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The IMF Meetings Were Supposed to Be About Trade. Then Came the Iran War.

The IMF and World Bank meetings were supposed to be about trade and growth. Instead, the war in Iran has forced finance ministers and central bankers to confront a potential global economic crisis. Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada, explains why this moment may mark the end of the U.S.-led international order that has kept the world stable since World War II.

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War in Iran Likely to Impact Summer Travel Costs

US airlines are raising fares, adding baggage fees, and dialing back routes as the war in Iran continues to wreak havoc on oil and jet fuel costs, making summer travel this year more expensive than ever. Summer travel costs Going.com Travel Expert Katy Nastro joins Tim Stenovec and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.

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Vance, Witkoff, Kushner Meet With Pakistani PM

The US delegation met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as diplomatic officials hold peace talks in an effort to end the War in Iran. The Associated Press' International Correspondent Philip Crowther joins Christina Ruffini and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.

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"Oil Demand Is About To Spike... We're Looking At A Volatile Summer" Says Schork

Oil prices may have decreased, but with hundreds of millions of barrels having been taken off the market due to the Iran War, true relief is not quite on the horizon yet even with a ceasefire in the region. The Schork Group's Co-Founder & Editor Stephen Schork joins Christina Ruffini and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.

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The Choke Point That Could Break the Global Economy

The war with Iran has already cost lives, billions of dollars, and shaken the foundations of the global economy and the worst may be yet to come. Afsaneh Beschloss of RockCreek tells us why Russia and Iran are the unexpected winners at the Strait of Hormuz, and why a prolonged conflict could force the Fed to hike rates instead of cut. Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why the Gulf states didn't see Iran's attacks coming and why Saudi-Israeli normalization may now be further away than ever.

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