YOUR TOP STORIES, ASIAN STOCKS TRACKING WALL STREET GAINS. OIL CLIENTS AFTER PRESIDENT DESCRIBES THE CEASEFIRE AS BEING ON LIFE SUPPORT. HE SAYS HE WILL DISCUSS U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN WITH PRESIDENT XI WHEN THEY MEET LATER THIS WEEK.IT IS A MOVE THAT COULD RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS IN CONGRESS. THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE ITS LATEST FISCAL BLUEPRINT WITH HOUSING TAX ON THE AGENDA IN AN EASING OF EQUALITY. >> LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON HOW MARKETS ARE SHAPING UP.WE DO HAVE THE BUDGET TON ...

Bruising losses for Keir Starmer's Labour Party and the Conservatives and a huge boost for Nigel Farage's Reform. These UK local elections are the most significant in a generation and the clearest sign yet that the two-party system in the UK is splintering. Millions went to the polls in England, Wales, and Scotland.And a bad result for Keir Starmer was largely priced in both in Westminster and markets. The Prime Minister has faced months of dire poll ratings and questions about his future, not least because ...

ANNOUNCER: THIS IS "BALANCE OF POWER" LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, DOES HE HAVE A PLAN.I HAVE THE BEST PLAN EVER. IT IS A VERY SIMPLE PLAN. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DO NOT SAY IT LIKE IT IS.IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. KAILEY: CEASEFIRE ON LIFE SUPPORT. RATCHETING UP TENSIONS WITH IRAN WITH A CONFLICT LOOMING LARGE OVER HIS PLAN TO SUMMIT WITH XI JINPING THIS WEEK.WE WILL DISCUSS WITH REP. TOKUDA AND MARA RUDMAN. JOE: FEARS OF A PROLONGED CONFLICT PUSH OIL PRICES HIGHER.THE CHIEF E ...

The countdown is on. Everything you need to get the edge at the end of the market day. This is the close.The record run for U.S. equities shows no signs of letting up. Live from studio two here at Bloomberg headquarters in New York. I'm Romaine Bostick and I'm Katie Greenfeld.We're kicking off to the closing bell here in the U.S. and as Romain said, the S&P 500 hanging on to gains right now, even though you have that ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran on life support, that is according to President Trump. ...

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Bloomberg's Devika Krishna Kumar breaks down the latest movement in the oil markets as Trump throws cold water on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran. Then, Hardika Singh, economic strategist at Fundstrat, discusses the markets as stocks continue to trade higher despite risk from the war in Iran. Plus, Bloomberg Economics chief geoeconomics analyst Jennifer Welch previews Trump's trip to Beijing to meet with China's President Xi later this week. Finally, Angi CEO Jeff Kip talks his company's 'radical pi ...

>> LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. , THIS IS "BALANCE OF POWER" WITH JOE MATHIEU AND KAILEY LEINZ.>> THE CEASE FIRE IS ON LIFE SUPPORT. WELCOME TO THE MONDAY EDITION AS PRESIDENT TRUMP DESCRIBES THE STANDOFF WITH IRAN AFTER A COUNTER OFFER THAT HE CALLS UNACCEPTABLE. JOE MATHIEU ALONGSIDE KAILEY LEINZ IN WASHINGTON.NICE TO SEE YOU BACK YOU WITH THE PRESIDENT HOLDING FORTH FOR OVER AN HOUR IN THE OVAL OFFICE, ABOUT ONE HOUR 15 MINUTES, IN WHICH HE DID IT MAKE PEOPLE TERRIBLY HOPEFUL ABOUT THE SITUATION OVERSEAS. ...

And right now we are two minutes away from the end of the trading day. Romaine Bostick alongside Katie Greipel, taking you through to that closing bell with the global simulcast. We're joined now by Carol Massar and Tim in our New York studios.Welcome to our audiences across all of our Bloomberg platforms, television and radio. Our partnership with YouTube here on what looks like yet another record setting day for U.S. equities. Nice job, by the way.Over double on you guys. Thank you. That was really intere ...

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