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Carney Says Canada Welcomes EU Associate Membership Idea

Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, calling for a closer alliance between Canada and the European Union. "Yesterday President Von der Leyen spoke of moving beyond CETA [Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement] to an alliance for the future, opening the door to Canada becoming the European Union's first associate member," Carney said during his speech. "Canada welcomes this ambition."

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ECB's Makhlouf on Inflation, Economy, Rates

ECB Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf discusses the outlook for inflation, the economy and interest rates. "At a time of uncertainty, every meeting is a live meeting for the European Central Bank," the Irish central-bank chief told Bloomberg Television when asked whether there is a chance of an interest-rate hike in October if circumstances require it.

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King Charles to Press AI Chiefs on Safety Reassurances

King Charles III plans to ask some of the most critical figures in artificial intelligence for reassurances the technologists can keep their inventions under control. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar and Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis will attend the event in Scotland. Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie reports.

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Oil Holds Drop as Saudi Arabia Seeks to Restore Pipeline

Oil held a drop on signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease, with Saudi Arabia seeking to restore capacity of its damaged East-West pipeline. Global fuel markets have been squeezed by the combined impact of the US-Iran conflict and the war between Russia and Ukraine, with Kyiv pummeling Moscow's refineries. Bloomberg's Will Kennedy breaks down the situation.

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State Street Says Any Tech Weakness Is Chance to Rebuild

State Street Equity Research Head Marija Veitmane says she remains constructive on technology stocks, arguing that the sector's strong earnings and profitability tell a favorable story despite the conversation about slowing down development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models. "We strongly suspect that regulation is very likely to be kind of more supportive for larger companies," Veitmane tells Bloomberg Television.

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Thailand Seeks More Crude Oil Supplies Outside Mideast

Energy Minister, Akanat Promphan, says oil supply disruptions are prompting Thailand, like many other countries, to accelerate its energy transition. He added that Thailand has diversified its oil supplies since the war began, reducing its reliance on Middle Eastern suppliers to less than 30% from about 60% before the crisis. He appeared exclusively on Bloomberg's "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

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Bonds Yields Will 'Gradually March Higher,' Schroders Says

Remi Olu-Pitan, head of multi-asset growth and income at Schroders, discusses the outlook for Treasuries following yesterday's Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. "If we look beyond a short-time horizon, if the Fed is right and US growth is as strong as it is, those yields can march higher," Olu-Pitan tells Bloomberg Television.

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Sutcliffe: Houthi Aim is Leverage Over Saudi Arabia

President Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders next week, that's according to Axios. The meeting is reportedly set to take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meanwhile, oil held its steep drop after reports suggested Saudi Arabia will return to about half the capacity of its damaged East-West pipeline within days. Megan Sutcliffe, Principal Analyst for the Middle East and Africa at Sibylline spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the attacks in the region.

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