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Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp discusses the company's performance as the lender lifted its guidance for profit this year and outlined more job cuts. Orlopp also discusses the hostile takeover attempt by UniCredit, saying it would put a lot of revenue at risk. She speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Fabio Bassi, head of cross-asset strategy at JPMorgan, discusses market sentiment as global equities rose on optimism that the US and Iran were nearing a deal. "The AI upstream theme is a critical diver of the dynamic of the equity market," Bassi tells Bloomberg Television. He adds that despite the oil supply shock in response to the situation in the Middle East, the message from earnings is still "positive."

Bloomberg's Crystal Tse joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." The value of M&A involving European companies has risen 39% to more than $455 billion this year.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says he expects the European Union to keep "its side of the trade deal" that was agreed to in July. The EU has not ratified the package yet. Greer also says President Donald Trump will discuss China's purchases of Iranian oil when he meets with Xi Jinping next week. Greer speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Sam Lynton-Brown, head of global macro strategy at BNP Paribas Markets 360, discusses the economic situation in the United Kingdom. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, he says BNP is not expecting UK long-term borrowing costs to go higher following the yield on 30-year gilts' jump to 5.78% earlier in the week. "We think that's actually one of the DM bond markets that should be a little bit more insulated given how cheap valuations already are," Lynton-Brown says.

US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder says President Donald Trump could go ahead with a 25% tariff on European cars and trucks "relatively soon" if there is no progress on the bloc's ratification of a a trade deal that the two sides initially reached last July. Puzder talks with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook in Brussels.

Novo Nordisk said this year's declines won't be as bad as initially expected thanks to the new Wegovy pill, which helped fuel sales in the first quarter. For the year, the worst drop for both profit and sales will be 12%, compared with 13% earlier. Bloomberg's Sanne Wass reports from Copenhagen.

Italian cable maker Prysmian is scouting the market for a potential acquisition, Chief Executive Officer Massimo Battaini told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. Potential targets could be similar in size to Encore Wire acquired in 2024 with an enterprise value of around 4 billion ($4.68 billion). Battaini spoke on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on Bloomberg TV.

French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier discusses the trade relationship between the European Union and the US as President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the EU to 25%. EU officials have said all options will be on the table if Trump follows through with the threat as the two sides work to implement the agreement. "There was an agreement last July, and so now we have to implement it," Forissier tells Bloomberg Television.

President Donald Trump says he will increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, claiming the bloc is not complying with a trade agreement.