OpenAI, DeepSeek & Moonshot Chase Billions in New AI Funding

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Original video: OpenAI, DeepSeek & Moonshot Chase Billions in New AI Funding · Channel: Bloomberg Television · 48:01 · Watch on YouTube

Topics: AI infrastructure and hardware, Markets and economy, Health and science

Summary

Bloomberg’s The Pulse covers rising global stocks and bond yields, with concerns about U.S. debt sustainability and Ray Dalio’s warnings about a possible debt crisis. The program examines major AI funding talks involving OpenAI, Moonshot and DeepSeek, alongside private-equity deal activity and infrastructure investment in data centers. Interviews also address European pharmaceutical competitiveness, French fiscal and education tensions, oil supply and Red Sea shipping risks, and the growth of creator-led commerce. The closing market discussion highlights strong earnings and economic data supporting stocks even as bond yields remain elevated.

Key points

Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2002, intensifying questions about U.S. debt sustainability and the ability to grow out of debt.
Ray Dalio warned that the U.S. could face a debt crisis within three years and described how competition for capital could squeeze lower-income borrowers and sectors.
OpenAI was reported to be in talks for $30 billion in funding, Moonshot’s valuation was reported at $50 billion, and DeepSeek was seeking at least $12 billion.
A J.P. Morgan private-equity executive said sponsor M&A volume was up 40% in 2026, with strategic buyers and corporate carve-outs prominent.
Angelini Pharma’s CEO said Europe needs to spend more on medicines and innovation, while the U.S. remains attractive for its available capital and investor appetite for risk.
I Squared Capital’s managing partner described an infrastructure supercycle but cautioned that data-center investment carries risks amid uncertainty about demand, business models and technology.
A Bloomberg editor said Houthi forces could continue threatening Red Sea shipping, while oil exports from the Persian Gulf had risen but global stockpiles remained substantially depleted.
LTK co-founder Amber Venz Box argued that creators’ relationships with audiences can provide trust and guide shopping as AI-generated content grows.
The program closed with markets focused on strong earnings and economic data, even as bond yields remained near multi-decade highs.

Chapters

Start	Chapter	Summary
00:16	Markets, Treasury yields and AI funding	The opening market update covers record-bound stocks, high Treasury yields and reported funding plans for OpenAI, Moonshot and DeepSeek.
05:09	Private equity deal activity and investor returns	A J.P. Morgan private-equity executive discusses pressure to return cash to investors, rising M&A volumes, strategic buyers and portfolio exits.
12:22	French politics and education protests	The program previews Marine Le Pen’s deficit plan and reports on student protests over school investment and staffing.
17:18	European pharmaceuticals and innovation	Angelini Pharma’s CEO discusses growth, U.S. investment, drug pricing, research and the changing role of AI and China in pharmaceutical innovation.
23:22	Ray Dalio on debt and capital constraints	Ray Dalio warns that debt pressures and competition for capital could raise borrowing costs and squeeze housing, loans and lower-income groups.
28:10	AI data centers and infrastructure investment	I Squared Capital’s managing partner considers the infrastructure boom, risks in data-center financing and the need for clear regulation.
35:16	Yemen, Red Sea shipping and oil supply	Bloomberg’s Middle East editor assesses claims of territorial gains in Yemen, continued shipping risks and the recovery of Gulf oil exports.
38:29	Creators and commerce	LTK co-founder Amber Venz Box explains how creator recommendations, audience trust and AI tools are shaping online shopping and brand marketing.
45:52	Bond markets and the market close	Bloomberg’s rates reporter discusses Treasury pressures and rate expectations before the program recaps stock and bond market moves.

Quotes

the U.S. debt crisis in as little as three years. — 01:54

LPs are increasingly focused on seeing cashback rather than just seeing good marks in their portfolios. — 05:39

So today we are in a infrastructure super cycle. — 29:17

you have to have clear regulatory systems. — 32:28

they are going to someone they built a relationship with online. — 40:35

Concepts and entities

OpenAI, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Ray Dalio, J.P. Morgan, Angelini Pharma, I Squared Capital, LTK, data centers, economia de criadores

Full transcript (original language)

00:16 ANNOUNCER: NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS. THIS IS “THE PULSE” WITH FRANCINE LACQUA. FRANCINE: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO “THE PULSE.” GLOBAL STOCKS EDGING TOWARD RECORD HIGHS. INVESTORS SHRUGGING OFF CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHER OIL PRICES IN BOND YIELDS NEAR MULTI-DECADE HIGHS. OF COURSE IT IS TECH DRIVING THE GAINS. THIS BRING IN CHARLIE WELLS TO TELL US WHAT MARKETS ARE UP TO TODAY.

00:51 WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN SAYING? CHARLIE: THOSE TREASURY YIELDS REALLY HITTING THE HIGHEST POINT SINCE 2002 IS PUTTING A LOT OF FOCUS ON U.S. DEBT SUSTAINABILITY. THAT’S ONE OF THE KEY CONCERNS COMING FROM THIS BOND SELLOFF. WHAT WE HEARD JUST A FEW HOURS AGO FROM THE SECRETARY OF TREASURY IN THE U.S. WAS BASICALLY AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO CALM THE MARKET, TALKING ABOUT HOW GROWTH IS THE SECRET. TALKING ABOUT THAT DEBT TO GDP RATIO. IF THE U.S.

01:22 CAN GROW QUICKLY, THAT COULD USING ONE OF THE CONCERNS IN THE TREASURY MARKET. BUT THE MARKET REALLY HAS BEEN SKEPTICAL TO THIS. WE ARE HEARING CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THE COUNTRY TO DO THAT, AND SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES. ONE KEY VOICE WE’RE HEARING TODAY IS RAY DALIO AND HE IS TALKING ABOUT NOT JUST BROADER CONCERNS, BUT ISSUES THAT COULD REALLY COME FRONT AND CENTER HERE. SOME OF THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD ARE CHINA AND JAPAN AND IF THE TREND CONTINUES THESE COUNTRIES SLOWLY EASING OUT OF U.S.

