John Bartman, a fifth generation farmer specializing in corn and soybean cultivation in Illinois, joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the ongoing frustrations and complex challenges facing farmers amid policy uncertainty and trade disruptions made worse by the war in Iran. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg This Weekend and watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.
Bloomberg News Deputy UAE Bureau Chief Abeer Abu Omar joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini this morning on Bloomberg This Weekend for a wide-ranging conversation on the war in Iran. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg This Weekend and watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims that the Iran war could cause weapons earmarked for Ukraine to be diverted. Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins joins Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez joins Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the 20,000 seafarers stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz as the US-Iran war makes safe transport an impossibility. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg This Weekend. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.
Bloomberg News Congressional Reporter Erick Wasson joins Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend to break down the protracted Congressional fight over funding the Department of Homeland Security after President Donald Trump signs an Executive Order to pay TSA workers. Watch the show LIVE every Saturday and Sunday morning.
The war in Iran is pushing up oil and gas prices, but the impact is spreading far beyond energy markets. Chrystia Freeland highlights how farmers are facing a "double whammy" as both fuel and fertilizer costs surge at a critical moment in the planting season. Fertilizer expert Josh Linville says global nitrogen supplies have tightened dramatically due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, while CoBank CEO Tom Halverson warns that farmers are already under pressure from weak crop prices and rising input costs. With fertilizer shortages threatening yields, the conflict could soon translate into higher food prices and renewed inflation around the world.
Former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns breaks down the global stakes of the Iran conflict, the war in Ukraine, and tensions with China. Burns discusses the way Iran could reshape geopolitical power, why Russia may be gaining strategic advantages, and what's at risk if US alliances continue to weaken. He also explains why America's relationships with its allies remain its greatest competitive edge against China.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discusses the current state of gas prices and unemployment and plans to keep the filming industry in the city. She also discusses working with Casey Wasserman for the 2028 olympics, and as the World Cup comes to California the mayor sees it as an economic boom. She speaks with David Gura and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."
Market declines sparked by the Iran war are morphing into a full-blown rout across Wall Street. Efforts to broker an end to the fighting and restart the flow of Middle East oil produced only further escalation, which in turn fueled an ever-greater sense of dread in markets. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.9% on Friday alone and sank into correction; the S&P 500 slipped for a fifth week, capping its longest losing streak since 2022; bonds fell, pushing the benchmark 30-year yield towards 5%; and Bitcoin is at about half its pre-war peak. The bond selloff has been driven not only by rising inflation expectations but also by a repricing of what central banks intend to do next, a shift playing out from Washington to Frankfurt to Tokyo. Kathy Jones, Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Schwab Center for Financial Research, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Tim Stenovec and Isabelle Lee.
The US and Israel bombed Iranian nuclear and steel facilities on Friday, while Iran retaliated across the Persian Gulf, causing markets to sink and oil prices to rise amid fears an extended Middle East conflict will drag down the global economy. Airstrikes on Friday targeted a heavy water research reactor that's part of Iran's Arak nuclear complex and a yellow cake production plant in Yazd province, as well as two of the country's biggest steelmakers, according to Iranian state media reports. Spencer Faragasso, Senior Fellow with the Institute for Science and International Security, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Tim Stenovec and Isabelle Lee.
The Trump administration is signaling to allies that it has no immediate plans for a ground invasion of Iran, even as it deploys thousands of troops to the Middle East, people familiar with the matter said. The people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations, cautioned that President Donald Trump could change his mind at any moment or go ahead with an attack. A risk-off mood continued to grip markets Friday, with major US indexes entering correction territory as investors grow increasingly skittish on geopolitical risk. Bloomberg News National Security Editor Iain Marlow joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Tim Stenovec and Isabelle Lee.
Michael Anderson, Citigroup Global Head of Credit Strategy, addressed recent large redemptions in private credit funds, highlighting liquidity and credit mismatches as key issues. He speaks with Katie Greifeld and David Gura on "The Close."
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