Bloomberg Surveillance

Jacob Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute Senior Fellow, thinks Europe will have a pragmatic new leadership team if Ursula von der Leyen is approved for Commission president. Bloomberg's Taylor Riggs reacts to Citigroup's second-quarter results. Ken Leon, CFRA Director, Equity Research previews this week's bank earnings and is enthused about U.S. banks' new ability to return cash. Duncan Fox, Bloomberg...

Willem Buiter, Citi Special Economic Adviser, says Europe is yet to clean up the banking system following the financial crisis. Jane Foley, Rabobank Head of FX Strategy, says the South African rand is the most obvious EM FX trade. Susan Lund, McKinsey Partner, discusses her report, "The Future of work in America." And Kelsey Broderick, Eurasia Group China Analyst, says President Trump and his trad...

Bob Doll, Nuveen Asset Management Chief Equity Strategist, explains the real issues the U.S. faces today but "doesn't see a recession any time soon." Chris Grisanti, Grisanti Capital Management CEO, shares best practices in investing and discusses value with the S&P 500 near record highs. Alicia Levine, BNY Mellon Chief Strategist, says, "The Fed's actions today are going to support the riskie...

Stephen Stanley, Amherst Pierpont Chief Economist, says that if the Fed is not planning on cutting in July, it needs to tell markets soon. Robert Albertson, Sandler O'Neill Chief Investment Strategist, thinks Deutsche Bank will "survive" their $8.3 billion overhaul plan. Henrietta Treyz, Veda Partners Director of Economic Policy, discusses Trump's position on Huawei in the aftermath of the G-20. P...

Lindsey Bell, CFRA Investment Strategist, says that while defensive stocks are performing well, the technology sector is "the best performing sector on a year-to-date basis." Chris Whalen, a former debt rater at Kroll Bond Rating Agency and now Whalen Global Advisors Chairman, has bearishly low expectations for Deutsche Bank's future. David Bloom, HSBC Global Head of FX Strategy, thinks that the p...

Filippo Alloatti, Hermes Senior Credit Analyst, says Deutsche Bank must now work with regulators on a new investment strategy to be "less of a problem" in the future. Alison Williams, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst of Global Investment Banks & Asset Managers, thinks Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing has made "the best of bad choices" with the company's latest restructuring plan. Marcus...

Julia Coronado, MacroPolicy Perspectives President and Founder, explains how the Fed must ideally move ahead of risks instead of waiting on data. Jason Furman, Former White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, predicts what the stronger than expected U.S. jobs report might mean for the Fed. Michael Darda, MKM Holdings Chief Economist & Market Strategist,  doesn't think the strong emplo...

Kathy Fisher, Bernstein Head of Wealth & Investment Strategies, identifies the need for adaptability in a disruptive global economy. Frederik Ducrozet, Pictet Wealth Management Strategist, is pleasantly surprise by the choice to have Christine Lagarde take the helm from Mario Draghi. Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy, says U.S. Trade Representative Ro...

Jim Caron, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Fixed-Income Portfolio Manager, identifies one of the contributing factors to increased negative-yielding European debt: "borrowers are simply not borrowing." Jeffrey Wright, Eurasia Group U.S. Analyst, believes that the administration's reasoning behind no firm deadline in U.S.-China trade discussions is to avoid market pressure. Megan Greene, Harva...

Carl Weinberg, High Frequency Economics Chief Economist & Founder, says the industrial recession in Europe is ongoing with "no clear end in sight." Bob Profusek, Jones Day Global Chair of M&A, talks potential takeovers in the second half and what he's watching. Lindsey Piegza, Stifel Chief Economist, says durable goods and inventories are important market economic data points. And Daniel I...

Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital Markets Head of US Equity Strategy, explains why she thinks small cap stocks deserve to be underperforming. Robert Hormats, Kissinger Associates Vice-Chair, says rather than focusing on China, the U.S. ought to strengthen its own competitive capability. Shira Ovide, Bloomberg Opinion Technology Columnist, doesn't think there's a software guru at Apple. And Lawrence Ferr...

In this special, the Surveillance team does a deep dive on Major League Baseball's debut in the U.K. Robert Manfred Jr., MLB Commissioner, speaks on the profound financial opportunities of bringing Major League Baseball to Europe. And Sam Kennedy, Boston Red Sox CEO, illustrates the severity of the need to grow the MLB on an international scale.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Julian Emanuel, BTIG Chief Equity and Derivatives Strategist, explains why he thinks energy stocks are currently unloved. Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg Senior Writer, examines a potential pause in tariffs at the G-20 in Osaka - where Huawei could be a detrimental factor in trade discussions. Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, analyzes a new technical malfunction for Boeing and what it could...

Joyce Chang, JPMorgan Chair of Global Research, says, "it's not all about the Fed," expecting fixed income yields to lower. Catherine Mann, Citi Managing Director and Global Chief Economist, hones in on the "most pivotal" issue: the interaction of financial markets and the real economy based on the G20. Tim O'Brien, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, expects moderate and progressive discussions during t...

Tobias Levkovich, Citi Investment Research Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, shares why he has been bullish on healthcare equipment services. Liz Krutoholow, Bloomberg Intelligence Healthcare Analyst, describes the horizon for Allergan's long term growth as "unimpressive." Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Council on Foreign Relations Adjunct Senior Fellow, thinks a trade war ceasefire is the best we can hope for...

Dan Tannebaum, PwC Global Sanctions Leader, discusses how the U.S. could continue to pressure Iran despite running low on additional things to sanction. Mary E. Lovely, Peterson Institute Senior Fellow & Syracuse University Professor, considers the possible outcomes of the forthcoming meeting between President Trump and President Xi. And Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President and Director o...

William Lee, Milken Institute Chief Economist, parses the Fed message with conflicting economic signals resulting in new emphasis on next jobs report. Leslie Falconio, UBS Global Wealth Management's Chief Investment Office Senior Strategist, shares her preferred market strategy — overweight equity versus fixed income. Dan Yergin, IHS Markit Vice Chairman, is surprised at how well the market has ad...

In an exclusive conversation with Tom Keene, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida says the argument in favor of cutting interest rates has strengthened recently as cross currents buffet the U.S. economy, amid heightened uncertainty. Clarida also brushed aside concerns that the Fed’s political autonomy is at risk from President Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Diana Amoa, JPMorgan Asset Management Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses why the Fed needs to act into a deeper cutting cycle. Bill Smead, Smead Capital Management Founder, says the U.S. economy is pretty strong. Janet Henry, HSBC Bank Global Chief Economist, says a trade deal would be good news for equities. And Shira Ovide, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, indicates Slack is not raising capit...

We kick off with a segment from our TV broadcast with Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman. He tells Francine Lacqua & Tom Keene that lower rates would be great "symbolically" but it wouldn't change business decisions. Julia Coronado, Macropolicy Perspectives President and Founder, outlines the Fed's difficult communication challenge. Krishna Memani, Invesco OFI CIO, says growth is moderating but...

We kick off with a segment from our Bloomberg TV show with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Nordea Asset Management's Sebastian Galy. They weigh in on Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency. Adam Posen, Peterson Institute President, says ECB policy is not targeted at the U.S. dollar. General Stanley McChrystal, Former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan, says "leadership requires...

David Blanchflower, Former BOE Monetary Policy Committee Member and Dartmouth Professor, answers the question he asks in his new book: "Not Working: Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone?" Priya Misra, TD Securities Managing Director and Global Head of Rates Strategy, expects the Fed to signal readiness to ease policy in their next meeting, but that they will stop short of committing to a near-term cu...

Tony Crescenzi, PIMCO Market Strategist and Portfolio Manager, sees U.S. rates collapsing toward 0% over the next five years. In a banking roundtable, Gerard Cassidy, Head of U.S. Bank Equity Strategy for RBC Capital Markets defends the profitability of U.S. investment banks, while Jonathan Tyce, Bloomberg Intelligence European Banking Analyst, says Barclays is better than Europe but still lagging...

Anthony DiPaola, Bloomberg Middle East Energy Markets Reporter, updates us on the attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Jason Gammel, Jefferies Energy Research Analyst, says both demand and supply concerns together are driving volatility in oil prices. Charles Kantor, Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund Senior Portfolio Manager, says the golden age for stock-picking is when factors drive un...

Karen Leigh, Bloomberg China Government Editor, explains what sets the current protests in Hong Kong apart from previous demonstrations. Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs Magazine Editor, says the trends in Hong Kong's autonomy are not going in the right direction. Spencer Dale, BP Group Chief Economist & Former BOE Official, says BP needs to shift from being an oil and gas company to an energy com...