Trump Threatens Iranian Ships, Stocks Reverse Losses, More

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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Amy Morris. President Trump's deadline has come and gone for a naval blockade of Iranian ships near the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post after that 10 a.m. window closed, the president promised to eliminate Iranian fast attack ships that come close to the blockade. Bloomberg's Dan Williams with more from Jerusalem.
Dan Williams 1:10
It's not a full closure. It is indeed imposing U.S. military control, U.S. military might over that waterway. The question is, will the Iranians rise to this challenge by perhaps trying to run that blockade or encouraging ships that they deal with to run that blockade, which could actually draw American fire?
Amy Morris 1:29
Bloomberg's Dan Williams reports Iran, for its part, has threatened to target all ports in and near the Persian Gulf if its shipping hubs are threatened. President Trump has said Iran can never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Defense Research Analyst Wayne Sanders says says the intelligence community cannot afford to be wrong about that.
Wayne Sanders 1:50
If you're going to be wrong, you want to be wrong because you have assessed that they had additional capability and then you had to use additional assets to be able to confirm or deny whether or not they have it. What you don't want to do is say, hey, we have enough information right now to believe that that nuclear fissile material is gone and then find out that you were wrong.
Amy Morris 2:07
Retired Colonel Wayne Sanders with Bloomberg Intelligence. Stocks reversed earlier losses. Oil prices are higher. We do check those markets for you all day long here at Bloomberg. The S&P 500, little changed on the upside. NASDAQ three-tenths of a percent higher. The Dow is six-tenths of a percent lower. The 10-year Treasury yield at 4.32%. The two-year yield at 3.8%. WTI crude is up more than 6.25%, now topping $102 a barrel. Brent crude topping $101 a barrel, about 6.8% higher. And Bitcoin is 7 tenths of a percent higher, around $72,000. Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has accused outgoing Foreign Minister Peter Siardo of destroying documents related to European Union sanctions. as he pledged to put an end to the country's cozy ties with Russia.
Amy Morris 2:57
Magyar says Hungary will not stand in the way of a 90 billion euro loan to Kyiv, but that they can't afford it either.
Peter Magyar 3:03
I personally agree that Hungary should opt out. Hungary is in a very difficult financial situation and it is our job to bring back the EU funds that belongs to us. So we cannot really take out even more loans.
Amy Morris 3:17
Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar. Goldman Sachs shares fell after that bank reported a surprise drop in bond trading revenue despite a record quarter from the firm's equities team.

What recent threats has President Trump made regarding Iranian ships?

Amy Morris 3:27
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon.
David Solomon 3:30
Things were only moving a straight line. And as the quarter progressed, the macro environment started to weigh on sentiment. Volatility increased meaningfully amid concerns around AI-driven disruption in sectors like software, heightened uncertainty in parts of private credit, and the conflict in the Middle East.
Amy Morris 3:47
The bank's fixed income currency and commodities revenue was $4.01 billion for the first quarter, more than $800 million below the consensus of analyst estimates.

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