Germany's Record €512 Billion Debt Sales for Army, Infrastructure | The Pulse 12/18

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Germany will increase federal debt sales by a fifth next year to a record €512 billion ($601 billion) to fund a spending splurge aimed at fixing its crumbling infrastructure and modernizing its armed forces. Ven Ram from Bloomberg MLIV describes it as a "game changer". Also discussed on the show: Micron's bumper quarter and outlook suggests the AI boom is continuing despite a wider rotation away from some of the tech darlings; EU leaders try to agree a deal to use frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine; and Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of HBO and CNN, advises its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by Paramount Skydance in favor of its original agreement with streaming giant Netflix. Today's guests: Katharine Neiss, PGIM Fixed Income, Chief European Economist; Richard Madden, DC Advisory, European Executive Chairman; John Studzinski, PIMCO Vice Chairman. --- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse With Francine Lacqua 00:01:18 - EU Leaders Fight Over Ukraine Aid & Trade Deal 00:03:00 - Merz Says German Troops Could Counter Russia in Ukraine 00:10:52 - Katharine Neiss, PGIM Fixed Income, Chief European Economist 00:18:26 - UK Retailers Brace for Christmas 00:24:50 - Warner bros Urges Investors to Reject Paramount Bid 00:26:00 - Richard Madden, DC Advisory, European Executive Chairman 00:32:01 - BP Says Meg O'Neill to Serve as Next CEO 00:36:20 - John Studzinski, PIMCO Vice Chairman 00:46:08 - Germany Boosts Debt Sales to Record in Spending Push -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts