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Ole Hansen, commodity strategy head at Saxo Bank, discusses market sentiment as oil jumped amid a weekend flare-up in US-Iran tensions. "Even with the setback we saw on Friday, these prices are still too high relative to what potential consumers are prepared to pay," Hansen tells Bloomberg Television.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he plans to convene Germany's national security council, adding that the council is empowered to take immediate action to ensure the nation's energy security if needed. Meanwhile, Germany's sovereign wealth fund, known as Kenfo, is abandoning long-held restrictions on investing in weapons manufacturers. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports.

Oil and natural gas prices have soared after the US Navy seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship during a chaotic weekend that saw Tehran firing at vessels and reimposing controls in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Stephen Stapczynski report on the latest.

Kerry Craig of JPMorgan Asset Management says the markets are "moving in circles to a certain degree" but investors are seeing developments in the Middle East as "pointing towards an off-ramp in the conflict." He tells Bloomberg Television that the focus is increasingly shifting to micro fundamentals given the start of earnings season in the US.

Randa Slim, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Senior Fellow, speaks to Bloomberg TV about the next steps for Iran and the US after back-and-forth over potential peace talks in Islamabad this week.

Global Co-Head of JP Morgan Payments, Umar Farooq and Head of Services at Citi, Shahmir Khaliq, spoke with Bloomberg's Emily Mason in a bank debate interview.

Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow joins David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo on "Bloomberg This Weekend" to play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com

US President Donald Trump said he'll send representatives to Pakistan for talks to end the Iran war on Monday evening, while again threatening to strike civilian infrastructure if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal. Axios White House Reporter Marc Caputo and Atlantic Staff Writer Nancy Youssef join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.

Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R) joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss recent statements from President Trump. The President said he'll send representatives to Pakistan for talks to end the Iran war on Monday evening, while again threatening to strike civilian infrastructure if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal.