Hezbollah Blames Israel For Lebanon Pager Explosions, Fed Day | Bloomberg The Pulse 09/18/24

A string of medical emergencies were reported Tuesday afternoon following the mysterious explosion of thousands of pagers used by Lebanese people, including members of the militant group. Hezbollah has accused Israel of orchestrating coordinated attacks in Lebanon, which killed several and wounded almost three thousand people. Pagers, which Hezbollah members have been using to communicate, exploded across the country yesterday afternoon. Israel has yet to comment on the attacks. On the economic front, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates this week after holding borrowing costs at a two-decade high for more than a year. Today's guests: Christian Keller, Barclays; Stephanie Yon-Courtin, European Parliament Member -------- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua 00:01:28 - Christian Keller, Barclays 00:06:43 - BOE poised to hold rates at 5% 00:11:17 - Several killed in Lebanon pager blasts 00:13:03 - Pagers reportedly made by Taiwanese firm 00:14:35 - Oil edges lower with Mideast tensions 00:18:18 - Former BP CEO: Oil sanctions don't work unless whole world backs them 00:20:06 - Headlines 00:22:40 - Google wins fight over EU1.5 billion antitrust fine 00:26:15 - EXCLUSIVE: Stephanie Yon-Courtin, European Parliament member 00:35:32 - MLIV: Traders look ahead to fed rates decision 00:39:11 - Microsoft, BlackRock to raise $30 billion for AI investments -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts