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Bonds Drop as Israel-Iran Strikes Raise Inflation Fears

US stocks have staged a modest rebound even as flaring tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices and bond yields higher. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% after a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks came to a halt. Bond traders are wagering that inflation figures this week will show the biggest surge in consumer prices in several years, adding to pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Global bond markets have seen a profound shift since late February, when the US and Israel's attacks on Iran sparked a surge in oil prices, derailing bets that the central bank was poised to lower rates in 2026. Lindsay Rosner, Head of Multi-Sector Investing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management explains.

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Too Early for Rotation Into Europe Stocks: State Street

Marija Veitmane, equity research head at State Street Global Markets, discusses the artificial intelligence trade and how Middle East peace prospects impact European stocks. While an end to war and lower energy costs would benefit Europe, "it needs to come with a cyclical earnings recovery and we're just not there yet," Veitmane says on Bloomberg Television.

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HSBC CEO Says Bank Still Needs Human Judgment in AI Era

HSBC Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery says that while certain roles will be displaced by artificial intelligence, the productivity gains can be reinvested. "I would like to be able to accelerate and bring forward a lot of the ambitious deliverables we have for the future," Elhedery tells Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua. "That requires investment, and that is job creation."

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