September 1, 2026

Google Maps now shows different names depending on a user’s country, while a Trump administration official says Apple has been “directly” contacted by the president about making changes.

Wei Li, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist, joins Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Brief” to discuss the risks and income opportunities within the fixed income market. (Source: Bloomberg)

The US government awarded a lucrative contract to a crypto analytics firm without putting it up for competitive bidding, sparking a legal fight and opening a new avenue for criticism over the Trump administration’s tendency toward no-bid deals.

The Scion Group and Ares Management Corp. funds bought four US student housing communities for about $435 million, the second deal for the companies’ new partnership.

An almost-vertical rally in gold-miner stocks in the past month is whetting the appetite of investors who have been whipsawed by messages from Washington policymakers.

Krishna Guha, vice chair and head of central bank strategy at Evercore ISI, sees inflation, oil prices, and bond yields being of more importance to the Federal Reserve than US jobs data in determining whether to raise interest rates at this month’s meeting. (Source: Bloomberg)

Higher levels of exports seen recently are looking tenuous.

Strategists at Citadel Securities and JPMorgan both said they have turned temporarily cautious, though neither is saying the bull market is over.

What to make of this year’s Jackson Hole Fed symposium.