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War Causes Market Turmoil; Trump Seeks Oil Security | Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Summary
The war between Israel and Iran dominated the episode, with host after host describing a fifth day of fighting, missile strikes across the Middle East, and growing risks to energy infrastructure. The host said Saudi Arabia reported an attempted strike on a key refinery at Ras Tanura, while a guest in the Middle East said Iran appears to be concentrating more firepower on Gulf Arab states than on Israel. President Trump said the US would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to keep oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but the guests said the practical impact on shipping and pricing remains uncertain. Brent and WTI crude were both higher, even as Goldman Sachs chair David Solomon said markets had shown a “benign reaction” so far.
Key takeaways
- The host said the war had reached a fifth day with no signs of easing, while Iran, Israel and the US continued exchanges that were widening across the region.
- A guest said Iran appears to be using drones to target Gulf Arab states more heavily than Israel, raising risks for Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
- President Trump said the US would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts for tankers, but a guest said the proposal still needs practical clarification.
- Minneapolis Fed President Neil Kashkari said the conflict is clouding the interest-rate outlook and makes him less certain about a cut this year.
- Marty Shanker said the Texas GOP Senate race is headed for a costly runoff and could become one of the more expensive in history.
Notable quotes
“The war has entered a fifth day of fighting and there are no signs of easing”
“President Trump said the US would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the straight of Hormuz”
“This conflict continues and there's no sign of letup from Iran or the US or Israel”
“the practicalities around the insurance is still very much to be clarified”
“Minneapolis Fed President Neil Kashkari said the war in the Middle East is clouding the picture on interest rates”
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, we begin with the latest developments in the Middle East. The war has entered a fifth day of fighting and there are no signs of easing. Israel says it's striking Iranian targets as well as Hezbollah sites in Lebanon as Iran continues to fire missile at Arab states across the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia says there was just an attempt this morning on one of its key refineries at Ross Tanura. The kingdom says there was no damage. We get the latest from Bloomberg Middle East managing editor Paul Wallace.
This conflict continues and there's no sign of letup from Iran or the US or Israel. Um the latter two continue to strike Iran heavily and Iran is striking back very intensely against Gulf Arab states. It seems at the moment as if uh Iran is concentrating most of its fire power on those Gulf Arab states rather than Israel um the likes of the UAE, the likes of Saudi Arabia.
The sense is very much that Iran is using its drones now um of which it has far more than it than it does cruise and ballistic missiles to target Gulf Arab states. Bloomberg's Paul Wallace says the State Department has now announced plans to help evacuate Americans who want to leave the Middle East.
Well, Nathan, President Trump said the US would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the straight of Hormuz. That's not having too much impact on the oil market. Right now, crude is up again. NX crude oil is at $76.61 a barrel. Brent is at $83.80.
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Topics
- market turmoil
- oil security
- iran israel conflict
- us military action
- midterm political races
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