Germany's Record €512 Billion Debt Sales for Army, Infrastructure | The Pulse 12/18
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Live on Bloomberg TVGermany's Record €512 Billion Debt Sales for Army, Infrastructure | The Pulse 12/18The Pulse with Francine LacquaDecember 18th, 2025, 11:03 AM GMT+0000Germany 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. (Source: Bloomberg)More From The Pulse with Francine Lacqua05:12UK Inflation Drop Raises Probability of More Cuts: Anderson18 hours ago48:05Trump Venezuela Oil Blockade: US Turns Up Heat On Maduro | The Pulse 12/1704:14OpenAI in Initial Talks to Raise $10 Billion From Amazon16:59TotalEnergies CEO Sees Growing Demand Underpining Oil PricesAll episodes and clipsBloomberg Markets"Bloomberg Markets" is focused on bringing you the most important global business and breaking markets news and information as it happens.More episodes and clips47:53Moderate Republicans Defy Speaker Johnson on Health Care | Balance of Power: 12/17/202509:32CFR Fellow Vigil Discusses Venezuela Blockade07:37Do The Right Thing: Sen. Cortez Masto on Healthcare Vote08:20Why Rep.
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