01:54 TREASURIES, IF THAT CONTINUES OR ESCALATES, HE TALKS OF SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THE U.S. COULD HAVE ALSO REITERATING A WARNING HE’S MADE OF THE U.S. DEBT CRISIS IN AS LITTLE AS THREE YEARS. THIS JUST BRINGS HOME THE POINT THAT TO TRY TO CALM THE MARKETS COULD FACE A MORE DIFFICULT CHALLENGE THAT HE WOULD LIKE. FRANCINE: MEANWHILE ON WALL STREET, IT HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT TECH. CHARLIE: IT COULD FEEL LIKE WHIPLASH. YOU SAW THE S&P 500 REALLY

02:28 EDGING TOWARD A RECORD CLOSE LIFTED ON THE BACK OF THE LIKES OF NVIDIA. IF YOU TAKE THE OVERSIMPLIFIED TAKE, YOU MAY THIS THIS IS JUST RISK-ON, BUT THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING ANALYSIS OUT THIS MORNING. IF YOU LOOK DEEPER UNDER A LOT OF THESE NUMBERS THERE IS A FLANK OF QUALITY. THIS CAN SQUARE THE CIRCLE ON THE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE STOCK AND THE BOND MARKET WITH INVESTORS GOING TO COMPANIES THAT HAVE STRONG EARNINGS, GOING TO COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT AS LINKED TO CYCLICALITY OF THE

02:58 MARKET. SEEING A LOT OF OPTIMISM AND YOU CAN SEE THE SQUARE IN THE CIRCLE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY. FRANCINE: STAYING WITH TECH, WE ALSO HAD A FLURRY OF FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS. BRING US UP TO SPEED. CHARLIE: WHEN YOU THINK OF SOME OF THESE PRIVATE COMPANIES, YOU BOLSTER THE CASE OF INVESTOR APPETITE FOR AI. OPENAI ARE IN $30 BILLION FUNDING TALKS, BRINGING IN SOME HUGE MIDDLE EAST INVESTORS. SPEAKING TO SOME OF THE

03:32 GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY COMING FOR THESE AI COMPANIES. WE KNOW THEY’VE BEEN PUSHING BACK THEIR TIMELINE FOR AN IPO, THAT IS A THEME WE’VE BEEN HEARING. THIS COULD BRIDGE TO THAT IPO. LET’S FLIP THOUGH. MOONSHOT SUPPOSED TO IPO NEXT YEAR. WE ARE SEEING THAT THERE VALUATION JUSTIN AND $50 BILLION. LET’S FLIP AGAIN AND TAKE A LOOK AT DEEPSEEK, A COMPANY

04:04 THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS, HAS BEEN IN HEADLINES THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HEADING TOWARD THAT IPO. THEY ARE RAISING AT LEAST $12 BILLION, SO SIGNIFICANT INVESTOR APPETITE FOR AI AND TECH. FRANCINE: AND ELON MUSK BECOMING A TRILLIONAIRE AGAIN. CHARLIE: HE HAD THAT POINT IN JUNE ON THE BACK OF AT SPACEX IPO, HITTING THAT NET WORTH IN THE 13 DIGIT CATEGORY. HE HAD DECLINED SOMEWHAT GIVEN THE FALLEN SPACEX BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT TESLA AND SPACEX, THOSE STOCKS WHICH

04:36 CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF HIS WEALTH, THEY ARE ON A RECOVERY JOURNEY. INTO THAT TRILLIONAIRE CATEGORY, YOU CAN CHECK IT ALL OUT ON THE BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRES INDEX. FRANCINE: FUNDRAISING FOR THE AI BUILDOUT WILL BE ONE OF THE TOPICS HOTLY DEBATED AT THE J.P. MORGAN TECH STARS CONFERENCE TAKING WAYS IN LONDON TODAY. LET’S GO TO TOM MACKENZIE. TOM, HI. TOM: VERY PLEASED TO SAY I AM NOW

05:09 JOINED BY THE HEAD OF PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT AT J.P. MORGAN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THIS. WHAT IS TOP OF MIND? WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE COST OF CAPITAL. YOU’RE ARE FOCUSED ON PRIVATE EQUITY. WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT THIS SUMMIT AND AMONGST YOUR CLIENTS? >> I THINK THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC FOR SPONSORS IS DPI. THE DPI PRESSURE IS VERY REAL AND IT IS VERY MUCH THERE.

05:39 I THINK LPS ARE INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON SEEING CASHBACK RATHER THAN JUST SEEING GOOD MARKS IN THEIR PORTFOLIOS. SO I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL FOR PRIVATE EQUITY TO SHOW STRONG DPI. THE GOOD NEWS IS 2026 HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A GOOD YEAR IN TERMS OF SPONSOR M&A. OVERALL VOLUME IS UP BY 40% AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY STRONG PIPELINE OF EXITS. WHEN YOU LOOK INTO WHERE THOSE

06:10 EXITS ARE COMING FROM, IT HAS REALLY BEEN THE YEAR OF THE STRATEGIC BUYER. I THINK WE ARE SEEING THE BENEFIT OF CORPORATE BOARD ROOMS BEING VERY, VERY FOCUSED ON M&A. IT’S CLEAR THAT I THINK PUBLIC MARKETS ARE EVALUATING SCALE, EVALUATING CORPORATE CLARITY AND EVALUATING RESILIENCE. SO WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF CORPORATE’S LOOK AT BUYING SPONSORED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AS LONG AS IT PLUGS SOME OF THOSE GAPS. AND THAT HAS REALLY BEEN A THEME THAT SPONSORS HAVE CAPITALIZED ON.

06:50 IF YOU THINK OF A FEW EXAMPLES, WHEN WE ADVISED ADVENT AND PARTNERED UP WITH FEDEX TO TAKE PRIVATE IMPOSED. WHEN WE ADVISED ADVENT SELLING ALL FOR MARITIME. OR EVEN WHEN TRITON SOLD IN RECORD TIME. I THINK THIS IS A TREND. TOM: VOLUME IS UP 40% YEAR ON YEAR. THIS IS FEWER DEALS, BUT BIGGER TICKET NUMBERS. >> THAT’S RIGHT, AND THAT IS ALSO AN INTERESTING TOPIC.

07:22 YOU LOOK AT THE STATS, THE VOLUMES ARE UP BY 40% BUT THE NUMBER OF DEALS ARE MORE OR LESS FLAT YEAR ON YEAR. WHERE WE SEE THE REAL INCREASE IN VOLUMES IS IN IT DEALS OVER 4 BILLION OF EV. SO ACTUALLY, THAT DISPELS THE NOTION THAT PRIVATE EQUITY IS MORE CAUTIOUS ON DEAL SIZES BUT THEY DON’T NECESSARILY PREFER BIG DEALS BECAUSE EXITS HAVE BECOME MORE DIFFICULT OR THEY DON’T WANT TO IPO AS THEIR SOLE EXIT. BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY GET CONVICTION IN WHAT THEY ARE BUYING IN TERMS OF VALUE CREATION. I THINK THEY INCREASINGLY WANT

08:00 TO DO DEALS WITH A PRIMARY COMPONENT RATHER THAN IT BEING THE THIRD TIME SPONSOR TO SPONSOR WHICH IS AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BIG DEALS DONE THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF SPONSOR DEPLOYMENT, IT HAS BEEN THE YEAR OF CORPORATE CARVEOUTS. TO GIVE SOME EXAMPLES, LOOK AT EQ, ACQUISITION OF INTERTECH.

08:35 THOSE ARE THE THEMES. TOM: HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE PRESSURE ON DPI. FUNDS FOR INVESTORS, WITH LIMITED INVESTORS IN PRIVATE EQUITY. ARE WE HAD A CRISIS POINT IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH PRIVATE EQUITY HAS TAKEN ON THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS? OR ARE WE GOING THROUGH A MORE RATIONAL PROCESS? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHERE WE ARE? >> I THINK WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE RATIONALIZATION.

