annabelle droulers has the first word news. annabelle: thanks, the world's largest meat producer is recovering after the shock after cybertek shut -- cyberattack shut down many of its plants. bloomberg understands a notorious russian-based group was behind the attack. opec sticking to its plan of monthly production increases for july but refusing to give any hints about further moves until there is clear evidence of war demand. they agree to a hike in july. the forecast is global demand up by 5 million barrels a day between now and the end of the year. for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the u.k. has reported zero deaths within 28 days for positive covid-19 test. the milestone brings forth business call for the government to push ahead with plans to end all social distancing guidelines as planned on june to any first. some health officials are urging caution over a new surge linked to variance first detected in india. they had of the bank of japan financial market department has told us country must accelerate ef

annabelle droulers in hong kong.e ecb governing council meets in person for the first time in more than a year, we will discuss the post-pandemic future of the euro area. that is next. ♪ ♪ anna: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." 35 or so minutes to go until the start of the european equity market session. futures pretty flat. we have seen some big adjustments in u.s. treasury markets and some of that filtering through to other markets. for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the ecb's governing council is meeting in person this weekend. they will be looking to make progress on the bank's biggest strategic review in almost 20 years. on the agenda, a new inflation goal, better ways of measuring the economy, plus a discussion on how to treat issues such as climate change and and equality. still with us is john wraith. you will be focused no doubt on what comes out of this review. what are you leaning towards? what do you think they will conclude? something that looks more like the fed were

annabelle droulers has your first word news. annabelle: less than an hour before midnight deadline, the is ready opposition leader has managed to set aside conflicting ideology and assemble an unlikely coalition. the centrist leader is to share power with a nationalist who is said to be benjamin netanyahu's immediate replacement as prime minister. the coalition is set to include an arab party for the first time ever. the e.u. is planning to make importers of steel, cement, and aluminum paper greenhouse gas emissions in their country of origin. bloomberg understands they will have to buy special certificates at a price link to the e.u. emission trading system with the proposal due to be unveiled next month. talks with iran in vienna have been adjourned for the week. with the nuclear deal still elusive. foreign policy chief wants the u.s. and around to both make hard decisions that could ruffle domestic constituencies. saying next week's round of talks is likely to be the last. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake b

here's annabelle droulers. dynasty between selfridges is considering a 4 billion pound sale of the company following an approach for a potential buyer. the family has asked credit suisse to advise them on the future of the business. a chinese ride-hailing company revealed a $1.6 billion net loss for 2020 as it filed for an ipo in the u.s. the sale will be led by old, morgan stanley, and jp morgan -- by goldman, morgan stanley, and jp morgan. again, according to bloomberg sources. amc gave its retail shea are -- shareholders popcorn, and it gave the company a path to stability. it has led to a credit upgrade from s&p. the company cashed in on gains to raise about 1.25 billion dollars through equity offerings. that combined with the improving outlook for movies moved s&p to upgrade amc's rating to triple ccc+ from ccc-. still, the fund is deep in junk territory. anna: coming up in this program, a nation's race to return to normal. various variants threatened to prolong the pandemic. the delta strain is responsibl

here is annabelle droulers. >> the u.s.t has reportedly halted new shipments of johnson & johnson's covid-19 vexing to help clear a surplus of supply. dow jones reports the cdc has temporarily stopped making the one dose charts available. earlier, j&j announced that its vaccine can be kept in the refrigerator for 4.5 months, extending its shelflife by 50%. that's after concerns the shots could spoil before use. the billionaire behind a british department store is considering a 4 billion pounds sale of the company, following an approach from a potential buyer. the weston family has asked credit suisse to advise it on the future of the business, according to bloomberg sources. amc gave its retail shareholders popcorn. and turn, a give the movie theater chain a path to stability. meme stock status has led to a credit upgrade. the company cashed in our share price gains to raise about $1.25 billion through equity offerings. that, combined with the approving outlook for movies, moved s&p to upgrade amc's rating to triple c minus

that's get the first word news with annabelle droulers. lle: the fifth anniversary of the brexit deal, no deal being reached, the so-called sausage wars. officials on both sides are sounding increasingly optimistic that they will avert a trade war. u.k. has asked the e.u. to extend a grace period on sausages in the u.k. and the rest of ireland. former new york police captain eric adams is leading the first round of counting in the city's democratic mayoral primary. with about half of precincts reporting, adams had about what he percent of votes. andrew yang has quit the race after the early results, saying he is a numbers guy, and is not going to be the new york city mayor. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. manus? manus: annabelle, thank you very much. a rush on the stock for sausage gate. coming up, the way insiders have used spac's to boost their fortune. more coming up on "bloomberg daybreak: europe." ♪ dani:

here is annabelle droulers. annabelle: thank you.noculations against covid-19 have reached the 2 billion mark in a little more than six months. at the current pace, it will take nine months to vaccinate three quarters of the global population. a threshold that could provide herd immunity. the rollout has been uneven. mainly benefiting the developed world while low income countries are struggling to get shots. u.k. and u.s. lead the way with vaccinations with european union members catching up after a slow start. president biden has pitched a 15% minimum tax on u.s. corporations along with strength irs enforcement. the plan would also increase tax revenue by conducting more audits of rich taxpayers. the white house sees the offer as raising money without rolling back president trump's tax cuts. something republicans have said is a redline. activists in hong kong are planning private vigils and religious services to commemorate the anniversary of china's deadly tiananmen square crackdown. police planted -- planned to deploy 7000 person

let's get a recap this morning with annabelle droulers. good afternoon. annabelle: thanks. spike in u.k. cases, recording the most that we've seen in a day since mid february. this comes amid warnings that the current wave is driven by the highly transmissible delta variant. it may be weeks from peaking. more than 11,000 you -- new infections reported thursday. president joe biden signaled a bill making juneteenth a federal holiday to mark the end of slavery in the u.s.. most government employees will be granted paid leave friday. juneteenth commemorates june 19 18 625 when union soldiers brought news of freedom to galveston, texas. ♪ >> we come together as democrats and republicans to commemorate this day with overwhelming bipartisan support in congress. i hope this is the beginning of a change in the way we deal with one another. annabelle: global news 24 hours a day on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ annmarie: thanks. just ahead, we had to beijing. the shopping festival kicks off. the big tes

annabelle droulers.ing up, crushing jack ma, we will discuss the winners from beijing's crackdown on the internet monopolies. this is bloomberg. ♪ dani: welcome back to bloomberg daybreak. i am dani burger and london. eu leaders have rejected an appeal from germany and france to hold formal talks with russian president vladimir putin. this is handing angela merkel a rare public defeat at what could be her final eu summit as chancellor. let's get to bloomberg's maria tadeo who is in brussels keep an eye for us on the story. how big of a blow is this for angela merkel? maria: in terms of angela merkel, the germans and the french themselves headset, this could be something that we should explore, vladimir putin just had a meeting with president biden, there is no denying, we need to get the sanctions on but we need to have a communication channel open with vladimir putin. they did not get that, the vast majority of european leaders felt the timing of this was off. they felt that it contradicted the wording