Bitcoin Rallies Past $100,000; France Govt Collapses; South Korea Latest | Bloomberg The Pulse 12/05

Bitcoin has surged past $100,000 for the first time – lifted by Donald Trump’s pro-Crypto choice of Paul Atkins to lead the US SEC. The crypto market overall has jumped by roughly $1.3 trillion since Trump’s election victory on Nov. 5 on a platform that includes a tight embrace of the crypto sector. In political news, French President Emmanuel Macron is now looking for another prime minister after the far right joined forces with the left to push through a no-confidence motion against his government over a budget dispute. In South Korea, the country’s main opposition leader said it may be difficult to garner enough support from the ruling party to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol this week over his declaration of martial law.

Today’s guests: laudio Irigoyen, BofA Securities; Georgina Wright, Institut Montaigne
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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
00:01:22 – Macron to appoint new French PM after no-confidence vote
00:04:26 – Claudio Irigoyen, BofA Securities
00:09:46 – Bitcoin breaks through $100,000
00:16:57 – S. Korea opposition party seeks impeachment vote Dec. 7
00:19:51 – Headlines
00:21:14 – Georgina Wright, Institut Montaigne
00:28:33 – Amundi said to be interested in buying Allianz Global Investors
00:34:08 – Lee Jae-myung, South Korean Democratic Party Leader
00:38:22 – Lagarde: European inflation fight not yet over
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