'Irrationally High' Risk of Iran War Restarting: Bloomberg Opinion's Champion | The Pulse 5/5

Posted on 05/05/2026
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The fragile US-Iran ceasefire held Tuesday morning after a day of clashes involving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and missile attacks against the United Arab Emirates. Marc Champion from Bloomberg Opinion discusses his latest column, 'Risk of Iran War Restarting Is Irrationally High'.

Today's guests:
Vivek Paul, BlackRock Investment Institute, Portfolio Research Global Head; Yu Jie, Chatham House, Asia-Pacific Programme Senior Research Fellow; Ester Baiget, Novonesis, President & CEO; Massimo Battaini, Prysmian, CEO.

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"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

00:00:39 - US and Iran trade fire in the Gulf

00:03:40 - Risk of Iran war restarting is irrationally high: Bloomberg Opinion

00:06:56 - Apple said to weigh Intel, Samsung for processors

00:09:22 - Vivek Paul, BlackRock Investment Institute Global Head of Portfolio Research and UK Chief Investment Strategist

00:17:16 - Yu Jie, Chatham House, China-APAC Programme Senior Fellow

00:24:02 - Tuesday headlines

00:24:42 - Ester Baiget, Novonesis, CEO

00:33:49 - HSBC results disappoint with surprise $400 million charge on MFS

00:35:01 - UniCredit profit hits high as Commerzbank bid set to start

00:36:47 - The Big Take: Dollar Dominance Crushes Lagarde’s European Crypto Ambitions

00:41:18 - Massimo Battaini, Pyrsmian, CEO

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