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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves discusses UK startups and the government's plan to keep high-growth companies rooted in the UK, as well as efforts to create a British version of Silicon Valley. One of the challenges, she says, is that while Britain has many startup companies, as they scale up, "they drift towards America." She's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded January 21 on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

TCW Group's Katie Koch sees buying opportunities in private credit and says the firm is looking to deploy capital across fresh loans and rescue financing. "As the crowds go for the exit, this is the moment where people should be buying," the asset manager's CEO told Bloomberg's The Pulse with Francine Lacqua.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves discusses Brexit, saying she respects the referendum result but rejects rejoining the European Union. Reeves also outlines her vision for making Britain a Global hub for investment, talent and entrepreneurship-positioning the UK as a "magnet" for wealth. She's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded January 21 on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US won't intervene in oil markets, but it might release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He also told Fox Business that Iranian oil already on the water could be unsanctioned. Tyler Kendall has more from the White House.

Benedetta Berti, Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, says NATO is learning many lessons from both the conflict in the Middle East and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the need to surge production of defence capabilities in a cost-effective way. Berti was speaking on Bloomberg's The Pulse with Francine Lacqua.

Economist Philippe Aghion speaks to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in Paris. Aghion says Europe must do more to foster innovation and stop leaning on other parts of the world for technological advancement.

Philippe Aghion, who jointly won the 2025 Nobel Prize for economics, says Europe must do more to foster innovation and stop leaning on other parts of the world for technological advancement. The continent has been a "Sleeping Beauty" over the past 30 or 40 years, the French economist told Bloomberg Television.

Amundi CIO Vincent Mortier says global markets have turned sharply more pessimistic about the length of the Iran conflict and now expect it to keep going for months. "The next coming days will be very key to define what should happen next," Mortier tells Bloomberg Television.

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer Patrick Tiernan discusses the implications of the current situation in the Middle East on insurance markets, with focus on the maritime war risks in the Strait of Hormuz. "The insurance market does continue to remain open and is continuing to quote for risks for both static vessels and for vessels who have taken the decision to transit the Strait of Hormuz," Tiernan tells Bloomberg Television.

President Trump has pressed for de-escalation of attacks on energy facilities. Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, which houses the world's largest LNG export plant has suffered extensive damage. It comes after Israel attacked the key gas field South Pars in Iran. On Horizons Middle East and Africa, Senior lecturer from Taylor's University, Malaysia told Joumanna Bercetche that dwindling munition supplies could be a catalyst to ending the conflict.

Almonty Industries (ASX:AII) reported annual revenue of CAD$32.5 million for 2025, up from CAD$28.8 million in 2024.