09:08 GOING BACK TO THE POINT THAT THIS YEAR BEING A YEAR OF SPONSORED M&A, WE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE A PORTFOLIO HOLD MATURITIES START TO DECREASE. THEY HIT A HIGH OF SEVEN YEARS. I THINK WE ARE DOWN TO 6.6 YEARS NOW, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I THINK THIS IS A SIGN OF GOING BACK TO THE WHOLE DPI PRESSURE THING, IT IS A SIGN THAT SPONSORS ARE BECOMING MORE PRAGMATIC ABOUT HOW THEY MOVE THEIR ASSETS. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY WAITING FOR THE PERFECT MARKET

09:39 WERE THE PERFECT VALUATION BECAUSE I THINK JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW DPI IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. AND IF YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT SECTORS, IF YOU’VE DONE THE RIGHT DEALS AND REALLY CREATED VALUE, THERE ARE BUYERS FOR HIGH QUALITY ASSETS. IT IS REALLY A MATTER OF QUALITY. TOM: EUROPE HAS BEEN – FOR TAKE PRIVATE. DOES THAT TELL YOU THERE IS A DEVALUATION MISMATCH IN EUROPE OR THAT BIG COMPANIES ARE STRUGGLING TO GROW IN SCALE?

10:12 >> I THINK IT’S PROBABLY A BIT OF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, AND I THINK IT IS ALSO A SIGN THAT PRIVATE MARKET VALUATIONS IN PUBLIC MARKET VALUATIONS ARE BIFURCATED. YOU CAN ARGUE THAT IS BECAUSE PRIVATE MARKET VALUATIONS HAVEN’T CAUGHT UP. IF WE GET TO SEE MORE DEALS HAPPEN, THEY WILL BE A CORRECTION IN THOSE AS WELL AND AT SOME POINT THEY WILL CONVERGE. BUT AGAIN, IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT IN THE PUBLIC MARKETS,

10:42 LIQUIDITY IS VERY CONCENTRATED ON VERY LARGE LIQUID STOCKS, AS WE ALL KNOW. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY IN SOME OF THE LESSER STOCKS WITH FUNDAMENTALLY GOOD EQUITY STORY THAT CAN THRIVE UNDER OTHER HANDS. TOM: THE BROADER MARKET STORY IS OF HIGH YIELD. TODAY THERE IS A BID FOR BONDS. STORY IN LAST FEW MONTHS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN HIGH YIELDS, HIGH RATES. HIGHER COST OF CAPITAL, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS WEIGHING ON THE MINDS OF YOUR CLIENTS?

11:15 >> IT’S DEFINITELY RELEVANT AND I THINK WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF WHAT YOU COULD CALL MAYBE A BIT OF A MARKET CORRECTION, SO LET’S SEE HOW THIS ALL GOES. IT’S DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANT. BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY CAPITAL ISN’T THERE. ACTUALLY, TO THE CONTRARY. IF YOU LOOK AT YIELDS RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ALMOST PREDOMINANTLY DRIVEN BY RATES. SPREADS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE STILL AT ALL-TIME TYPES. SO THE CAPITAL IS THERE FOR THE HIGH QUALITY CREDITS. IT IS MORE A QUESTION OF PRICE AND THAT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON VALUATION. BUT IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH

11:49 SPONSORS WE ARE NOT SEEING THEM PULL BACK FROM DEAL ACTIVITY AT ALL. IF ANYTHING, PROBABLY OUR PIPELINE IS STRONGER THAN EVER AND WE ARE BEING INVITED TO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEW DEALS THAN EVER BEFORE BECAUSE THEY CAN’T STAND STILL. TOM: THE PIPELINE IS STRONGER THAN EVER, WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE.

12:22 FRAN, BACK TO YOU. FRANCINE: GREAT INTERVIEW. HE WILL HAVE THE BIG INTERVIEW TO THE CLOCK P.M. LONDON TIME TODAY, SPEAKING EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE JP MORGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAMIE DIMON. I KNOW YOU WON’T WANT – WHAT WANT TO MISS THAT INTERVIEW. A LOT GOING ON TODAY AND THEN WE HAVE THIS PRESS CONFERENCE STILL ONGOING BY MARINE LE PEN, ONE OF THE FAVORITES TO GET TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SPRING OF 2027.

12:56 SAYING SHE WILL ENTER BRING THE BUDGET DEFICIT, OF COURSE, DOWN TO BELOW 3% IN 2032. SO THAT IS THE LATEST THAT SHE SAID SHE WILL STICK TO THAT 3% EUROPEAN POLICY. COMING UP, EUROPEAN PHARMA IN FOCUS TO GROWING GLOBAL COMPETITION. WE SPEAK TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE ITALIAN HEALTH CARE COMPANY ANGELINI PHARMA. THAT IS COMING UP NEXT, AND THIS IS BLOOMBERG.

14:38 FRANCINE: FRENCH STUDENT PROTESTS OVER LACK OF INVESTMENTS OF SPREAD TO HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE MAIN DEMONSTRATION EXPECTED IN PARIS THIS AFTERNOON AS INVESTORS HAVE CONCERNS OVER FISCAL DEBT AND POLITICAL TURMOIL. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON SO IS PROTESTING TAKES PLACE THE NATIONAL RALLY LEADER PRESENTING A SO-CALLED COUNTER BUDGET. WHAT HAS SHE BEEN SAYING? ALAN:

15:10 MARINE LE PEN HAS PRESENTED AT LEAST IN OUTLOOK THE CALLS FOR FRANCE TO REDUCE ITS DEFICIT TO LESS THAN 3% BY 2032 WITH THE LATEST, THIS IS SLOWER THAN THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT PLAN, IT IS DEFICIT REDUCTION. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS MISSED SEVERAL TIMES ITS BUDGET TARGETS PER YEAR SO THE MAIN POINT OF THE PRESENTATION AS YOU SHOW IS STILL GOING ON IS TO TRY AND PRESENT A LEVEL OF ECONOMIC CREDIBILITY TO INVESTORS. IT’S BEEN ONE OF HER WEAKER

15:43 POINTS IS INVESTORS HAVEN’T TAKEN HER OR BUSINESS LEADERS HAVEN’T TAKEN HER AS SERIOUSLY AS OTHER CANDIDATES SHE’S BEEN TRYING TO PRESENT A VISION OF BEING A CREDIBLE CANDIDATE THIS TIME. FRANCINE: AT THE SAME TIME PROTEST REALLY GAINING MOMENTUM SO THE KEY ISSUES BEHIND THEM AND HOW WIDESPREAD ARE THEY EXPECTED TO BE BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY QUITE VIOLENT. ALAN: SOME OF THEM ARE. IT’S A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT BECAUSE STUDENT PROTESTS IN GENERAL ARE

