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Summers, Tarullo Debate the Fed's Monetary Policy Shift
Sep.18 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adiser to Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, says that the Fed becomes a sideshow when it cannot predict or control inflation with...
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Summers, Hubbard on Fed's 2% Inflation Target
Aug.28 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, says the Federal Reserve's consideration for an inflation target is overdue and...
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Harvard Isn't Sure Students Are Coming Back in the Fall
Jun.02 -- Harvard President Lawrence Bacow says the school still doesn't know if students will come back to campus in the fall. He appears on "Leadership Live With David Rubenstein" to talk abut how the school is dealing with the...
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Nonsense to Think the Stock Market is Driving Short-Termism: Summers
Oct.23 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, rejects the idea that the stock market is encouraging short-termism. He points to...
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Covid-19 Needs Coordinated, National Response, Says Harvard’s Koh
Jun.30 -- “This virus has humbled us from the beginning,” says Harvard Chan School of Public Health Professor Howard Koh, as he discusses the mutation of viruses and the United States’ response to the coronavirus. He speaks on “Bloomberg...
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$2,000 Stimulus Checks Would be a Mistake: Summers
Dec.25 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Biden's campaign, says that increasing direct stimulus payments to $2,000 would risk temporarily overheating the...
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Weak Jobs Report Has To Do With Labor Shortages: Summers
May.07 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that weak jobs report is a result of labor shortages, and points to the jump in average hourly earnings as evidence of that. He joins...
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Bitcoin Skeptic Rogoff Says Cryptocurrency Will Be Regulated
Jan.21 -- Harvard University Professor Kenneth Rogoff discusses the need for regulation of Bitcoin. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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We Are Heading for the Worst Inflation Risk in 40 Years: Summers
Feb.26 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, cautions against dismissing concerns that the economy could overheat. He says there is tension between Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's...
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Inflation Caused by Fed Dismissing Concerns as Transient: Summers
Mar.05 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that every great inflation is caused by a central bank that dismisses it as transient. He thinks the Fed should be prepared to cause pain...
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Can't Think of Better Political Memoir Than Obama's: Summers
Jan.01 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Biden's campaign, shares his top books of 2020, including former President Obama's "A Promised Land." He joins David...
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Might Not See Conventional Banks in 30-40 Years: Rogoff
Jul.23 -- Harvard University Professor of Economics and Public Policy Ken Rogoff says that we might not see conventional banks in 30 to 40 years. He thinks regulators are late to the game on regulating cryptocurrencies. He joins David...
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Summers: Antitrust Policy Needs to Avoid 1960's Horror Show
Jun.25 -- Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says Democrats must be careful with antitrust policy or they risk doing grave damage to the U.S. economy. Plus, Summers gives his outlook for inflation, market volatility and the...
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Recession More Likely Than Not
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on the odds of a recession, China's "sweaty palms", Elon Musk and more.
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"Role of ESG in Investing"
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers & Steve Rattner, Willett Advisors Chairman discuss greenwashing and long term risks companies face when it comes to the future of the environment.
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Inflation is More Concerning With The Delta Variant: Summers
Aug.06 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that the spread of the delta variant makes him more concerned about inflation. He thinks the U.S. made its biggest mistake of the year by...
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Summers: Fed's Record of Soft Landings Not Relevant Today
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says historical examples of the Federal Reserve achieving soft landings for the U.S. economy are not "very relevant precedents." Speaking on Bloomberg Television's "Wall Street Week" with David...
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Rogoff Says Fed Will Have To Raise Rates to 4%-5%
Harvard University Economics Professor Ken Rogoff says the Federal Reserve will need to raise its benchmark interest rate up to 5% to control inflation. "I think they're going to have to raise interest rates to 4% or 5% to bring...
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December Jobs Report Reaction from Larry Summers
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers explains why he believes the December jobs report was a good one, and what to look forward to better reports in the new year.
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Summers Sees Room for US Dollar's Rise to Continue
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says energy independence, macroeconomic policy, and the Federal Reserve's tightened policy stance are behind the US dollar's record rise, with further scope to appreciate against other...
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"Fed Doesn't Know Where It Is"
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers dives into why the Fed is in such a difficult situation, why China may not overcome the US in the terms of growth, and why Turkish President Erdogan is practicing Modern Monetary Theory.
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Possibility of a Soft Landing
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers dives into the most recent jobs data and why there is a 'long way to go' to get inflation down. Summers also discusses why countries may need to brace for a recession, and the current...
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Summers Says Fed Terminal Rate Above 5% Wouldn't Surprise
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Federal Reserve may have to eventually raise rates above 5% to get inflation under control. "I think we're more likely to end up above 4.5% than we are to end up below 4.5%. And it...
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Harvard's Rogoff on US Dollar and Crypto Regulation
Ken Rogoff, Harvard University economics and public policy professor, discusses the impact of a stronger US dollar on the global economy and says central banks are "way behind the curve" on cryptocurrency regulation. He speaks on...