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On today's podcast: 1) An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Gaza overnight killed and wounded hundreds of people , according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory, and drew condemnation from across the Middle East. The development came ahead of a regional trip by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 2) The Federal Reserve is poised to hold interest rates steady at a 22-year high for a second meeting , while leaving open the possibility of another hike as soon as December with economic growth staying resilient. 3) AMD said a new AI chip will generate $2 billion in sales next yea r, fueling optimism that demand for the component will offset a slump in orders for video-game equipment. Full Transcript: Good morning. I maybe Morris and I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today. We begin with new developments in the Middle East. Israel struck a refugee camp in Gaza overnight. Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Huguri says it was targeting Hamas and killed a senior leader in that organization. So tonight we eliminated the murderous terrorist, Ibrahim Bari. Bari is the main combat leader in the northern Gaza strip since the IDF forces entered Gaza. He also had a part in the massacre on October seventh. During his assassination, many terrorists were killed, terrorists who stayed with him in the building and in the underground area below the buildings. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hugari, speaking through an interpreter, the latest strike is drawing condemnation across the Middle East. We get more from Bloomberg's Oliver Crook and Tel Aviv. What this does is it's going to bring into the four again those voices that have been calling for a ceasefire, the voices that have been condemning Israel's actions and the ceasefire calls by the Saudis and by the UN have been retorted to by Benjamin Nyaw, who has recently this weekend completely off the table. Bloomberg's Oliver Krok reports the Health Ministry and the Hamas run gaza strips, as hundreds were killed and wounded in those strikes well amy before the overnight strike, Secretary of State Antony Blincn told the Senate it was too soon to call for a ceasefire. When it comes to a ceasefire in this moment, You're exactly right. That would simply consolidate what Hamas has been able to do and allow it to remain where it is and potentially repeat what it did another day, and that's not tolerable. Secretary of State Antony Blinkin will travel back to Israel on Friday. The White House says President Biden would veto a package put forward by House GOP members to provide aid to Israel by slashing funds for the IRS and leave out funding for other national security priorities. The legislation, championed by the new House Speaker Mike Johnson, is already run into stiff bi partisan opposition Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. We must stand with our allies in Israel. We must send humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Gaza. We must hold the line against Vladimir Putin by supporting Ukraine. Senator Schumer says Democrats want to pass President Biden's one hundred and five billion dollars supplemental package, which includes funding for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Southern border well. Another geopolitical news this morning, President Biden will meet with Chinese leader Shijin Pain later this month in San Francisco, and Bloomberg's Ed Baxter has the latest. White House spokeswomen Karine Jean Pierre, was asked several times at the daily White House briefing. She finally said it was an official confirmation and says it will be a difficult conversation. That's what the President is going is going to be doing and having a tough conversation, but important conversation. Jean Pierre would not go into details on expectations it will be on the sidelines of APE here in San Francisco. China has not commented on the meeting in San Francisco. I'm at Baxter Bloomberg Radio. Thank you, Ed, and turning to the markets, we kick off a new month with a big day on the economic front. It begins with the Treasury Department's new borrowing plan and finishes with a FED decision and a J. Powell news conference. We get a preview from Bloomberg's Michael McKee. It figures to be a long day on trading desks. First up, the Treasury announces its refunding plans for the quarter. It plans to borrow a record seven hundred and seventy six billion dollars between now and the end of the year. Today we find out the mix of bills, bonds, and notes and how much of each it will sell. The record borrowing may spark a lot of market volatility. Refunding is followed by the Fed. While no one expects a rate move, investors will be focused on the possibility of one at future meetings. Will Chairman J. Powell take that off the table another opportunity for market moves? Michael McKee, Bloomberg Radio. Thank you Michael, and stick with Bloomberg this afternoon for our FED Decide special starting at one thirty pm Wall Street Time on both Bloomberg Radio and