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Risk of a US-Iran Conflict Rises; Dollar Strengthens | Horizons Middle East & Africa 2/19/2026

Risk of a conflict between the US and Iran back on table. The White House warned Iran would be 'wise' to make a deal as President Donald Trump once again hinted at military action. Also on the show: The dollar edges higher as currency traders bet the Federal Reserve won’t be able to deliver three rate cuts in 2026; OpenAI funding on track to top $100 billion in latest round; Dubai stocks are off to their strongest start in 12 years; African nations rush to sell dollar bonds; emerging-market stocks nudge higher as the rebound in gold lifts equities in South Africa. Guests include: Parisha Saimbi, EM Asia FXLM Strategist, BNP Paribas; Arthur Budaghyan, Chief Emerging Markets Strategist, BCA Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:10 - Rising risk of a US-Iran conflict 00:09:15 - Parisha Saimbi, EM Asia FXLM Strategist, BNP Paribas 00:15:42 - Brad Smith, Microsoft President 00:18:25 - OpenAI funding on track to top $100B 00:26:25 - Dubai stocks post best start since 2014 00:29:15 - Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO 00:32:04 - African nations rush to sell dollar bonds 00:37:04 - Arthur Budaghyan, Chief Emerging Markets Strategist, BCA Research -------- 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:   / bloombergtv   Facebook:   / bloombergtelevision   Instagram:   / bloombergtv   Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X:   / business   Facebook:   / bloombergbusiness   Instagram:   / bloombergbusiness   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit:   / bloomberg   LinkedIn:   / bloomberg-news   More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio:   / bloombergradio   Bloomberg Surveillance:   / bsurveillance   Bloomberg Politics:   / bpolitics   Bloomberg Originals:   / bbgoriginals   Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology:    / @bloombergtechnology   Bloomberg Originals:    / @business   Bloomberg Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   Bloomberg Espanol:    / @bloomberg_espanol   Bloomberg Podcasts:    / @bloombergpodcasts