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Retired Marine Corps Major General Mastin Robeson said that increased troops sent to the MidEast means that the US has 'positioned sufficient assets' to be able to enact leverage over negotiations to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran. Robeson also discussed how the war has impacted the US relationship with China, as Xi moves to invite Taiwan's opposition leader for a meeting ahead of the scheduled Trump, Xi meeting in May.

Jordan Rochester, now a macro strategist at Mizuho Bank, talks about the impact of the war in Iran on oil prices, the dollar and monetary policy in the US and Europe. He speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance.

Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at TMX VettaFi, joins Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." Bloomberg Intelligence says ETF closures are up 24%, with 41 ETFs liquidated in the first two months of 2026 compared to 33 in the corresponding period of 2025.

Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at TMX VettaFi, joins Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." Nasdaq will enact a rule change designed to slash the time it takes for newly listed, large-cap companies to enter its main index, a move that will give shares of behemoths like SpaceX a faster route into funds that are pegged to the benchmark.

Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with Cliff Young, Ipsos US Public Affairs Chair and Professor at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service. Oil prices rose after President Donald Trump threatened attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure, overshadowing his comments that a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East could be close.  West Texas Intermediate futures rose more than 3% to trade near $103 a barrel, while the most active June Brent futures climbed to trade above $107 a barrel.  Brent futures were volatile amid thin liquidity, with traders increasingly staying on the sidelines to avoid extreme headline-driven price swings. Front-month May futures fluctuated as investors closed out those positions ahead of the contract's expiration on Tuesday the price was near $112 a barrel.

Bloomberg's Joel Weber puts Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas to the test on "Bloomberg ETF IQ" in this week's edition of "IQ Test."

Brent Sullivan, tax analyst at Tax Alpha Insider, joins Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas "Bloomberg ETF IQ." They discuss 351 ETF Exchanges, which is when an investor see's a new fund with appreciated securities with an aim to avoid or lesson capital gain taxes.

Michael Allen, a former White House adviser in the Bush administration, said Iran still appears to be in the hands of a hardliners which could mean a more drawn-out conflict and make striking a deal difficult.  US President Donald Trump repeated threats to destroy Iranian energy assets if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened soon, raising fears the war could escalate after more American troops arrived in the region. The US "is in serious discussions" with what he called a new regime in Iran to end military operations, Trump said in a social-media post on Monday. But if a deal isn't reached and Hormuz reopened, "we will conclude our lovely "stay" in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!)."

Steven Schoenfeld, CEO of MarketVector Indexes, joins Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." They discuss the Amplify BlueStar Israel Technology ETF (Ticker: ITEQ).

The European Union's antitrust chief, Teresa Ribera, talks about how the continent is looking at the future of artificial intelligence and the importance of keeping an open, competitive market in the digital sector. She speaks to Bloomberg's Dani Burger.

NASA plans on launching the Artemis II mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. Four astronauts will travel in an Orion capsule into orbit and then slingshot past the moon. Bloomberg's Loren Grush is at Kennedy Space Center with more.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says longer-term inflation expectations appear to be in check but that the central bank is carefully monitoring them as it assesses the effect from the US and Israel's war against Iran. He speaks during an event at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.