television. While we head overseas to Asia. Now, the Bank of Japan I expectedly stepped into the bond market, trying to curb the pace of gains and sovereign yields. The move comes just today after announcing it was loosening its grip on debt prices and on the equity front. Some tech earnings in focus. We got a mixed picture from Advanced micro Devices. The chip makers sales forecast fell short of estimates. The company says a new AI chip will generate two billion dollars in sales next year. Shares of AMD are down almost two percent in early trading, and for Surrepta, shares of the biopharma company are plunging about forty six percent this morning. Amy The drop comes on news at its trial with partner Roche of a gene therapy for muscular dystrophe failed to meet the main goal of a study. Another company tumbling this morning, we Work. Shares of the co working space company are down now forty three percent in pre market trading. The Wall Street Journal reporting we work as planning to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, and now we want to bring you up to date on the fraud trial. As Sam Bankman free, he spent the day on the witness stand yesterday began more from Bloomberg's Miss Lena at Golf of Pulo in New York. We must say that it was a tough run for SBF under questioning from federal prosecutors who really grilled him on the witness stand and got him to admit on some of the most important allegations in this case, including the fact that there was no proper hedging in the two companies that he was managing, including the fact that he was the one who signed off on a lot of their decisions, and also the fact that he was the one who made the decision to spend billions of dollars in investments through the hedge fund Alameda Research. And that's Bloomberg's mister Lena golf of Polo, who says jury deliberations may begin later this week. Five oh, It's time now for a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. For now, we're joined by Bloomberg's John Tucker. John, Good morning, Good morning, Karen. President Biden age to Minnesota today. The state is a microcosm for the issues currently bideviling his presidency. Let's get more from Bloomberg Jeff Bellinger, Mister Biden is struggling to unite a Democratic electorates trained by his full throated support for Israel. At the same time, he is suddenly fending off a long shot primary challenge from Dean Phillips of Minnesota that highlights voters' concerns about his age. It's a blue state that Republicans have long considered ripe for flipping. Minnesota has a young, diverse Democratic base and a large number of Muslim Americans. The trip is intended to highlight the Biden administration's investments in rural communities. Jeff Bullinger, Bloomberg Radio. The MBI says is closely monitoring serious and evolving threats against the US as the Israel Hamas war grinds on. At the EI director Christopher Ray, the reality is that the terrorism threat has been elevated throughout twenty twenty three, but the ongoing war in the Middle East has raised the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole nother level. During a meeting of the Senate's Homeland Security Committee, Rate said the most immediate concern is that violent extremists will draw inspiration for the events in the Mid East to carry out attacks against the US. A junior at Cornell University has been charged with making death threats online to Jewish students in an incident that Royal to campus battling anti semitism. Twenty one Europatrick Davis charged with posting threats. Anti Semitic incidents have soared since the Israel Hamas War began October seventh, and the conflict has bitterly divided dozens of campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania and of Helder. Jury's verdict threatens to shake up the real estate industry. A jury found the National Association of Realtors is liable for one point eight billion dollars in damages for controlling the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, and for requiring home sellers to pay both the buyer and seller brokerage fees at a single transaction. Global news twenty four hours a day and whenever you want it with Bloomberg News. Now. I'm John Tucker, and this is Bloomberg Karen. All right, John, thank you well. We do bring you news throughout the day right here on Bloomberg Radio. But now you can get the latest news on demand whenever you want it. Subscribe to Bloomberg News Now to get the latest headlines at the click of a button. Get informed on your schedule. You can listen and subscribe to Bloomberg News Now on the Bloomberg Business app, Bloomberg dot Com plus apples, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Time now for the Bloomberg Sports Update. Here's John stash Hour John Karn. Game four the World Series at Arizona. The Texas Rangers scored five runs in the second and in five more in the third. They led ten nothing held on to win over the Diamondbacks eleven to seven, and the Rangers now lead the series three games to one. They can win the first championship and franchise history in Game five tonight. Arizona did come from three to two down in the NLCS against Philadelphia's seven teams have come back from a three to one deficit in the World Series. Marcus Simmion last night two run triple, then a three run homer. Corey Seger homer for the third time in the series. NBA and Phoenix. The Spurs were down by twenty. 