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US Fires on Iranian Targets, Trump Demands Deal, More

08 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.672 - 5.121 Stephen Carroll

Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll. I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.

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5.622 - 10.011 Caroline Hepke

And I'm Caroline Hepke in London. We're the hosts of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast.

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10.391 - 15.001 Stephen Carroll

We're up early every weekday, keeping an eye on what's happening across Europe and around the world.

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15.422 - 21.634 Caroline Hepke

We do it early so the news is fresh, not recycled, and so you know what actually matters as the day gets going.

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21.698 - 27.166 Stephen Carroll

From Brussels, I'm following the politics, policy and the people shaping the European Union right now.

27.206 - 32.633 Caroline Hepke

And from London, I'm looking at what all that means for markets, money and the wider economy.

33.154 - 37.48 Stephen Carroll

We've got reporters across Europe and around the globe feeding in as stories break.

37.941 - 42.587 Caroline Hepke

So whether it's geopolitics, energy, tech or markets, you're hearing it while it happens.

43.028 - 45.03 Stephen Carroll

It's smart, calm and to the point.

Chapter 2: What recent events have escalated tensions in the Strait of Hormuz?

269.953 - 287.972 Alex Shaloff

You're starting to see that same playbook play out in the Middle East, where the U.S. engages, Iran engages, we back off, they back off, market goes up. It's like the same playbook over and over again. Now there's a one-page memo, next week it'll be a two-page memo. I think investors are getting used to it.

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287.952 - 304.577 Doug Krisner

Alex Shaloff from Bernstein Private Wealth speaking earlier to Bloomberg. A federal trade court has declared President Trump's 10% global tariffs unlawful. The court granted a request by small businesses and mostly Democratic-led states to vacate these tariffs.

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Chapter 3: How did the U.S. respond to Iranian military actions?

304.998 - 324.012 Doug Krisner

Now, Trump imposed these 10% duties back in February under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which had never previously been invoked. Now, this decision is the latest setback for President Trump's efforts to levy tariffs without input from Congress. Earlier duties overturned by the U.S.

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324.032 - 344.901 Doug Krisner

Supreme Court were issued under a different law, that being the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. President Trump has extended a tariff deadline for the European Union. Today, in a post on Truth Social, Trump said he has now given the EU until July 4th to approve last year's trade framework or face higher tariffs.

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345.341 - 366.306 Doug Krisner

Now, this announcement came after the EU failed to finalize its long-delayed trade deal. Trump's prior threat was to raise tariffs on European automobiles to 25%. President Trump is bringing along some big-name guests next week when he heads to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We have more from Bloomberg's Tom Busby.

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366.556 - 387.759 Tom Busby

The president bringing a who's who of American business leaders for next week's summit in China, despite there being no resolution to the U.S. war against Iran. Now, among those planning to attend, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, Citigroup CEO Jane Frazier, with Semaphore reporting that the administration also plans to invite Kelly Ortberg of Boeing, Jensen Wang of NVIDIA, and others.

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388.239 - 396.649 Tom Busby

Trump and Xi slated for a sit-down meeting May 14th and 15th. That summit has already been postponed once due to the war. Tom Busby. Bloomberg Radio.

396.889 - 415.501 Doug Krisner

Brazil's President Lula visited Washington today where he met with President Trump. Trump said that both leaders discussed trade and tariffs. Trump also said representatives from both sides are scheduled to get together to discuss key elements with additional meetings scheduled over the coming months. And that is news when you want it.

415.661 - 419.007 Doug Krisner

With Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner and this is Bloomberg.

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