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European Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says the euro area is facing a "stagflationary shock" as real GDP forecasts for 2026 dip, and inflation is seen accelerating beyond the European Central Bank's 2% target. Dombrovskis spoke to Bloomberg's Oliver Crook in Brussels after the European Union's executive arm released its Spring 2026 Economic Forecast.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to announce a package of measures, dubbed "Great British Summer Savings," in an effort to ease cost-of-living pressures made worse by the Iran war. Bloomberg's James Woolcock reports.

A majority of Federal Reserve officials warned the central bank would likely need to consider raising interest rates if inflation continued to run persistently above their 2% target, minutes of the April 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed. Mike McKee reports.

Target Corp.'s turnaround gained traction last quarter, but the retailer worried investors after striking a more cautious tone about the coming months. The company that has been struggling to revive growth after a pandemic-fueled boom showed Wednesday that it's making progress. Comparable sales jumped 5.6% last quarter, the biggest increase since the end of 2021 and triple the gain analysts were expecting. The chain also raised its annual revenue guidance by 2 percentage points to about 4%. Target is looking to win back increasingly selective shoppers amid resurgent concerns about inflation as the conflict in the Middle East boosts gas prices. Competitors such as Walmart Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. have been gaining market share with low prices, increased online options and expanded selections. For more on Target's results, we speak with Jennifer Bartashus, Senior Retail Staples Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence.

UK inflation fell to its lowest rate in more than a year, prompting traders to bet on fewer Bank of England interest-rate hikes even though economists expect price pressures to return. Bloomberg's Sam Unsted reports.

Rufaro Chiriseri, head of fixed income for UK and Europe at RBC Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for Treasuries as 30-year yields climbed to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. "We're actually happy to be sort of on the shorter end," Chiriseri tells Bloomberg Television. "But at the same time, it starts to look a lot more interesting with 30-year real yields at levels that we haven't seen since the GFC."

Goldman Sachs International co-CEOs Anthony Gutman and Kunal Shah discuss the outlook for Europe's capital markets, risks facing the global economy and the race to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure. They speak on Bloomberg Television.

OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann discusses the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the global economy, saying the Iran war is putting "downward pressure on growth and upward pressure on inflation." He speaks to Bloomberg's Oliver Crook on the sidelines of a Group of Seven meeting in Paris.

Nicolas Bickel, chief investment officer at Edmond de Rothschild Private Bank, says higher bond yields for an elongated period could pose a risk to equities, "especially the ones that are highly indebted, even hyperscalers." Bickel speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Elevated bond yields dominated the Group of Seven meeting in Paris as finance ministers discussed how oil-fueled inflation risks overshadowing world economic prospects. The talks, which were meant to dwell on global imbalances, took place against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's extended standoff with Iran which is keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports.