Each week, the Bloomberg Photo Service covers exclusives, events and breaking news stories. The full slate of assignments will be available over the wire and in Media Source. Here is a selection from this week.
Photos 15 December 2017
Saturday, December 9
People take a selfie photograph with an Apple Inc. iPhone in front of an illuminated Christmas tree in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. With more Chinese tourists likely to travel to Hong Kong next year as the yuan strengthens against the Hong Kong dollar, retailers are poised to benefit from the rise in store sales and falling rents, according to Catherine Lim, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Sunday, December 10
An electoral official looks past a Venezuelan flag and an image of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez at a checkpoint outside a polling station during a nationwide mayoral election in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. Major opposition parties boycotted the elections for 335 municipal mayors as the current ruling Socialist Party sees probable wins that would give President Nicolas Maduro a strong stance in the likely 2018 reelection campaign. Photographer: Wil Riera/Bloomberg
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Monday, December 11
Roy Moore, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Alabama, reacts as his wife Kayla Moore speaks during a campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. Republican Senator Richard Shelby, Alabama's senior member of Congress, strongly condemned Moore on Sunday as the contentious campaign for the state's open senate seat nears its end. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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Tuesday, December 12
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. The NDAA authorizes $626 billion of the base budget resources for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy, providing an additional $66 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations. Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg
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Wednesday, December 13
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after delivering remarks about tax reform in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Trump promised everyday Americans a "giant tax cut for Christmas" in a speech that the White House billed as his closing argument for a tax overhaul that congressional Republicans finished negotiating on Wednesday. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Thursday, December 14
Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg's prime minister, gestures as he arrives at a European Union (EU) leaders summit at the Europa Building in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. As the European Union prepares to declare that divorce talks with the U.K. have made sufficient progress to move on to negotiations about their future relationship, the blocs leaders, gathering in Brussels for their last summit this year, will shift their attention to some familiar topics. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
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Friday, December 15
A pedestrian walks over a puddle reflecting the Bank of England (BoE) in the City of London, U.K., on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Bank of England policy makers said the breakthrough in Brexit negotiations this month could prove to be positive for the U.K. economy, which has lagged behind many of its international peers this year. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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