16:15 MORE CHAOTIC AND LESS STRUCTURAL THAN UNION PROTESTS ARE. THESE STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND THE PARIS AREA WHICH ARE POOR AREAS. A LOT OF IT WAS ABOUT TEACHERS MISSING SCHOOL AND NOT BEING REPLACED, DILAPIDATED SCHOOL ROOMS AND TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. SOME OF THEM HAVE TURNED VIOLENT IN VARIOUS PLACES ACROSS FRANCE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. TODAY IS MUCH BIGGER BECAUSE YOU OF THE ENTRY OF UNIONS SO IT’S POLITICAL PARTIES, THERE

16:46 WILL BE A PROTEST MARCH THIS AFTERNOON IN PARIS. WHETHER THIS TURNS INTO A CRESCENDO OR TRENDS DOWNWARD OR WHETHER THIS IS THE START OF CONTINUED PROTESTS IS YET TO BE SEEN. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT CAN PLEDGE MORE MONEY FOR EDUCATION THERE’S NOTHING STUDENTS WILL SEE IN THE VERY SHORT-TERM THAT WILL CHANGE ANYTHING BRADEN THERE AREN’T TEACHERS PARTICULARLY AVAILABLE NOR CAN YOU FIX SCHOOLS ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. THERE’S NOTHING THAT WOULD

17:18 CAUSE THIS TO EVAPORATE OVERNIGHT. WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IF THIS IS THE PEAK OR CONTINUES GOING FROM HERE. FRANCINE: A TERRIFIC BRIEFING ON FRANCE. EUROPE’S PHARMACY INDUSTRIES WARNING IT RISKS FALLING BEHIND THE U.S. AND CHINA UNLESS GOVERNMENTS SPEND MORE ON DIFFERENT MEDICINES. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THE U.S. SHOULD NO LONGER PAY MORE FOR DRUGS THAN OTHER WEALTHY COUNTRIES PUTTING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES UNDER SCRUTINY. JOINING US IS THE CHIEF

17:50 EXECUTIVE OF THE ITALIAN MULTINATIONAL GROUP ANGELINI PHARMA. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION THAT WE ALL READ ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AS YOU DECIDED TO BASICALLY OPEN UP A BROAD WHAT IS NEXT FOR ANGELINI, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE EXPOSURE TO THE U.S.? SERGIO: DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR MORE. THE MOVE IN THE UNITED STATES WAS VERY TRANSFORMATIVE AND WILL MASSIVELY TRANSFORM THE COMPANY. AT THE SAME TIME IT’S NOT ENOUGH.

18:24 WE SEE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RARE SPACES STILL VERY MUCH HUGE AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE AND OBVIOUSLY THE U.S. IS A MONETARY MARKET WITH INFLATION TO BE GLOBAL. FRANCINE: MORE ACQUISITIONS ARE MORE ORGANIC GROWTH? SERGIO: BOTH. WE ARE DEVELOPING THE PIPELINE SO WE CAN BRING TO MARKET MORE BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE SEE MORE AS THAT SPACE. FRANCINE: WHERE YOU SEE YOUR BIGGEST GROWTH FOR ANGELINI GOING FORWARD? SERGIO:

18:56 I FULLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU’VE SAID. IT’S UNAVOIDABLE TO GAIN SCALE WHICH WOULD BE THE NEXT MARKET FOR US. BIG OPPORTUNITIES IN THE U.S. BUT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO GIVE UP EUROPE FOR SURE. FRANCINE: IS THERE A POSSIBLE DELISTING OR A LISTING IN THE U.S. THAT COULD COME? SERGIO: WE ARE NOT READY YET FOR THAT. WE CAN LEVERAGE ON THE PARTNERS HELP TO DO MORE BUT A CERTAIN

19:28 POINT IN TIME IT WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE IN THE U.S. WOULD BE THE RIGHT MARKET TO BE. FRANCINE: WHY U.S. OVER EUROPE? SERGIO: IN U.S. WE HAVE MORE CAPITAL AVAILABLE AND INVESTORS ARE KEENER TO RISK MORE AS A BUSINESS IS ABOUT INNOVATION AND INNOVATION COMES WITH RISK. FRANCINE: EXTREME PRICE PRESSURE FROM THE U.S. PRESIDENT AND A NUMBER OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, HOW DOES THAT CHANGE YOUR MODEL? SERGIO: A RECKONING FOR EUROPE WHICH MEANS AT THE SAME TIME THE U.S.

19:59 IS SAYING WE NEED TO PAY A BIT LESS AND EUROPE SHOULD PAY A BIT MORE. THERE ARE TOOLS TO GET THERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE U.S. IS STILL VERY ATTRACTIVE FROM THE PRICE STANDPOINT OF PATIENTS MUST BE EVERYWHERE SO EUROPE MUST UNDERSTAND INNOVATION COMES WITH COSTS AND IT’S A FINE BALANCE TO SERVING PATIENTS AT THE SAME TIME. FRANCINE: ARE POLICYMAKERS AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS UNDERSTANDING THAT? SERGIO: IF THERE IS SOME SILVER LINING

20:30 IN WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOING IT’S THE WAY THEY UNDERSTAND THAT’S AN ISSUE ALSO FOR EUROPE, NOT ONLY THE U.S.. EUROPE NEEDS TO PAY A BIT MORE TO UNDERSTAND THE INNOVATION PLANNER. BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. FRANCINE: ARE YOU EXPECTING MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS? SERGIO: AT THE SAME TIME I THINK EVEN IF THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IS

21:05 NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH IS IMPORTANT TO BE SERVED PROPERLY AND PROBABLY NOW THERE’S MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE RELEVANCE IN THE SPACE ALSO FOR FURTHER – FRANCINE: WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW I KNOW YOU’RE IN LONDON SIGNING AGREEMENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES IS IT FUNDING AFTERWARDS ARE GETTING IT TO MARKET? SERGIO: WE DON’T BELIEVE RIGHT NOW IT’S AN ISSUE FOR US. I WOULD SAY R&D TOWARDS AI IS CHANGING MASSIVELY. CHINA IS NOW PLAYING A ROLE WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO EVEN

21:36 IMAGINE FIVE OR 10 YEARS AGO. IT IS VERY FAST CHANGING LANDSCAPE AND I WOULD SAY NOW SOURCING WITH PROPER INNOVATION IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE SPACE. FRANCINE: DO YOU THINK YOU WILL FIND YOUR NEXT PRODUCT THROUGH AI, IS IT JUST ACCELERATING WHAT YOU FOUND ALREADY OR COULD THERE BE JUST A WHOLE NEW DIVERSE WAY OF LOOKING AT HEALTH? SERGIO: IT’S HARD TO SAY. WE SEE MANY THINGS HAPPENING WHEN IT COMES TO CRAFTING THESE MODELS THANKS TO AI BUT THEN

22:11 TRIALS MUST FOLLOW, WE ARE NOT THERE YET IN TERMS OF THE DEGREE OF INNOVATION. FRANCINE: SOMETHING WE HEAR IS THAT A LOT OF THE BIG BRAINS OF THE WORLD OR RESEARCHERS ARE GOING TO AI. SERGIO: PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AI WILL BE PART OF THE TRAINING AND IF YOU’RE NOT AN EXPERT ALSO NAI MEANING NOT ONLY AI. THAT’S MANDATORY FOR THE FUTURE.