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Bloomberg Sports from coast to coast, from New York to San Francisco, Boston to Washington, DC, nationwide on Syrias Exam the Bloomberg Business app in Bloomberg Dot com. This is Bloomberg Daybreak. Good morning, I'm Amy Morris. After a barrage of air strikes by Israel in Gaza. Israeli forces say they've assassinated the architect of the October seventh terror attack, and Palestinians say hundreds of civilians were killed or injured in those strikes. We're joined now by Bloomberg's Gale to Alstein and Tel Aviv. This latest airstrike has drawn condemnation across the Middle East. Does this create a greater risk of the expansion of this war through the region? Yes, some good morning, so yes, we are seeing that there's quite a big operation going on in the Jabalo or refugee camp. This is, by the way, both an Areel attack and the ground attack that is being carried out by Israel. This is the most crowded refugee camp in the world. It occupies one hundred and thousand people and roughly one and a half square kilometers the Ideas. The Israeli defense forces say they killed fifty Hamas militants there. Hamas Sam and the health ministry in Gaza that is run by Hamas reporting a larger number of casualties over there. Basically, the Israeli Defense Forces say that this the military stronghold that is located in western Jebala was located there was used by the commander of Hamasas Jabelia Battalion for the training and the execution of terror activities and contained firing positions and terror tunnels and also a large stock of weapons. So that's what we know about what happened there. And another bit of news that we're getting now that the Alka Sama Brigades they belong to Hamas, they announced the killing of seven of its civilian detainees, meaning the hostages. They say that they were killed also in Jabalia yesterday, including three holders of foreign passports. This has not been verified otherwise, but this is what they are saying now on Palestine TV. So that's what we know that is going on on the ground. Now. We have not seen any you know, further response other than the rhetoric that you've mentioned, but of course this is something I'm to still follow. You mentioned the hostages and how they are reporting in Palestine that they are killing the hostages. What's the latest on the negotiations to freedom? So yesterday we heard the head of Israel's National Security Council TEGB and he said that as far as Israel can say and report, at this time, there is no hostage negotiation. There's no deal that is in the near horizon at least that's what That's what he said. He he also mentioned that Kata and that's according to him, has has realized that Hamas was misleading them quote unquote. So according at least to Israeli officials, you know that that we're only went on the record yesterday. There is no deal in sight at this time. There are also the developments on the border crossing from Gaza into Egypt. We are learning now that foreigners and some wounded Palestinians are being allowed to leave Gaza for the first time since the Israel began the ground invasion. What are you watching for? What should we be watching for on that? Yeah, so this is an interesting development that is happening this morning. We're seeing foreign passport holders begin to exit Gaza into Egypt through the Lafa crossing. This is, like you mentioned, for the first time I think actually since Israel began its aerial attacks on Gaza or in October. And this is according to footage that is being shown and streamed on several media outlets. HAMASA did say earlier that it expects some foreigners and dual nationals to be allowed into Egypt, including Red crossworkers and nationals from Australia, Austria, Jordan, and Indonesia. And we've also been getting reports that eighty wounded Palestinians will be transferred for treatment in Egypt. And it's interesting because we have been hearing Israeli officials ask that more wounded Palestinians be taken to hospitals outside of the Gaza Strip in Egypt. Also field hospital that is planned to be set up near the border, as well as maybe some floating hospitals that will be coming into the area from countries like France and maybe others. And this is basically meant to take pressure off Israel to let fuel into Gaza, since Israel claims that Hamas has fuel and that the fuel it has facilitated not only hospitals but also underground commands and tunnels, and Israel wants to create pressure, you know, on these places. They want to move as many wounded Palestinians outside of the Gaza Strip so that you know, if the fuel runs out that it used to facilitate these underground command centers. Then eventually these commas militants are going to have to come out as well. 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