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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."

Man Group CEO Robyn Grew discusses the market impacts of the Iran War in both the US and Europe, and why we are beginning to see a shift toward diverse and resilient portfolios. She speaks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.

Brent oil rallied to a four-year high after Axios reported that US President Donald Trump will receive a briefing on new military options for action in Iran, signaling the potential for fresh escalation in the Middle East. The global benchmark surged as much as 7.1% before paring gains to trade near $122. Warren Patterson, Head of Commodities Strategy at ING Joined Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker on Bloomberg Radio To discuss. He says the market is losing confidence in a swift resolution and is increasingly pricing in a prolonged disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Laura Cooper, global investment strategist at Nuveen, says markets are "recalibrating to the risk that we could see persistent energy prices come through." She adds that further pressure is expected in European earnings, as opposed to US earnings, which have surprised expectations. She speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analysis at Kpler, discusses energy markets as investors focus on the next step for peace talks between the US and Iran. He tells Bloomberg Television that should the US manage to sustain its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for another two months, "Iran's oil revenues will drop to zero." Falakshahi also warns that should the waterway remain closed for another two months, prices for oil could go back to "roughly 120, 125 [dollars a barrel] for Brent."

Geoffrey Yu, senior market strategist at BNY, discusses the outlook for the energy sector and how it could impact Thursday's interest-rate decision by the European Central Bank. "The last thing that the ECB should be thinking about, I think, is tightening rates," he tells Bloomberg Television.

Ifo President Clemens Fuest says Germany could be "at the beginning of a stagflationary shock" after the institute's expectations index dropped to 83.3 in April from a revised 85.9 the previous month the lowest level since August 2023. He speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Business activity in the euro area unexpectedly shrank for the first time since late 2024 due to a steep drop in the services sector as the Iran war weighs on consumers. The Composite PMI compiled by S&P Global declined to 48.6 in April from 50.7 the previous month, dropping below the 50 threshold separating growth from contraction. In the UK PMI data showed that the private sector quickly bounced back from a slowdown caused by the Iran war as firms rushing to secure supplies and price pressures mounting. Hugh Gimber, Global Market Strategist, JP Morgan joined Stephen Carroll on Bloomberg Radio to discuss. he says business costs are 'rising sharply.'

The European Union proposed "AccelerateEU" to navigate the Iran war-driven crisis, which it says it could reverberate for years. The plan aims to curb energy prices and address potential fuel shortages without undermining the bloc's climate ambitions or triggering damaging competition between nations. EU leaders are set to discuss the plan at a meeting in Cyprus. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Nicosia.

Airlines around the world are grounding more planes to cope with the increases in jet-fuel prices. Global capacity for May has been reduced by about 3 percentage points, with all but one of the 20 largest airlines slashing flights, according to data compiled by analytics firm Cirium Ltd. Lufthansa is scrubbing 20,000 uneconomic short-haul flights from its European summer schedule to save on fuel. Earlier in the week, United Airlines slashed its full-year profit forecast due to higher fuel prices caused by war in the Middle East. Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel breaks down the situation.