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Panmure Liberum economist Simon French discusses the UK economy and the political crisis surrounding Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Gross domestic product grew 0.6% in the first quarter, a jump from the 0.2% in the previous three months and the fastest expansion for a year. French speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Jamie Dimon warns the UK that any move to hike taxes on banks in the event Keir Starmer is replaced as the UK's prime minster would see JPMorgan scrap plans to invest billions in a new London headquarters in Canary Wharf. He speaks with Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said fixing "stupid" trade issues between the US and Europe would pave the way for better growth. He also says the US would benefit from a stronger NATO. He speaks to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the bank's annual Global Markets Conference in Paris.

UK government bonds fell as a growing number of Labour Party lawmakers called on their leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to step down following large losses in local elections last week. Bloomberg's Ven Ram breaks down the situation.

Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank, discusses the outlook for gilt markets as UK Prime Minister attempts to persuade the Labour Party that he is the right person to lead it following last week's heavy losses in local election results.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's political problems have likely grown too big to solve with a single speech. For now, he will try to forestall an immediate challenge to his job. Starmer will make a last-ditch effort to save his premiership on Monday morning with a politically charged address designed to hold back calls for a change in leadership atop Britain's governing Labour Party. James Woolcock joins Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker on Bloomberg Radio with the details.

Early results in the local elections showed Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK racking up sweeping gains over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour. The results reaffirm a splintering of British politics that's seen the insurgent Reform and Green parties make up ground on the right and left. Bloomberg's Alex Morgan reports from London.

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.

President Donald Trump says Iran's economy is crashing because of the Strait of Hormuz blockade during remarks to reporters at the White House.

President Donald Trump said he would be removing some whiskey tariffs following a visit from King Charles III during remarks to reporters at the White House.