Stocks Gain Amid Tech Optimism; Bessent Floats Extended China Truce | Bloomberg Brief 10/16/2025

US equity futures gain amid strong tech earnings as TMSC boosts its 2025 revenue outlook. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mulls extending the trade truce with China. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes. Lauren Saidel-Baker of ITR Economics sees US inflationary pressure rising into next year.

Chapters:
00:02:01 – First Look Movers
00:03:38 – Treasury Sec. Bessent Floats Longer-Term Truce in US-China Trade War
00:08:05 – French PM Lecornu Expected To Survive No-Confidence Votes
00:10:27 – TSMC Hiking It’s Revenue Growth Projections for 2025
00:13:00 – Trending on the Terminal
00:14:49 – IMAX’s Expansion Plans for It’s Camera and Projector Systems | Chief Future Officer
00:19:44 – Front Page News
00:22:33 – First Look Movers
00:24:04 – US Inflationary Pressures with ITR Economics’ Lauren Saidel-Baker
00:31:08 – Trending on the Terminal
00:32:26 – Lecornu Survives First No-Confidence Motion
00:33:42 – US-China Trade Conflict Analogous to Gov’t Shutdown: “Both Sides Digging In” | Panel
00:39:30 – TSMC Profit Beat Underscores Robust AI Spending
00:41:51 – What to Watch
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