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US inflation surged in March by the most in nearly four years as the war with Iran sent gasoline prices skyrocketing. The consumer price index rose 0.9% from February. Michael McKee reports.

Anthropic says its Mythos model is capable of identifying and then exploiting vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser when directed by a user to do so. US officials are concerned that this could put the financial system at risk. Bloomberg's Charlie Wells has more.

Health Minister Mark Butler welcomed a growing debate regarding the fiscal sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Arm's move to sell its own chips has been largely cheered by investors. One of those investors supportive of the plan is Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Fund Manager at Liontrust. Liontrust's top tech investments include Nvidia, Broadcom and TSMC. She spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech: Europe.

As Hungary prepares for parliamentary elections on Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the nation saying he was the safe bet and that ousting him after 16 years in office would imperil the country. Meanwhile, independent surveys show Peter Magyar's Tisza party opening up a lead. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Budapest.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared a "supply-first" mandate for Australia's energy sector.

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

Beata Manthey, European equity strategy head at Citi, discusses the outlook for markets amid geopolitical uncertainty in the lead-up to talks between the US and Iran. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Manthey warns it is "a problem" that the European market is still priced for upgrades. "We are not going back to the world the market has been putting bets on," she adds.

Asia Pacific Foundation Non Resident Senior Fellow Michael Kugelman thinks India will get more benefits than Pakistan from the restoration of peace in the Iran war. He also doesn't agree with the idea that India has been sidelined, or even that, its silence is a bad thing. Kugelman speaks with Menaka Doshi and Haslinda Amin on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

The stage is set for high-stakes peace talks in Islamabad, as US and Iranian officials work toward a fragile ceasefire. Adam Ramey, Associate Dean of Social Science and Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi spoke to Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East and Africa about what is on the table, and what it may mean for Iran's regional alliances

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned Wall Street leaders to an urgent meeting on concerns that the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic will usher in an era of greater cyber risk. The meeting was to make sure banks are aware of possible future risks raised by Anthropic's Mythos a more powerful system that the AI firm has said is capable of identifying and then exploiting vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser when directed by a user to do so. Bloomberg's Avril Hong reports.

The federal government has granted environmental approval for Viva Energy's (ASX:VEA) proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal in Geelong.