveaway to the Russian leader. The euro rose and European stocks rallied to a record on optimism that US-Russia talks could end the Ukraine war. The combined currency climbed as much as 0.6%, extending its longest winning streak this year as prospects for an end to the conflict boosted appetite for riskier assets. The dollar retreated, oil fell further on speculation that risks to Russian supply may ease, and Ukraine dollar bonds rose the most among emerging-market peers. The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won’t find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Kriti Gupta.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Opening Trade
00:01:51 – Ukraine War Talks Start Now, Trump Says after Putin Call
00:03:05 – UK GDP Cools Recession Fears
00:05:05 – Commerzbank CEO on Profit Boost, Job Cuts to Fend Off UniCredit
00:13:34 – Barclays CEO Speaks, Shares Dive on Outlook Even as Trading Desk Shines
00:20:02 – Trump Flags Start of Bearish Dollar Trend: 3-Minute MLIV
00:24:04 – US Defense Secretary Hegseth: 2% Defense Spending is Not Enough for NATO Members
00:35:27 – Delivery Hero CEO’s 2025 Outlook
00:39:58 – RELX CEO’s 2025 Outlook
00:46:05 – European Markets Open
01:04:12 – UniLever CEO Schumacher on Ice Cream IPO
01:07:07 – Stock Market Check
01:07:51 – Siemens Energy CEO: Promising Start to 1Q
01:10:01 – Commerzbank Stock Falls
01:12:09 – Trump, Putin Agree to Ukraine Talks
01:15:03 – Hegseth: Trump is the One Man Capable of Ukraine & Russia Together
01:26:48 – 80% of Stoxx 600 Stocks Up
01:28:33 – UK Economy Unexpectedly Grows in 4Q, Predictions Were Negative Growth
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