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"Crude is gonna march higher, I'm afraid," says Robert McNally, founder and president at Rapidan Energy Group. He offers perspective on the psychological impact on the global oil market of restricted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Airlines are seeing a surge in demand as customers try to lock in their tickets ahead of a likely surge in prices due to fuel costs brought on by the war in the Middle East. Delta and American Airlines are both forecasting strong sales. Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel reports.

Julian Emanuel, chief equity and quantitative strategist at Evercore ISI, says that the reaction of equity markets to the Iran war, coupled with double-digital earnings expectations, "speaks to the resilience of the market, it speaks to the resilience of the economy," and "speaks to the fact that markets can move higher."

Israel said it killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight strike. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was "eliminated" alongside the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij unit. Iran is yet to comment on the claim. Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche has the latest.

As oil prices remain above $100 per barrel, markets will be looking for guidance from central banks as to how they view the inflationary threat and the path ahead of monetary policy. Bloomberg's Morwenna Conium discusses with Anna Edwards on The Pulse on Bloomberg Television.

The Philippines faces softer consumer demand as high prices, costly imports and a weak peso weigh on margins across retail, logistics and property. Despite pressures, expansion continues and AI adoption advances slowly. Teresita Sy Coson, Vice Chairperson of SM Investments Corp., joins Haslinda Amin to discuss the outlook.

Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood discusses the impact of artificial intelligence-driven productivity gains on the global economy. "On a year-over-year basis nonfarm productivity is up 2.8%, which is above trend, and we think it's going much higher," Wood tells Bloomberg Television.

MTN is considering expanding its operations in East Africa over the next five years. CEO Ralph Mupita speaks to Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja about the wireless carrier's ambitions including investment plans for AI.

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

Iran set a massive natural gas field in the United Arab Emirates ablaze as it steps up attacks on key energy sites. The drone attack on the Shah field, close to the border with Saudi Arabia, marks the first time Iran has damaged an oil or gas upstream facility in the country during the war. Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche reports.