Episode summary
Trump Casts Doubts on Iran Peace Proposal | Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg Surveillance
· · 27 min · Hosts: Tom Keene, Paul Sweeney, Lisa Mateo, Michael Barr · Guests: Geoffrey Yu, Matthew Luzzetti, Henrietta Treyz, Stephen Trent
Summary
Markets were framed as absorbing a new oil-driven shock without yet breaking into a single trade. A guest from BNY said equity, FX and Treasury markets were responding to different forces, with the yen, dollar strength and reserve-manager flows potentially more important than the immediate inflation headline. He argued that real yields remain attractive and that US Treasuries still look supported by domestic and foreign buying, especially if AI-driven productivity improves the growth outlook.
A guest from Deutsche Bank said the bigger macro question is how long oil stays elevated. His house view was for Brent to end the year closer to $80 or $85 a barrel, but he said a sustained move toward $150 would start hurting growth, consumer spending and the Fed’s willingness to cut. He described the Fed as inching hawkish, with the latest statement showing a slight bias to tighter policy, and said the bank has raised its core PCE forecast to 2.9% this year while leaving real growth at 2.4%.
On Washington, a Veda Partners guest argued there is no single plan for the Iran and Strait of Hormuz situation, only competing factions and rising political pressure if gasoline approaches $5. She said June is the key inflection point because war powers and affordability concerns collide. An aviation analyst said Spirit Airlines’ shutdown underscores how hard the low-cost model has become, while network carriers are better positioned thanks to premium demand and co-branded credit-card revenue.
Key takeaways
- The BNY guest said markets are likely to process the Iran/oil shock asset class by asset class rather than through one broad selloff.
- The Deutsche Bank guest expects Brent around $80 to $85 by year-end, but said $150 oil would be the level that materially threatens growth.
- The Deutsche Bank guest said the Fed’s latest statement showed a slight hawkish drift, and he expects no rate cuts this year if inflation stays hot.
- The Veda Partners guest said Washington lacks a coherent Iran strategy and that $5 gasoline could intensify pressure on the administration before June.
- The airline analyst said Spirit’s collapse highlights structural pressure on discount carriers, while network airlines benefit from premium traffic and card revenue.
Notable quotes
“I think that's the broader fear. But if I look at the last few trading days, there's much more concern about Japan intervening”
“our house view is that we're going to be down closer to $80 or $85 a barrel on Brent by the end of the year”
“I wouldn't say there is a plan. I would say that lots of different groups have their own agenda that they'd like to see”
How the episode opens
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Eastern on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business App. Listen on demand wherever you get your podcasts or watch us live on YouTube. Jeffrey U, senior EMA market strategist at BNY.
And uh really Jeffrey just honored to have the colonel on and then to have you on synthesizing uh this. What are the correlations Jeff you in the market now? Is it equities, bonds, uh currencies and commodities for themselves or are they linked?
Well, Tom, so overall I think it's each asset class uh for itself. I'm looking at equity markets right now. some reaction in terms of the futures, but I don't think there's going to be too much in the grand scheme of things.
Foreign exchange much more interested in where dollar yen is going and maybe there's going to be more of a knock-on effect on the treasury market. So, we're in wait and see mode there and of course some US Treasury markets focusing on the inflation aspect as well. Uh so individual drivers uh you know not one unique force at this pace um but you know overall I think markets will take this in its stride.
Over the weekend, Jeff, and this is your wheelhouse, there was a lot of discussion about linear and nonlinear movement in yields, which comes back to the belief in fixed income, in this case of worry, price down and yield up. Are we at a point where yields trip and we get a real accelerative tendency to higher yields?
I think that's the broader fear. But if I look at the last few trading days, there's much more concern about Japan intervening and the stronger dollar causing Asian reserve managers in general and those in the GCC mind you due to the need for dollar preference.
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Topics
- persistent inflation
- fed policy path
- strait of hormuz risk
- spirit airlines shutdown
- global market volatility
Companies and tickers mentioned
- DB
- BNY
- Deutsche Bank
- Veda Partners
- Spirit Airlines
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