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Banking Sector M&A, Dealmaking For Regional Banks | Bloomberg Deals 3/18/2026

A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market. …

US relaxes sanctions on Venezuela’s PDVSA amid global energy squeeze

Licence allows nation’s state oil group to sell directly to American companies or on international market

Federal Reserve holds policy steady as it balances growth and inflation concerns

Bitcoin remained sharply lower for the session following the expected decision by the U.S. central bank.

BofA pitches bets against European private credit

US bank told clients that European stocks exposed to private credit had 30 per cent ‘downside risk’

Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices

Natural gas consumption has fallen and resilience has improved across Europe and in the UK

What's Eating Away at Inheritance Money

Paula Steele, director at John Lamb Hill Oldridge, talks about passing along an inheritance. She speaks to Bloomberg's Merryn Somerset …

Trump ‘Thrilled’ With FCC’s Carr Warning

President Donald Trump said he’s “thrilled” the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters to “course correct” on news …

Fed expected to keep interest rates on hold as Iran war muddies outlook

Investors have trimmed bets on US monetary policy easing this year as surging energy prices risk jump in inflation

UK Oil, Gas Lobby Group Urges Tax Reform to Reduce LNG Imports

Faster reform of the UK’s North Sea windfall tax could significantly cut reliance on LNG imports, the industry lobby group …

The era of cheap money is over as the Iran war creates a permanent 'inflation floor'

The Iran war is creating a permanent inflation floor that could end the era of cheap money and expose the …

How hard will war hit the Gulf’s economies?

The highly globalised UAE has felt the impact of conflict more than insular Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg Surveillance 3/18/2026

Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and …