22:50 AT THE SAME TIME THE VISION YOU CAN OFFER PEOPLE. FRANCINE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON TV WITH US. COMING UP FOR FINANCING VEHICLE. WILL DISCUSS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR I SQUARED CAPITAL. WE’LL HAVE A FULL ROUND UP OF EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON IN TECH AND BONDS, THIS IS BLOOMBERG.

23:22 ♪ FRANCINE: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO “THE PULSE.” THESE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES.

23:53 TREASURIES REMAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT AFTER A WARNING FROM RAY DALIO. TECH DRIVING GAINS WITH ANOTHER WAVE OF MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FUNDING ACROSS THE AI SECTOR FRANCE OVER EDUCATION FUNDING AS MARINE LE PEN UNVEILS AN AMBITIOUS NEW BIS – FISCAL PLAN TO BRING DOWN THE COUNTRY’S DEFICIT. AS THE SELLOFF DRIVES BORROWING COSTS TO RECORD HIGHS, RAY DALIO SPOKE TO BLOOMBERG ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CRISIS IN THE

24:26 U.S.. RAY: WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS WHAT WE HAVE IS – THAT ISSUE OF THAT SQUEEZING IT OUT AND SO WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT LITERALLY WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE IMPACT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE ON ASSET PRICES AND INTEREST RATES MATTER. SO YOU HAVE A BOOM, WHICH IS CONCENTRATED IN ONE AREA REALLY

24:59 THAT IS HEAVILY DEBT-FINANCED. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT CYCLE HAPPENS AND WHAT HAPPENS IS INCREASINGLY WERE USED TO BE EQUITY NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO DEBT AND THAT PLAYS A BIGGER ROLE. >> YOU WONDER IF 6% IS JUST A PSYCHOLOGICAL LEVEL. WILL 6% CARRY MACROECONOMIC RISK, I THAT PLAY OUT IF WE GET TO SIX AND IS THAT A CEILING? MIGHT IT BE SIX AND A HALF? RAY: YOU DON’T LOOK AT THE INTEREST

25:31 RATE, IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT BUT WHAT I MEAN IS YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS, WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CAPITAL AND WHAT IS THE DEMAND FOR CAPITAL? WHEN YOU GET THAT EVEN BALANCE THAT SUPPLY DEMAND IN BALANCE THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PRICE OF IT GO UP UNTIL YOU RATION THAT DEMAND. YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHAT IS IT THAT’S GOING TO BE RATIONED IN THAT. SO THEN WE ARE DEALING WITH IT’S NOT GOING TO BE GOVERNMENT

26:04 DEFICITS BECAUSE THEY ARE INELASTIC. IN FACT IF YOU HAD A WORSE ECONOMY THEY WOULD INCREASE. THEN YOU FIND OUT WHAT IS THE SECTORS SQUEEZED OUT. IS IT HOUSING, WITH SUCH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN FINANCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE WEALTHY AND THE POOR YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT HAPPENING MORE AT THE LOWER END OF THAT SPECTRUM.

26:35 IS IT LOANS THEY COULD SQUEEZE OUT FIRST AND SOMETHING LIKE DATA CENTERS, LATER. SO THAT’S WHY YOU START TO HAVE MORE OF A WEALTH CONFLICT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LESS GET SQUEEZED OF THE MOST IN THAT PART OF THE CYCLE. >> WHEN IT COMES TO DEBT CONCERNS IS NOT JUST THE U.S., FRANCE IN PARTICULAR SAW A MASSIVE SELLOFF IN SOME CONCERN THAT WE COULD SEE CONTAGION RISKS ON THE BACK OF THAT. DID YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING? RAY: THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IS THE

27:08 SAME AND BECAUSE THERE IS A LACK OF ADEQUATE BORROWING, IMAGINE IN EUROPE AND LARGE PARTS OF THE U.S. YOU’VE LIVED ON THE BORROWING AND WHEN YOU REACH YOUR BORROWING LIMIT AS FRANCE HAS DONE THEN THERE WAS A BOND BECAUSE YOU CANNOT CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT YOU HAVE TO START TO RUN BUDGET DEFICITS BECAUSE YOU ALMOST GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THEN YOU

27:39 HAVE A SITUATION VERY SIMILAR TO THAT. SO NOW YOU SEE THE DESIRE FOR GREATER TAXATION, YOU SEE PEOPLE LEAVE WHETHER THEY ARE FROM FRANCE OR WHETHER DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE U.S., THEY LEAVE AND THEN THAT CREATES A PROBLEM. FRANCINE: THAT IS RAY DALIO SPEAKING TO HASLINDA AMIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO STOPPING THE AI BUILDOUT WITH TWO MAJOR FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCED.

28:10 DEEPSEEK IS CLOSE TO SECURING AT LEAST $12 BILLION WHILE OPENAI IS IN TALKS WITH MULTIPLE INVESTMENT FUNDS TO ANCHOR $30 BILLION FUNDING. TO GET A FEEL FOR THE AI BUILDOUT I’M JOINED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING PARTNER AT I SQUARED CAPITAL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I HAVE A MILLION AND ONE QUESTIONS ABOUT AI BUT FIRST OF ALL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, WHERE YOU FIND VALUE WHERE CAN YOU MAKE MONEY RIGHT NOW? SADEK: INFRASTRUCTURE HAS EVOLVED OVER

28:45 THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES WITH THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIETY. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, NO ONE WAS THINKING ABOUT HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS, PEOPLE INVESTING LITERALLY TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. PEOPLE ABANDONED THE GRID AND WERE LOOKING AT THIS SYSTEM NOW PEOPLE WANT TO INVEST MASSIVELY IN THE GRID SYSTEM. SO THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE WAY SOCIETY THINKS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WITH IT, THE OPPORTUNITIES AS FRANKLY EXPONENTIALLY GROWN.

29:17 SO TODAY WE ARE IN WELLWOOD: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPER CYCLE. FRANCINE: ARE YOU SEEING LENDERS RUN UP AGAINST CONCENTRATION LIMITS IN DATA CENTER FINANCING? SADEK: I THINK THAT IS HAPPENING. A YEAR AGO EXACTLY I WAS ASKED WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT INVESTING IN DATA CENTERS AND I SAID SOMETHING I POLITELY DECLINE, I WAS A BIT TONGUE-IN-CHEEK. THE POINT IS YOU HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COMPONENTS OF IT.

29:47 THERE WAS A HUGE BOOM IN DATA CENTERS WHICH IS CRITICAL IN THE U.S.. LESS SO IN EUROPE AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE NOW SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE CONCENTRATION THE UNDERLYING CONTRACTS AND GUARANTEES WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN AND THEN ASKING THEMSELVES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION WHICH IS TECHNOLOGY, DO WE NEED THE SIZE OF THESE LARGE DATA CENTERS OR TECHNOLOGIES GOING TO CHANGE AND WILL MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT OR THAT EFFICIENCY WILL MEAN

30:20 THAT IN FACT THERE IS MORE. THERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. FRANCINE: ARE INVESTORS LOOKING AT THE QUALITY OF TALENTS. ARE THERE WORRIES BECAUSE THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING? SADEK: ABSOLUTELY. THEY ARE WORRIED THERE IS AN OVERREACH THE LOT OF MONEY IS BEING PUT INTO THESE DATA CENTERS AND WHEN YOU HAVE UNCERTAINTY AND A LOT OF MONEY GOING IN IT BECOMES DIFFICULT

30:51 TO DISTINGUISH ONE DATA CENTER FROM ANOTHER AND THIS IS WHERE SOME MISTAKES COULD HAPPEN. FRANCINE: YOU TALKED ABOUT IN THE LAST YEAR DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL REGRET GETTING INVOLVED IN SOME OF THOSE DEALS AND IF SO WHICH DEALS. IF IT’S A PARTICULAR TYPE OF ASSET. SADEK: YOU HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS FOR DATA CENTERS AND WHAT IS THE BUSINESS MODEL. THAT BUSINESS MODEL IN TERMS OF

31:22 THE USE AND THE CREATION OF TOKENS BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE ARE ULTIMATELY TALKING ABOUT, THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF TOKENS. HOW MUCH ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE USING IT. WHERE USING THOSE IN DIFFERENT WAYS IS THAT REAL, WILL THAT CONTINUE AND THE PRICE OF THAT TOKEN IS GOING TO COME DOWN DRAMATICALLY OR NOT. UNTIL THE BUSINESS MODEL IS NOT FULLY DEFINED PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TAKE RISKS. SOME PEOPLE WILL DO WELL AND SOME PEOPLE DO VERY BADLY. FRANCINE: THERE’S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT

31:54 SOME OF THESE SAFEGUARDS, SAFETY AND THE END OF HUMANITY AND THAT COULD BRING REGULATION. DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH REGULATION TO SEEM LIKE WE CAN INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE OR EVEN IF WE HAVE THE MODELS TODAY IS IT ENOUGH TO HAVE A RETURN ON CAPITAL? >> YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE CLEAR REGULATION, STRONG TRANSPARENCY, BECAUSE A PRIVATE CAPITAL IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE UNLESS THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE HEADING INTO. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH THE REGULATION BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE

32:28 CLEAR REGULATORY SYSTEMS. THAT’S WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE U.K.. U.K. HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN EXTREMELY EXTRACTED – ATTRACTED INFRASTRUCTURE, IT HAD RULE OF LAW, DUE PROCESS IN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT ALLOWS INVESTMENT TO COME IN AND THAT IS WHY THE U.K. CONTINUES TO BE A VERY ATTRACTIVE MARKET. IF YOU HAVE ON CERTAIN POLICIES, REGULATION THE

33:01 CHANGES OVER TIME THAT IS GOING TO MAKE PRIVATE SECTOR LESS KEEN TO INVEST IN THE U.K.. FRANCINE: DO YOU SEE THAT WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT GIVEN WHERE THEY STAND. SADEK: IT IS A QUESTION MARK. THE LABOR POOL CONFERENCE TALKED ABOUT THERE IS ABOUT A TRILLION DOLLARS THE NEEDS TO BE INVESTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COMING DECADES.

33:34 THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, BASICALLY HAS IDENTIFIED ABOUT 800 BILLION DOLLARS, OF THAT TWO THIRDS OF IT HAS TO COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO BETWEEN THIS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE YOU NEED TO HAVE TO CLOSE THE GAP THERE IS ABOUT $80 BILLION OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN EVERY YEAR FOR THE COMING DECADES. SO UNLESS YOU HAVE THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SECTOR IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. BUT THEN THE LABOR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT A CLEAR POLICY THAT

34:07 THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE PUBLIC CONTROL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT EQUATION. >> WE HAD A STORY SAYING YOU ARE EXPANDING IN MEXICO. DO YOU SEE OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA? >> THERE ARE VERY INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE FUNDAMENTAL DEMAND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND BRAZIL IS AN INTERESTING ECONOMY THAT WE INVEST IN, MEXICO IS INTERESTING. ACROSS LATIN AMERICA THERE’S BEEN UNDERINVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT. FRANCINE: INCLUDING BRAZIL? KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF A

34:42 RUNOFF WHERE THE – BUT BOLSONARO DID QUITE WELL. IS THAT MORE OPPORTUNITY? SADEK: ABSOLUTELY. UNDER LULA THERE WAS A VERY PRO- INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT. SOMETIMES INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES ON AN A POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE WHEN THEY WANT TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE YOU HAVE A MULTIPLYING EFFECT ON GROWTH. FRANCINE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING PARTNER AT I SQUARED CAPITAL. ON TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND OIL,

35:16 SAUDI BACKED GOVERNMENT SAYS FORCES HAVE RECAPTURED, CAPTURING THE PORT CITY PUTS THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT CLOSER TO TAKING OVER THE VITAL BAB EL-MANDAB STRAIT. LET’S BRING AN EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. FIRST OF ALL HOW IMPORTANT IS RECAPTURING THIS? >> THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING THEY HAVE DONE. TWO THINGS TO BE SET AROUND THAT, HAVE THEY CAPTURED IT AND

35:47 SECONDLY, HOLD IT. THEY HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A CHECKERED HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO FIGHT THE HOUTHIS. WE ARE A COUPLE DAYS INTO THIS AND THEIR STATED INTENTION IS TO RETAKE ALL THE LAND THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OVER THE LAST DECADE. THEY ARE FORMIDABLE FIGHTING FORCE IN THE SENSE THAT THEY WOULD REPEATEDLY BOMBED BY THE U.S. THE U.K., SAUDI ARABIA IS REAL AND THEY ARE STILL THERE. SO IT IS GOING TO BE A REAL

36:18 CHALLENGE. IN TERMS OF THE SAFETY THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIES CAN THEY CONTINUE TO THREATEN SHIPPING IN THE RED SEA. WE KNOW THAT VITAL TRADE ROUTE, AND THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THEY WERE DOING THAT LONG BEFORE THIS NEW TERRITORY AND THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT. DOES IT MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING ABSOLUTELY. I THINK OF SOMETHING THAT WILL UNFOLD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. FRANCINE:

36:53 MEANWHILE OIL HAS STEADIED ON RISING PERSIAN GULF EXPORTS. CAN WE SEE THE OIL EXPORT PICTURES IMPROVING DESPITE THIS ABSENCE OF A CEASEFIRE? SADEK: FOR SURE. THERE’S DEFINITELY THE HIGHER VOLUMES GOING THROUGH. THERE WAS SOME DEBATE OVER HOW MUCH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE STORIES WE PUBLISHED YESTERDAY THE EAST-WEST PIPELINE CONTINUES TO PUMP IN 80% CAPACITY, WE KNOW IRAQ IS IN THE MARKET, KUWAIT IS BACK UP TO SOMETHING LIKE

