Tentative US-Iran Deal & SpaceX Cuts Valuation | The Pulse 5/29/2026
The US & Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire by 60 days and begin talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. The preliminary agreement is still subject to President Trump’s approval. Oil fell on the news, with Brent crude on track for its biggest monthly decline since 2020.
Bloomberg understands that SpaceX has cut its target valuation at IPO to at least $1.8 trillion. We reported in April that SpaceX was aiming for a valuation above $2 trillion. Sources say the target is settling lower after consultations with advisers and investors. Meanwhile Anthropic’s valuation hit $965 billion after its latest funding round.
Plus Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on a launchpad in Florida during testing, dealing a blow to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
Today’s guests: Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management, Chief Global Strategist; Aditi Venkatram, Jefferies, Equity Capital Markets Managing Director; Nate Soares, Machine Intelligence Research Institute, President & Author, ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:25 – US, Iran agree to 60-day truce, pending Trump signoff
00:03:10 – Markets roundtable: Principal AM’s Seema Shah & Bloomberg’s Mark Cranfield
00:13:29 – SpaceX said to lower valuation target to $1.8 trillion
00:16:56 – Aditi Venkatram, Jefferies, Equity Capital Markets Managing Director
00:23:59 – Friday headlines
00:24:22 – Musalem: Fed policy at or below long-run neutral
00:28:49 – Fed’s rate path in focus
00:33:26 – Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on Florida launchpad
00:37:23 – Nate Soares, Machine Intelligence Research Institute, President & Author, ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’
00:44:23 – Global defense talks at Singapore summit
00:46:44 – S&P 500 reaches nwe highs as bulls lean into risk rally
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