00:00 Speaker B
Who would you like to see replace Kimmel on late night?
00:03 Donald Trump
A lot of people. Anybody could replace him. The guy had no talent. Kimmel had, look, he was fired, he had no talent. He’s a whack job. All they do is hit Trump. Their license. They’re not allowed to do that.
00:18 Speaker A
Well, President Trump was speaking on his way back from the UK. Remember, on Wednesday, Disney stunned the industry when ABC put Jimmy Kimmel’s show on indefinite hiatus after the popular comedian riffed about Trump supporters’ reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Disney isn’t the only media giant that’s made a move that many see as appeasing the will of the president. Stephen Colbert’s late night show was removed from CBS. Days later, the FCC approved the Paramount Skydance deal.
00:52 Speaker A
Well, the next thing you need to know about is that the Bank of Japan will start selling its holdings of exchange traded funds or ETFs. The central bank made the announcement as policy makers kept rates on hold as expected. But stocks in Japan fell sharply. They recovered slightly in later trading. Remember, the Bank of Japan’s hike path has been complicated by tariffs, but also political uncertainty after Prime Minister Ishiba’s recent resignation.
01:17 Speaker A
And the last thing you need to know is that gold prices are taking a breather after hitting record highs. Yes, there has been some profit taking, but markets have been assessing the future interest rate path after the Fed Fed cut rates earlier this week. It’s worth noting the dollar firmed, which made commodities priced in the greenback more expensive.
AloJapan.com