Matt Atkenson, Ford Pro executive director for North American sales discusses the outlook for Ford's commercial fleet arm amid trade and tariff uncertainty and after Ford held back full year guidance. He speaks with Tim Stenovec.

Matt Atkenson, Ford Pro executive director for North American sales discusses the outlook for Ford's commercial fleet arm amid trade and tariff uncertainty and after Ford held back full year guidance. He speaks with Tim Stenovec.

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Kevin Warsh repeatedly pledged to act independently if he’s confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair, rejecting Democratic concerns he would be a “sock puppet” for President Donald Trump, who continues to demand lower interest rates.

Warsh, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, called for a slew of changes to the way the US central bank makes its decisions, including a new framework for dealing with persistent inflation and a new way of communicating with the public. But he provided few specifics and avoided answering questions about the near-term path of interest rates.

He also insisted the president never asked him to commit to any particular rate decision.“The president nominated me for the position, and I’ll be an independent actor if confirmed as chairman of the Federal Reserve,” Warsh said, in response to questions from Democrats about how he planned to handle pressure from Trump.

In her opening remarks, the senior Democrat on the panel, Senator Elizabeth Warren said Warsh would be Trump’s “sock puppet” at the Fed.

“Kevin Warsh hit all the right notes to reassure his supporters on the committee that he will push forward his idea of regime change at the Fed,” Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM. “He said nothing that will disrupt his path to being approved, if it makes it to the floor of the Senate.”

Treasuries fell as strong economic data and higher oil prices prompted traders to scale back rate-cut expectations, overshadowing testimony from Warsh. The policy-sensitive two-year note climbed as much as seven basis points to 3.79% as US crude oil rose back above $90 a barrel.

Today's show features:
Michael McKee, Bloomberg TV and Radio International Economics & Policy Correspondent on Kevin Warsh's Hearing
Jitania Kandhari, Deputy CIO of Solutions and Multi-Asset Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Mark Gurman, Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Global Consumer Tech, on Apple Names John Ternus as new CEO
Samantha Dart, Co-Head of Global Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs
Anil Chakravarthy, President of Digital Experiences Business at Adobe on the company’s Agentic AI Strategy

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Kevin Warsh repeatedly pledged to act independently if he&rsquo;s confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair, rejecting Democratic concerns he would be a &ldquo;sock puppet&rdquo; for President Donald Trump, who continues to demand lower interest rates.
Warsh, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, called for a slew of changes to the way the US central bank makes its decisions, including a new framework for dealing with persistent inflation and a new way of communicating with the public. But he provided few specifics and avoided answering questions about the near-term path of interest rates.
He also insisted the president never asked him to commit to any particular rate decision.&ldquo;The president nominated me for the position, and I&rsquo;ll be an independent actor if confirmed as chairman of the Federal Reserve,&rdquo; Warsh said, in response to questions from Democrats about how he planned to handle pressure from Trump.
In her opening remarks, the senior Democrat on the panel, Senator Elizabeth Warren said Warsh would be Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;sock puppet&rdquo; at the Fed.
&ldquo;Kevin Warsh hit all the right notes to reassure his supporters on the committee that he will push forward his idea of regime change at the Fed,&rdquo; Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM. &ldquo;He said nothing that will disrupt his path to being approved, if it makes it to the floor of the Senate.&rdquo;
Treasuries fell as strong economic data and higher oil prices prompted traders to scale back rate-cut expectations, overshadowing testimony from Warsh. The policy-sensitive two-year note climbed as much as seven basis points to 3.79% as US crude oil rose back above $90 a barrel.
Today's show features:
<ul>
<li>Michael McKee, Bloomberg TV and Radio International Economics &amp; Policy Correspondent on Kevin Warsh's Hearing</li>
<li>Jitania Kandhari, Deputy CIO of Solutions and Multi-Asset Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management</li>
<li>Mark Gurman, Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Global Consumer Tech, on Apple Names John Ternus as new CEO</li>
<li>Samantha Dart, Co-Head of Global Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs</li>
<li>Anil Chakravarthy, President of Digital Experiences Business at Adobe on the company&rsquo;s Agentic AI Strategy</li>
</ul>

Kevin Warsh Pledges Independence But Dodges Questions on Rates

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Lauren Berger and Marla Felton are the founders of REAL Cookies who are on mission to make healthier snacks for kids and adults through tasty gluten and grain-free, plant-based cookies. Bringing their knowledge of real food and real ingredients to their community, Lauren & Marla, introduced Real Food is Fuel, a nutrition label curriculum to elementary students, grades 2-5. Now, they have taken the brand from Pandemic startup to securing a strategic merger with Creations Foods USA Inc. to create a new, vertically integrated consumer packaged goods (CPG) platform dedicated to healthier, better-for-you snacking across North America.