37:23 75% OF ITS PREWAR CAPACITY. A LOT MORE VOLUMES GOING OUT BUT THAT’S MOSTLY ON THE CRUDE OIL SIDE RATHER THAN REFINED PRODUCTS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. HERE IS THE BIG PROBLEM. OVER THOSE SEVERAL MONTHS OF HOSTILITIES WE CONTINUE TO THAT LEVEL. IN TERMS OF SUPPLY TO THE WORLD IS ENORMOUS WE HAVE HAD OUT OF ARAMCO GIVING THE ESTIMATE THE GLOBAL STOCKPILES HAVE FALLEN FROM 10 BILLION BARRELS TO 6 BILLION BARRELS. 4 BILLION BARRELS OF MISSING

37:55 STOCKPILES IS GOING TO TAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME TO REBUILD SO THINGS ARE DEFINITELY IMPROVING BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OIL PRICE IN SOME RESPECTS IT’S A REFLECTION OF ALL OF THAT DEFICIT THAT NEEDS TO BE CAUGHT UP AND WILL THAT CONTINUED THREAT TO SHIPPING ONLY THROUGH HORMUZ BUT ALSO THROUGH THE BAB EL-MANDAB STRAIT. FRANCINE: THANK YOU SO MUCH STUART. EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. FROM INFLUENCERS TO ENTREPRENEURS HOW CONTENT CREATORS ARE RESHAPING THE WAY BRANDS SELL.

38:29 THE LTK CONE FOUNDER JOINS US IN – CO-FOUNDER JOINS US NEXT AND THIS IS BLOOMBERG. ♪ FRANCINE: WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. THE INFLUENCER ECONOMY IS BOOMING BUT ARE LOOKING BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTARS WITH HIGHLY ENGAGED AUDIENCES. THE BUSINESS IS BECOMING MORE

38:59 DIRECTLY TIED TO SHOPPING AS AFFILIATE LINKS TURN RECOMMENDATIONS INTO MEASURABLE SALES. JOINING TO DISCUSS HOW THE CREATOR ECONOMY IS RESHAPING COMMERCE WE ARE JOINED BY AMBER VENZ BOX, CREATOR OF LTK. DID YOU EVER IMAGINE WE WOULD BE SO IN THE CREATOR INFLUENCE ECONOMY? AMBER: IT MAKE SENSE LOOKING BACK BUT AT THE TIME I WAS A PERSONAL SHOPPER MAKING A WEBSITE AND OFF-LINE I WAS MAKING A COMMISSION ON SALES WERE UP

39:31 BROUGHT PRODUCTS TO MY CUSTOMERS. I HAD NO IDEA THE WEBSITE WOULD BE MY OFF-LINE BUSINESS AND THE PREMISE WAS STARTING THE ALTERNATIVE FOR MY OFF-LINE BUSINESS. AT THE TIME I WANTED TO MOVE OUT OF MY PARENTS HOUSE. SO ASPIRATIONS OF GROWN CONSIDERABLY SINCE THEN. IT HAS MOVED BEYOND TO A CULTURAL PHENOMENON AND IS TRULY A CRATER ECONOMY. FRANCINE: DOES AI CHANGE IT OR WE STILL LOOKING FOR REAL CREATORS AND REAL CONTENT WITH THE

40:02 ALGORITHMS THAT HELP YOU? AMBER: MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO AGO THE PRODUCTION WAS A I WOULD KILL THE CREATOR ECONOMY AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS WE DID STUDIES WITH NORTHWESTERN AND FOUND THE TRUST IN CREATORS IS AT 20% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. I CAN ONLY POINT TO AI IS A BIG SHIFT THAT’S ITS PUSH THAT AS CONSUMERS WE KNOW 87% OF PEOPLE SAY THEY CANNOT TELL WHAT IS REAL ONLINE SO THEY ARE GOING TO SOMEONE THEY BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONLINE. THEY HAVE A PARIS SOCIAL

40:35 ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP SO THAT PERSON IS BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR THEM AND SOMEONE THEY CAN TRUST. IT’S BEEN WITH THE BIGGEST BOOMS FOR THE CRATER ECONOMY. FRANCINE: WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT AGENTS IT WILL DO THE WORK FOR YOU AND MAYBE EVEN GO ON DATING WEBSITES FOR YOU. AMBER: THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS I’LL USE IT PERSONALLY FOR. THE SOURCE OF THAT CONTENT AND INFLUENCE AND DISCOVERY. ONCE I GET TO AN AI I’M ASKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC.

41:06 LIKE WHEN I GO FOR EXAMPLE TO A MEGA RETAILER. I NEED BALLET SHOES FOR MY DAUGHTER I KNOW WHAT I’M THERE TO GET. WHICH SHIFTS THE FASTEST IN THE BEST PRICE BUT THAT’S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION AND LIFESTYLE OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT SPORTING EQUIPMENT FOR EXAMPLE. YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY. A LOT OF TIMES CONSUMERS HAVE SOMEONE THEY IDENTIFY WITH WHETHER THE PRICE POINT OR THEY ARE – THEY’RE COLORING OR BODY SHAPE. AND THAT PERSON BECOMES A GUIDE TO ONLINE. THEY’RE THE SOURCE OF

41:38 ULTIMATELY CONVERGING ON THESE RETAILERS. WE ARE ALSO PLAYING REALLY WELL WITH THE LLM’S THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONTENT YOU SEE ONLINE IS SYNTHETIC. WE ARE PROVIDING A SOURCE OF FRESH HUMAN CONTENT TO THE PLATFORMS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM TODAY IT’S A REAL SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. AND FOR THE PLATFORMS WHETHER IT’S THE LLM OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THEY REALLY CANNOT LOSE THE CONCEPT OF TRUST

42:08 WITHIN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. FRANCINE: TRUST IS ONE OF THE THINGS SHOPPERS WILL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WHETHER IT’S AN AD OR SOMETHING. ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOU SEE THAT QUITE CLEARLY OR SUPPOSEDLY YOU ARE MEANT TO QUITE CLEARLY. WILL THAT EVOLVE? >> IT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE CREATOR ECONOMY. THE NEW ROLE IS TO BE THE ARBITER OF TRUST AND TO CREATE CONFIDENCE AROUND THE PURCHASE KNOWING THAT EVEN I HAD BEEN SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THROUGH DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND IT’S SOMETHING THAT I’M ULTIMATELY BY PERSONAL

42:40 EXPERIENCE. BUT WHEN I GO TO A CREATOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL REPUTATION ONLINE. FRANCINE: HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO GROW LTK? AMBER: TODAY WE ARE A TOP 10 RETAILER IN THE U.S. AND U.K.. IF WE WERE TO BASICALLY LOOK AT IT FROM A SIZING PERSPECTIVE WE ARE NOT A RETAILER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SALES VOLUME BEING DRIVEN I BELIEVE TODAY WE TALK ABOUT THE CREATOR ECONOMY ULTIMATELY WE ARE LOOKING AT IT AS THE ECONOMY.

