Anthropic Prepares For Potential Record IPO | Daybreak Europe 8/21/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. Anthropic expects to match or beat the size of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign of overwhelming demand from investors looking to profit from the AI boom. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative. And Italian lender Monte dei Paschi is seeking to buy two separate banks for a combined price of €34 billion. Clarification: Graphic edited at 00:36:00 and 00:44:30 to clarify Banca Generali's gains on Tradegate Chapters: 00:00:00 - Daybreak Europe Begins, Top Stories & Global Markets 00:02:11 - Asia Markets: Bonds, Samsung & Alibaba 00:05:06 - Anthropic Targets a Blockbuster IPO, Broadcom, AI Debt & Data Center Financing 00:08:09 - US Treasury Secretary Bessent's Plan to Tackle U.S. Borrowing Costs, AI Spending Adds Pressure to Bond Yields 00:12:04 - US Prepares New Economic Pressure on Iran, Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz 00:17:03 - China-Switzerland Trade Deal & Other Headlines 00:18:32 - Monte Paschi Launches Italian Bank Bids 00:21:40 - UK Banks, Deutsche Bank & Market Update 00:25:19 - Euro Area PMIs & the ECB Rate Outlook 00:27:38 - Germany’s Industrial Crisis, Germany’s Economy & Rising Political Pressure, AfD Gains Ahead of German Regional Elections 00:36:01 - Italian Banking Bids: Market Reaction 00:38:10 - Poland Searches for a New Growth Model, Poland’s Foreign Investment Strategy, Poland’s Political & Geopolitical Risks 00:44:42 - Monte Paschi Bid: Latest Market Moves 00:45:21 - Why Global Long-Term Bond Yields Are Rising -------- 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