Bloomberg Surveillance

Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, says Democrats are in the wilderness when it comes to responding to President Trump, whose change in tone will yield positive dividends. Prior to that, John Silvia, Wells Fargo's chief economist, says it will be a struggle to get 3- to 4-percent GDP growth on a sustained basis. Admiral James Stavridis, the dean of Tufts University's Flet...

Ed Hyman, chairman of Evercore ISI, says the U.S. economy will expand by 2.5 percent this year and we'll know the economy is at full employment once wages start to rise. Libby Cantrill, PIMCO's head of public policy, says tax policy is the No. 1 question from clients. Martin Hegarty, the head of BlackRock's inflation-linked bond portfolios, says core inflation is on a path to 2.7 percent at the en...

David Herro, Harris Associates' deputy chairman and CIO, says valuations aren't overpriced. Prior to that, Jonathan Golub, RBC Capital Markets' chief U.S. market strategist, says inflation expectations are rising and there's no sign of a looming recession. Dr. Steve Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, discusses the debate over Obamacare and says access to care isn't insuran...

Terry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic governor, says President Trump has made many mistakes in his first 30 days. Prior to that, Merrill Lynch's Joe Quinlan says politicians have to pay attention to the angry populist movement. Finally, George Friedman, founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, says Trump is playing cleanup on immigration enforcement from Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton. S...

Michael Mayo, a banking analyst at CLSA, says banks will close 10,000 branches in the next several years as customers accept mobile banking. Prior to that, Ed Morse, Citigroup's global head of commodities research, says OPEC needs to prolong cuts because of the oil glut. Finally, John Herrmann, a rate strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ, says the market is pricing in too low of a chance that there will b...

Stephen Roach, a professor at Yale University, says U.S. markets are largely ignoring risks because it's human behavior to believe in the message of growth rather than the reality of political upheaval. Sam Zell, the chairman of Equity Group Investments, says immigration is core to what built the U.S. Also, BNP Paribas' Stewart Warther says U.S. equity markets are getting close to being fully pric...

Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University, says many Europeans are concerned that the U.S. is no longer leading the West. Prior to that, Chris Verrone, Strategas Research's head of technical analysis, says there's a lot of bearishness with respect to the pound and the euro. Craig Moffett, founder and senior analyst at MoffettNathanson, says Verizon and AT&T would benefit the most from...

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses Brexit and the importance of Theresa May's relationship with Donald Trump. Howard Ward, Gabelli Funds' CIO of growth equities, says investors need to brace for more turbulence in the markets. Barry Eichengreen, an economics professor at Berkeley, says public support for the euro is declining. Finally, Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Comm...

Stanley Fischer, vice-chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, says the Fed seems to be headed towards its expected rate hike path and wage growth has started. Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, says we aren't far from full employment. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, says 2018 is the earliest the Fed will address the balance sheet. Finally, Steve Rat...

Bloomberg View's Eli Lake responds to Donald Trump's tweet about his column, "The Political Assassination of Michael Flynn." Prior to that, Bob Nardelli, CEO and chairman of Xlr-8, says despite distractions, Donald Trump and his administration will be "laser-focused" on his commitments and what got him into office. Citi Private Bank's Steve Wieting says corporate earnings will reach records this y...

Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS, says Saudi Arabia is taking the lead when it comes to compliance with OPEC's oil production cuts. Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, discusses the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and what's next for the National Security Council. Shahab Jalinoos, global head of FX strategy at Credit Suisse, says there's more downside risk fo...

John Allison, former president and CEO of the Cato Institute, says the Federal Reserve made mistakes in monetary policy that had severe consequences. Prior to that, Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors, says a weak banking system, particularly in Italy and Germany, will constrain European growth. Bob Sinche, Amherst Pierpont Securities' global strategist, says the pound will weaken to...

Goldman Sachs' Abby Joseph Cohen says the Federal Reserve's independence is crucial to its success and she's concerned by moves in Congress to second-guess the Fed's decisions. Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, says Donald Trump may modify the executive order on immigration. Finally, Noah Feldman, a professor at Harvard Law School and Bloomberg View columnist, says judge...

