Iran Peace Efforts Falter & China Confirms Trump-Xi Summit | The Pulse 05/11/2026

Efforts to end the 10-week Middle East conflict have faltered, as the US and Iran rejected each other's peace proposals. President Trump has described Iran's response as 'totally unacceptable.' China has finally confirmed President Trump's state visit this week, green-lighting the first US presidential trip to China in nearly a decade. Trump is expected to press President Xi Jinping over China’s approach to Iran. The two leaders are also set to hammer out details on a new board of trade. Plus UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is battling to save his premiership with a make-or-break speech in Downing Street. It follows his ruling Labour party's sweeping losses in last week's local elections. Today's guests: Grace Peters, JPMorgan Private Bank, Co-head of Global Investment Strategy; Akash Paun, Institute for Government, Programme Director; Diba Mirzaei, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Research Fellow; Bruno Le Maire, Former French Finance Minister. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua 00:00:25 - Donald Trump rejects new Iran peace offer 00:03:39 - China confirms Trump-Xi summit this week 00:05:35 - Grace Peters, JPMorgan Private Bank, Co-Head of Global Investment Strategy 00:14:25 - UK Politics Roundtable: Institute for Government's Akash Paun & Bloomberg Opinion's Rosa Prince 00:23:40 - Monday headlines 00:24:20 - Diba Mirzaei, German Institute of Global Studies, Research Fellow 00:30:18 - Blackstone's Gray on Leading Through a Crisis 00:36:35 - The Big Take: Powell Exits with Legacy Built on Fed Independence 00:40:16 - Bruno Le Maire, Former French Finance Minister -------- 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