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US and Iran Trade Fire; Secret Service Shoots Man Near White House | Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Summary
The day’s biggest market risk was renewed fighting between the US and Iran around the Strait of Hormuz. The host said the ceasefire looked fragile after Central Command fought off drones, missiles, and small boats while guiding two US-flagged vessels through the strait, and Bloomberg’s correspondent in Dubai said the flare-up followed Iranian attacks on shipping and on UAE targets. A later guest said the key unanswered question is what Iran wants beyond trying to block Hormuz, and whether the US administration will move off its red lines on the nuclear file, ballistic missiles, and proxy support.
The oil shock is already feeding into corporate and policy warnings. Chevron CEO Mike Worth said tighter supplies are drawing down buffers in the system, creating “more upside price pressure” and more volatility, while the host noted the company and other oil majors have had to reduce Middle East production. The episode also flagged a broad market rebound after war-related declines, with futures higher and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still positive for the year.
On the company and headlines side, the show covered Apple’s exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung on US chip production, Palantir’s mixed results, HSBC’s profit miss, and Elon Musk’s $1.5 million SEC settlement. It also led with the Secret Service shooting near the White House, plus a string of domestic news including GOP funding plans, Ohio primaries, and airport and airline safety concerns.
Key takeaways
- A Bloomberg correspondent said the US-Iran ceasefire remains fragile, with both sides still testing each other around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Chevron CEO Mike Worth warned that reduced Middle East output is drawing down supply buffers and could add price pressure and volatility.
- The host said Apple’s talks with Intel and Samsung are only exploratory, with no orders yet and concerns about non-TSMC technology.
- Bloomberg said futures were higher after war-related declines, even as the S&P 500 is still up more than 5% this year.
- The episode also highlighted Musk’s $1.5 million SEC settlement, far below the more than $200 million the agency once sought.
Notable quotes
“the buffers in the system that help ensure supplies are available to markets are being drawn down”
“it is fragile, but it in some respects it's been fragile since day one”
“what exactly is the Iranian strategy here beyond blocking Hormuz forever”
“Apple is considering additional suppliers due to supply chain disruptions, including recent shortages driven by the buildout of AI data centers”
How the episode opens
Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio, news. — Good morning. I'm Nathan Hager. — And I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today.
Karen, nearly a month into a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the US and Iran have been trading fire again. This morning, a relative calm has returned, but not before US Central Command says the military fought off Iranian drones, missiles, and small armed boats as it guided two US flagged vessels through the Straight of Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates says it has also intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and taken a hit to its Fgera port from an Iranian drone.
We get more from Bloomberg's Juman Bureti in Dubai. As a resident of the UAE in the evening yesterday, we received multiple missile alert texts throughout the course of the night. Uh this happened after uh an ADNO tanker was reportedly targeted by an Iranian drone.
And then also emerged in the evening that an Iranian drone had also managed to intercept UAE's air defense system and cause some damage at an oil exporting facility. And this is the first time we got such an incident in as you say uh the four weeks since the ceasefire. Bloomberg's Jamani Versace reports.
All this is raising questions now about whether the ceasefire has been broken.
Well, Nathan Chevron says the conflict has forced the company and other oil majors to reduce Middle East production. CEO Mike Worth says he's been warning the White House that supplies are tightening. He spoke to Bloomberg at the Milk and Global Conference in Los Angeles.
My advice to the president really relates to energy markets, not to diplomacy and uh and negotiations. And uh you know I've advised people in the administration that this uh the buffers in the system that help ensure supplies are available to markets are being drawn down.
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Topics
- us iran ceasefire
- strait of hormuz shipping
- secret service shooting
- apple chip supply chain
- ai data center demand
Companies and tickers mentioned
- AAPL
- INTC
- SSNLF
- TSM
- Apple
- Intel
- Samsung Electronics
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
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