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Uganda in Final Stages of Oil Production

After nearly two decades of discussions Uganda is preparing to become an oil producing nation before the end of its financial year in June 2027. This comes as East Africa works to become more energy self sufficient amid a disruption in oil flows from the Middle East conflict. Kristina Kasebayo, Head of Compliance at the Uganda National Oil Company explaind to Bloomberg Television Chief Africa Anchor and Correspondent Jennifer Zabasajja in a fireside chat at Africa Energy Week.

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Allianz CIO Sees up to 75 Bps of Fed Rate Hikes After Midterms

Ludovic Subran, chief investment officer and chief economist at Allianz, expects Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to raise interest rates by as much as 75 basis points once the midterm elections are over. "The US is running hot, and I think he cannot ignore that," Subran tells Bloomberg Television. "I do expect the US will have to act decisively on inflation, both from energy, but also from AI," he adds.

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Romania: Russia Attacking Ukraine's Black Sea Route

Romanian President says EU leaders need to show they will keep supporting Ukraine, as Russia has also been attacking ships in the Black Sea and the relation between President Zelenskiy and Trump has deteriorated over the past few days. Nicusor Dan sat down with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook on the sidelines on an EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Friday.

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Why Neuberger Has Neutral Stance on Global Stocks

Neuberger Multi-Asset Strategies Co-CIO Maya Bhandari says the firm recently cut back its stance on global equities to "at target" for the first time in four years, with Europe still underweight due to its cyclical bias, heavy concentration in autos and banks, and limited AI exposure. She tells Bloomberg this is in contrast to Japan and China, with their stronger earnings and valuations.

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Neuberger Berman on "Underweight" European Equities

Neuberger Berman CIO Maya Bhandari says the firm recently cut back on global equities to "target" for the first time in four years, with Europe underweight due to its cyclical bias, heavy concentration in autos and banks, and limited AI exposure. She tells Bloomberg this is in contrast to Japan and China, with their stronger earnings and valuations.

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AI Capex, Gamble or Jackpot?: Market Snapshot

This week started with a striking warning from the Broadcom CEO, who likened the artificial intelligence market to a "casino." The statement was followed by strong earnings from ASML and a better-than-expected outlook from TSMC, though neither was enough to stem a global tech stock rout. Bloomberg's "The Opening Trade" spoke to analysts and experts about what this tells us about the state of expenditure within the booming trade and whether its becoming an increasingly riskier bet.

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Nscale's Flagship Data Center Hit by Delays Ahead of IPO

Artificial intelligence infrastructure firm Nscale is seeking to raise up to $3 billion in an initial public offering as soon as this month, just as investors are growing increasingly wary of the risks of the AI buildout. The UK firm has also been hit by regulatory hurdles, a fire and other delays during construction of a flagship data center in Norway. Bloomberg's Paula Doenecke reports.

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