Stocks Rise Ahead of Jobs Report; Oil Gains on Hormuz Uncertainty | Bloomberg Brief 08/07/2026
US equity futures edge higher ahead of the July payrolls report. Oil gains as Iranian lawmakers say they would seek to bar US and Israeli ships from the waterway as part of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rory Blundell of Gravitee discusses the security risks of AI models “going rogue.” Christopher Hodge of Natixis looks ahead to the US jobs report.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Brief Begins, Top Stories & Market Setup
00:00:46 – Global Market Check: Asian Markets Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
00:01:49 – European Markets & Stocks Near Record Highs
00:02:42 – U.S. Futures, Treasury Yields & Oil
00:03:22 – First Look Movers: Airbnb, Cloudflare & Trade Desk
00:04:33 – Iran, Strait of Hormuz & Rising Oil Risks
00:07:31 – Japanese Yen Intervention & Bank of Japan
00:10:09 – Trending on the Terminal: SpaceX, SK Hynix & Market Risk
00:12:20 – Trump, Kevin Warsh & Federal Reserve Rates
00:13:12 – Rory Blundell, Gravitee CEO and Co-Founder, on AI Security & Governance
00:18:48 – Front Page News: Meta, Russia & Birthright Citizenship
00:20:59 – Market Reset
00:22:07 – First Look Movers: Airbnb, Cloudflare & Trade Desk
00:23:28 – Christopher Hodges, Natixis Chief US Economist, on July Jobs Report Expectations & Is a September Fed Rate Hike Coming?
00:31:20 – Trending on the Terminal: Trump, Vaccines & Allianz
00:33:12 – Iran-Oman Deal & Shipping Restrictions, Houthi Escalation in Yemen & Red Sea
00:36:44 – AI Stocks, Chip Valuations & Market Volatility
00:38:44 – SpaceX Shares & Lockup Expiration
00:41:36 – What to Watch Ahead: Jobs Report, Fed Speakers & Weekend Outlook
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