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General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports Israeli planners explored reinstalling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the early Iran war, fears the US is preparing for an Epic Fury 2.0 operation and reports Trump plans to reduce US military forces across Europe.
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U.S. President Donald Trump flies home from Beijing after a two-day summit that delivered scant details on trade and no breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz.
Fed chair Jerome Powell's eight-year tenure ends today as Kevin Warsh inherits a divided committee.
And UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a mounting leadership challenge as Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham moves closer to a leadership run.
Marianne Williamson, former Democratic presidential candidate, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump warning the Iran ceasefire is on “massive life support”,
UN fears that 45 million more people could face hunger and starvation if the Hormuz crisis worsens, and Congressman Thomas Massie’s explosive claim that what is “deeper and darker” than Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is the possibility governments around the world were compromised by powerful elites tied to him.
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Oil holds above $110 a barrel as fighting in the Gulf intensifies, with Iranian forces striking a UAE oil installation and small boats exchanging fire with U.S. forces near the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, a sharp upgrade to U.S. earnings forecasts and soaring AI spending projections keep equity investors from heading for the exits.
Iran's military warned US forces not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the US would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Kevin Warsh steps into the Fed chair role this week with three regional Fed presidents calling for the removal of any easing bias and Jerome Powell staying on the board until 2028 — leaving no immediate new vacancy for the White House to fill.
Plus, Friday's payrolls report will be the week's key test of whether the employment side of the economy remains as resilient as it has been since the Iran conflict began.
Asian markets are showing resilience despite stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran, with major indices in South Korea and Japan remaining stable.
In this live report from Seoul, Barnaby Low explains why investors appear unfazed by tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, even as diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran face uncertainty.
While markets are supported by optimism around artificial intelligence growth and ongoing diplomatic channels, rising oil prices are telling a different story. Brent crude has surged above $100 per barrel, pushing fuel costs higher across Asia.
Trump’s shoot-to-kill order in the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t a show of control. It was an admission that Washington still has the firepower to escalate—but no longer has the leverage to resolve the crisis on its own.
🚢 Why Trump’s new rules of engagement are likely to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed longer, not reopen it faster
⛽ How the order locks in higher gas prices for American households just months before the midterms
📈 What rising insurance costs, elevated oil prices, and disrupted shipping reveal about the economic cost of escalation
🇪🇺 Why Europe is now building a coalition to clear Hormuz without the United States
🛡️ How America’s military posture made US participation politically toxic even in the operation it demanded allies create
📉 What viewers will learn about the domestic blowback: fuel inflation, policy incoherence, and the political burden of a self-inflicted energy crisis
🌍 Why this moment matters beyond one strait—because it shows allies building parallel security capacity when American leadership becomes the obstacle rather than the solution
This is not just a story about one military order or one shipping lane. It is a lesson in how raw power can still escalate a crisis while losing the ability to shape its outcome—and how that vacuum is now being filled by others.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and news that Iran allegedly decided to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping sent risky assets surging anew on Friday. This surge extended a rally that pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record and fueling its biggest monthly advance since 2020.
Bloomberg TV Anchor Dani Burger and Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
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The U.S. blockade on Iranian portsis still in force, but the S&P 500 is back flirting with record highs. Plus, Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh heads to Congress next week — with just a month to get confirmed before Jerome Powell steps down. #News#Reuters#Newsfeed
The International Energy Agency said global oil demand will decline this year as a price surge caused by the Middle East conflict wipes out growth. Bloomberg's Anthony di Paola breaks down the situation.
By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, tells Peter Thal Larsen how American economic weapons have been turned against it.
Mohamed El-Erian, The Wharton School Rene Kern professor and Allianz chief economic advisor, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss recent pressures on global markets, how the war might affect U.S. consumers, his outlook on energy prices, and more..
The Wall Street Journal reported President Donald Trump said to aides he’s willing to end the Iran war even without reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche reports.
Oil prices are climbing again with markets deeply unsettled about the US-Israeli war on Iran. The surge comes after US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times that his preference would be to quote "take the oil in Iran" and that he was considering US boots on the ground.
We talk about this topic with Dr. Anna Mikulska, Senior Vice President at the CGCN Group, and with Chris Southworth from the International Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom.#dwnews#oilprices#iranwar
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Trump’s unpredictability injects uncertainty into the economy, foreign policy, and everything else he touches. Even as his war messaging varies wildly moment to moment, the world economy is certain of one thing: it’s bad for the Strait of Hormuz to close.
Guest: Justin Wolfers, professor of economics at the University of Michigan.
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Justin James Michael Wolfers (born December 11, 1972) [4][5] is an Australian economist and public policy scholar. He is professor of economics and public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School