Michael Darda, MKM's chief economist, says he expects three Fed rate hikes this year and three to four percent sustainable real U.S. growth. Prior to that, Micah Zenko, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses U.S. relations with China and Russia. Dennis Gartman, editor of the Gartman Letter, says he prefers buying gold in Euro and Yen instead of U.S. dollars. Finally, Oliver...

Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, says the U.S. must invest in the future for all Americans, instead of just the people at the top. Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, says the death of television has been exaggerated. Finally, Steve Case, Revolution LLC's chairman and CEO, says diplomacy should be face-to-face, not through 140-character tweets...

Orville Schell, director of U.S. relations at the Asia Society, says the relations between China and the U.S. are out of balance and the U.S. must work with China. Prior to that, Jim Glassman, JPMorgan's head economist for commercial banking, says the labor market isn't up to full potential. Finally, Phil Verleger, president of PKVerleger, says oil may fall if the U.S. doesn't introduce a border t...

Joseph Nye, a professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, says Donald Trump could make life difficult for judges, but isn't in a position to corrupt or undermine the independence of the judiciary. Komal Sri-Kumar, president of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, says inflation isn't on the upswing and there isn't room for Fed rate hikes. Finally, Jim Paulsen, the chief investment strategist at W...

Janus Capital Management's Bill Gross says he's skeptical that real GDP growth can rise to 3 to 4 percent. Prior to that, Alan Krueger, a professor at Princeton University, says NAFTA has been positive for the U.S. Bob Doll, Nuveen's chief equity strategist, says the more restrictions enacted, the less efficient the economy will be. Jim Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, says he expe...

Former Richmond Fed President Al Broaddus says there are several pieces of legislation in Congress that would impinge on the Fed's independence. Prior to that, Brian Levitt, Oppenheimer Funds' senior investment strategist, says investors have fought kicking and screaming for the entire bull market. Craig Moffett, MoffettNathanson's senior research analyst, says the big three mobile carriers aren't...

Gene Munster, Loup Ventures' managing partner, says Apple's growth during the next five years will come from its services. Prior to that, RBS Chairman Howard Davies says a U.S.-China trade war would offset a fiscal boost. Barry Eichengreen, an economics professor at Berkeley, says trade policy will take precedent for Donald Trump because tax reform and infrastructure packages require cooperation w...

Daragh Maher, HSBC's U.S. head of FX strategy, says he sees the pound at $1.20 in the short term and $1.10 by year's end. Prior to that, Brian Belski, the chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, says bet on big banks because of deregulation. Admiral James Stavridis, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says the U.S. should conduct serious vetting of refugees but not slam th...

George Mitchell, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, says opposition to Donald Trump's executive orders isn't only along political lines. Prior to that, Fawaz Gerges, a professor at the London School of Economics, says Trump's immigration ban is a propaganda boost for ISIS. Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School, says strong vetting is already in place and Trump's e...

Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley's chief U.S. equity strategist, says corporate earnings may increase 18 percent this year and next. Micah Zenko, a strategist at the Council of Foreign Relations, says Russia's Putin wants to push boundaries with U.S. allies. Charles Dumas, TSL Research's chief economist, says reflation is global and not just in the U.S. James Glassman, JPMorgan's senior economist, says...

Berkeley professor Brad DeLong says Donald Trump's big tax cuts will raise demand for U.S. dollars worldwide. Kevin Roberts, the former Saatchi & Saatchi chairman, says Trump capitalized on the people's anger at traditional Washington politics. Finally, Bob Sinche, Amherst Pierpont's global strategist, says China faces challenges and may let the currency soften more. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Alan Blinder, a professor at Princeton and former Federal Reserve official, says the Fed isn't dysfunctional, despite the Republicans' success at making the government seem that way. Prior to that, James Sweeney, chief economist at Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, says markets don't believe that protectionism is coming. Brian Jacobsen, Wells Fargo's chief portfolio strategist, says fixed income a...