43:12 THE FIRST NEXT STEP IS CREATORS ARE CEMENTING A PLACE IN THE RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT’S WHAT SHIFTING. A CULTURAL MOVEMENT THE CONVERSATIONS I’M HAVING IN EUROPE ARE HOW DO I ROLL OUT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY OR WITH MY ENTIRE TEAM. ITS CONTENT AND DEMAND AND EVERYONE FROM LOYALTY TO PERFORMANCE TO PR ALL LOOKING TO CREATORS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS. FRANCINE: HOW DO YOU MONETIZE THAT IT A LARGER SCALE? AMBER: ONE OF THE THINGS WE DECIDED TO DO WAS TOTALLY FLIP THE SCRIPT

43:42 ON THE CREATOR ECONOMY. THE LAST MANY YEARS YOU’VE SEEN A LOT OF MONEY FLOW INTO THE SPACE WE PREDICTED IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GROW AND A LOT OF WHAT YOU SAW HIS SALES PLATFORMS. NOW THAT EVERY BRAND IN ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT IS USING A CREATOR THEY HAVE A BLOATED INFRASTRUCTURE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE ARE GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF RATIONALIZATION. WE BUILT A WHOLE NEW AI NATIVE PLATFORM BROUGHT IT TO MARKET FREE UNLIMITED SEATS FOR EVERY BRAND. DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO THE

44:16 BEST DATA WITH 15 YEARS AND OVER 150 DATA POINTS YOU ARE NOW FULLY EXPOSED AND IT’S NOT JUST ON SOCIAL OR REACH BUT THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF EACH CREATOR. THAT UNLOCKS NEW VALUE. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO RATIONALIZE YOUR SPEND YOUR ABLE TO FIND NEW DOLLARS. TALKING ABOUT BRANDS A LOT FROM THEIR SIDE I AM UNLOCKING THIS. >> THERE WAS A CFO WHO GOT 4 MILLION VIEWS. SAYING I’VE ASKED INFLUENCER TO DO THIS BUT IT COST ME 2000 POUNDS. ARE YOU SEEING MORE NORMAL

44:48 PEOPLE BREAK THROUGH THAT SPACE? >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU SEE EVERYONE FROM TASTE MAKERS AND CURATORS TO THE EXPERTS, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO SOMEONE THEY CAN IDENTIFY WITH BUT THEY KNOW IS REAL. WE’VE BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THESE PEOPLE SO THEY ARE NOT JUST OPERATING ON INFLUENCER BORROWED SPACE AND DISTRIBUTION. BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME WE ARE BRINGING THEIR CUSTOMERS BACK TO THEM EVERY DAY WHICH GIVES MORE PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITY. OUR BRANDS ARE INVESTING IN 275

45:20 PERCENT MORE CREATORS YEAR-OVER-YEAR BECAUSE ALGORITHMIC FEEDS HAVE DIVERSIFIED THE NEEDS FROM THE GRANT – FROM THE BRAND. YOU ACTUALLY NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL REACH EVERY POTENTIAL CUSTOMER. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS AS A CREATOR YOU ONLY REALLY NEED A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE ULTIMATELY PURCHASING FROM YOU TO BE VALUABLE TO A CREATOR. SO MORE ARE GETTING MORE OPPORTUNITY BASED ON THE INFLUENCE. FRANCINE: THANK YOU, AMBER VENZ BOX. BOND YIELDS REMAINING AT

45:52 MULTI-DECADE HIGHS. FOR MORE LET’S BRING IN BLOOMBERG’S RATES AND AFFECTS REPORTER. BOND MARKETS ALL OVER THE PLACE, TREASURIES REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE AND WE HAVE A WARNING FROM RAY DALIO. ALEX: IT IS A TRICKY PERIOD FOR TREASURIES. YESTERDAY A LITTLE BIT OF STABILIZATION. WE HAD THOSE JOB NUMBERS LAST WEEK BUT I THINK THE LABOR MARKET IS STILL PRETTY ROBUST IN THE U.S.. NO REASON FOR THE FED TO BE THINGY BUT CUTS ANYTIME SOON

46:23 AND THE MARKET CONTINUES TO PRICE HIKES WELL INTO NEXT YEAR. I THINK RAY DALIO OVERNIGHT REMINDED US AS WELL BUT THERE IS THIS VULNERABILITY INHERENT IN U.S. TREASURIES AND THAT SEEMED PRETTY MAJOR SO WE TALKED ABOUT JAPAN AND CHINA AND THESE COUNTRIES CHOOSING TO THE VEST MORE OF THEIR HOLDINGS AND THAT’S ANOTHER HEADWIND FOR U.S. TREASURIES. >> THE EURO HAS STEADIED AFTER FALLING IN RECENT DAYS. THE TITLES FOR EUROPEAN BONDS. ALEX:

46:58 ONE THING PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IS THE INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS. WE’VE SEEN RESILIENCE IN THE U.S. ECONOMY, I THINK AT LEAST THREE MORE INTEREST RATE HIKES ARE PRICED FROM THE FED NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE SEEN JITTERS IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS PARTICULARLY AROUND FRANCE. WE SEE SOME SPILLOVER AND SOME OF THE DEBT MARKET THERE AND A BIT OF A RALLY TODAY. I THINK IT’S POSSIBLE WE START TO SEE MORE TEMPERING I GUESS OF THE HIKES PRICED IN FROM THE ECB. DOUBLE WIDEN THAT DIFFERENTIAL

47:30 AND THAT POINTS TO A LOWER EURO AHEAD. FRANCINE: THANK YOU SO MUCH ALICE. RATES AND FX REPORTER. THERE WAS JUST A LOT GOING ON IN THE MARKETS. THE S&P SET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO ITS FIRST RECORD HIGH SINCE AUGUST AND A BROAD ADVANCE WE ARE SEEING AMONGST GLOBAL STOCKS. BONDS CLIMBING WITH YOUR OIL PRICES HELPING TO EASE SOME OF THE WORRIES OVER INFLATION. THE STOCK MARKETS SEEMED TO HAVE LARGELY LOOKED THROUGH

48:01 SOME OF THIS COST WITH INFLATION CONCERNS EVEN AS GLOBAL BOND YIELDS HAVE SOARED. INVESTORS BUY AND LARGE HAVE REALLY FOCUSED ON STRONG EARNINGS AND ROBUST ECONOMIC DATA. OUR EXCLUSIVE WITH THE JP MORGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAMIE DIMON COMING UP AFTER 2:00 P.M. LONDON TIME. UP NEXT ON BLOOMBERG BRIEF AND THIS IS BLOOMBERG. ♪