Creations Foods owns such brands as HighKey Snacks, a manufacturer of high protein, low carbohydrate snacks formulated with reduced sugar; Moon Cheese, a manufacturer of baked cheese snacks; Aw Yeah Snacks, a manufacturer of cookies that feature bold and intense flavors; and now Real & Real Cookie Poppers, dairy-free, gluten and grain-free cookies that are formulated with minimal ingredients. They speak with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

<a href="https://realcookiesco.com/" data-destination="https://realcookiesco.com/">Lauren Berger and Marla Felton are the founders of REAL</a> Cookies who are on mission to make healthier snacks for kids and adults through tasty gluten and grain-free, plant-based cookies. Bringing their knowledge of real food and real ingredients to their community, Lauren &amp; Marla, introduced Real Food is Fuel, a nutrition label curriculum to elementary students, grades 2-5. Now, they have taken the brand from Pandemic startup to securing a strategic merger with Creations Foods USA Inc. to create a new, vertically integrated consumer packaged goods (CPG) platform dedicated to healthier, better-for-you snacking across North America. <a href="https://www.creationsfoods.com/" data-destination="https://www.creationsfoods.com/"></a>
<a href="https://www.creationsfoods.com/" data-destination="https://www.creationsfoods.com/">Creations Foods</a> owns such brands as HighKey Snacks, a manufacturer of high protein, low carbohydrate snacks formulated with reduced sugar; Moon Cheese, a manufacturer of baked cheese snacks; Aw Yeah Snacks, a manufacturer of cookies that feature bold and intense flavors; and now Real &amp; Real Cookie Poppers, dairy-free, gluten and grain-free cookies that are formulated with minimal ingredients. They speak with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Better For You Snacking

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US President Donald Trump said he’s not likely to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, increasing the urgency for negotiators to conclude a deal to end the war.

Trump said in a Monday phone interview that the truce, which he announced April 7, expires on “Wednesday evening Washington time” — possibly buying more time for negotiations. But the president also said it’s “highly unlikely that I’d extend it” if no deal is reached before then.

“I’m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We’ve got all the time in the world,” the president said.In the interview, Trump reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz would stay blockaded for now, saying “the Iranians desperately want it opened. I’m not opening it until a deal is signed.” Iran previously said it would open the critical waterway for energy supplies to international shipping, but reversed that decision in light of Trump’s refusal to follow suit.

Details about the next negotiating session, expected to take place in Pakistan, started to came into focus on Monday. Iran is also sending a team, according to people familiar with the plans who declined to be identified, although it is not clear who would lead the delegation. Earlier, Tehran said it was hesitant to participate in further peace talks with the US.
Today's show features:
Jeff Mason, Bloomberg News Washington and White Correspondent on his conversation with President Trump & Stuart Paul, Bloomberg Economics US and Canada Economist to Preview Kevin Warsh Hearing
Rich Weiss, American Century Investments Chief Investment Officer of Multi-Asset Strategies
Dina Bass, Bloomberg News AI Infrastructure Reporter on Google Bets on New AI Chips
Kabir Nath, CEO at Compass Pathways, on President Trump Signs EO to Ease Psychedelic-tied Therapies Access

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy.
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US President Donald Trump said he&rsquo;s not likely to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, increasing the urgency for negotiators to conclude a deal to end the war.
Trump said in a Monday phone interview that the truce, which he announced April 7, expires on &ldquo;Wednesday evening Washington time&rdquo; &mdash; possibly buying more time for negotiations. But the president also said it&rsquo;s &ldquo;highly unlikely that I&rsquo;d extend it&rdquo; if no deal is reached before then.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We&rsquo;ve got all the time in the world,&rdquo; the president said.In the interview, Trump reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz would stay blockaded for now, saying &ldquo;the Iranians desperately want it opened. I&rsquo;m not opening it until a deal is signed.&rdquo; Iran previously said it would open the critical waterway for energy supplies to international shipping, but reversed that decision in light of Trump&rsquo;s refusal to follow suit.
Details about the next negotiating session, expected to take place in Pakistan, started to came into focus on Monday. Iran is also sending a team, according to people familiar with the plans who declined to be identified, although it is not clear who would lead the delegation. Earlier, Tehran said it was hesitant to participate in further peace talks with the US. Today's show features:
<ul>
<li>Jeff Mason, Bloomberg News Washington and White Correspondent on his conversation with President Trump &amp; Stuart Paul, Bloomberg Economics US and Canada Economist to Preview Kevin Warsh Hearing</li>
<li>Rich Weiss, American Century Investments Chief Investment Officer of Multi-Asset Strategies</li>
<li>Dina Bass, Bloomberg News AI Infrastructure Reporter on Google Bets on New AI Chips</li>
<li>Kabir Nath, CEO at Compass Pathways, on President Trump Signs EO to Ease Psychedelic-tied Therapies Access</li>
</ul>

Trump Aims to Seal Iran Deal, Says Truce Extension Unlikely

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