Charles Capel

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335 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 3d ago

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Bloomberg News Now · US, Iran Mull Fresh War End Plans, BOE Doubts UK Eco Data, More · 7 May 2026 podcast

Speaking yesterday, he offered a characteristically bullish assessment of progress.

Throughout the war, President Trump has repeatedly suggested a deal is close, though none has materialised.

Under the plan, detailed negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme would come later, with nothing yet agreed.

Iranian state media have signalled that parts of the US proposal remain unrealistic to the country's leadership.

The Israeli army has carried out an attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

It's the first strike in the vicinity of the Lebanese capital since the US-brokered ceasefire came into effect last month.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces were targeting one of Hezbollah's senior military commanders.

Tehran has previously threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire if Israel keeps up its attacks in Lebanon.

And China's new five-year plan is looking to build on industries where European companies have built their fortunes.

The world's second largest economy wants to modernise across the automotive sector, chemicals and machinery, as well as frontier technologies like robotics, biomedicine and nuclear fusion.

Bloomberg's Freddie Fulson has more.

The Bank of England is privately starting to doubt Britain's official growth statistics.

GDP data next week is likely to paint a rosy picture of the economy, but Bloomberg understands BOE officials think the UK's statistics agency is overplaying the numbers.

James Walcock has more.

Bloomberg News Now · Trump's Hormuz Warning to Iran, Anthropic Cyber Fears, More · 10 Apr 2026 podcast

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Charles Capel.

And I'm Stephen Carroll.

The United States and Iran are counting down to the start of peace talks this weekend in Pakistan as Israeli strikes in Lebanon and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten to derail diplomatic efforts.

On social media, President Trump warned Tehran against charging transit fees through the straits, saying, they better not be, and if they are, they better stop now.

The post followed earlier remarks in which the US president said he was very optimistic about securing a deal with Iran.

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