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More to Fear From Microbes Than From Xi Jinping: Summers
Apr.16 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that the U.S. And the rest of the developed world has a responsibility to help low and middle-income countries recover from the pandemic,...
Bloomberg
Full Economic Impact of Crisis Is Still Uncertain, Fidelity Says
Jun.23 -- Uncertainty over unemployment, income and how the worst-hit industries recover from the coronavirus pandemic are likely to play an increasing factor in investor sentiment, according to Andrew McCaffery, Fidelity International's...
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Southwest May Impose First Layoffs In Company History
The airline is asking labor unions for help with "overstaffing costs."
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Federal Reserve Chair: U.S. Economic Recovery Remains Uneven
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the path ahead is highly uncertain.
Bloomberg
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall, Durable Goods Orders Surge
Feb.25 -- U.S. jobless claims fell by more than forecast last week as orders for durable goods surged by the most in six months. Bloomberg's Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Fed Challenged by 'Mounting Misery': Pimco's Wilding
Pimco's Chief US Economist Tiffany Wilding expects upward revisions to inflation expectations and sees the unemployment rate rising. Speaking with Jonathan Ferro on "Bloomberg The Open," Wilding also says a shallow economic contraction...
Bloomberg
Jobs Report Bolsters Hawkish Fed: BlackRock's Rosenberg
Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of BlackRock's Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund, says the "disappointing" September US employment report reinforces the Federal Reserve's hawkish approach to monetary policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg...
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US Treasury Secretary Geithner news conference
1. Wide of journalists at the news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Geithner, United States Treasury Secretary:
"The pace of job losses in the United States has slowed very sharply but unemployment is still very high and it's...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Lesotho elections: people queue from the early morning to cast their votes
Early in the morning Basotho people are turning out to vote, with the hope that a new party will take the lead in tackling high youth unemployment, crime and corruption (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Press Association
Boris Johnson seeks to clarify Jimmy Savile claim
Boris Johnson sought to “clarify” his widely criticised and debunked claim that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions (DPP).
Speaking to broadcasters, the Prime...
Bloomberg
Is the U.S. Labor Market Cooling?
May 4 -- Laura Rosner, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, discusses the U.S. labor market and the state of the economy. She speaks to Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."
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CAN831 PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS IN BRIGHTON ABOUT ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
Prime Minister (PM) of the United Kingdom Mr Harold Wilson speaks at the Labour Party conference in Brighton (?) about employment, the relationship between income and productivity, the British economy and the world's currencies and...
Bloomberg
Worried Inequality Will Feed on Itself: Krueger
Oct. 3 ""Former Council of Economics Chairman Alan Krueger discusses the expanding wealth gap in the U.S. and possible solutions. He speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television's In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Fed's Powell Says Case Remains 'Strong' for Gradual Rate Hikes
Jun.20 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his case for raising interest rates to keep the U.S. economy on a sustainable path. Powell spoke at a European Central Bank forum in Sintra, Portugal.
Bloomberg
Sternlicht: U.S. Moving Into a Faster-Growing Economy
Nov.29 -- Barry Sternlicht, chairman and chief executive officer at Starwood Capital, sees the move to a faster-growing economy under President-elect Donald Trump, but he worries about "too much kerosene on a good economy." He speaks...
Bloomberg
Willem Buiter on If America Is Fully Employed
May.05 -- Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citigroup, discusses the outlook for the U.S. labor market and economy overall. He speaks with Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Sen. Toomey Wants Businesses to Open Sooner in Pennsylvania
Apr.28 -- Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, talks about his plan to reopen the state, getting aid to small businesses, and helping oversee economic stabilization efforts by the Federal Reserve. He speaks to Kevin...
Bloomberg
Jobless Claims Fall, Reflecting Change to Seasonal Adjustments
Sep.03 -- Applications for regular U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, reflecting a change to seasonal adjustments that are normally designed to smooth regular swings in the data but ended up distorting figures because of the...
Bloomberg
Summers, Hubbard Debate Biden and Trump Economic Policies
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 U.S. economy needs a serious program of public investment, which should be...
Bloomberg
There's "much more financial strain ahead": Summers
May.15 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, warns that there is more financial strain, as individuals and businesses run out of cash reserves. He also predicts that lending will also decline, creating a downward...
Bloomberg
Cyprus Economy Has Come Out of 'Cardiac Arrest,' Says Bank of Cyprus CEO
Sep.21 -- John Hourican, chief executive officer at Bank of Cyprus Holding, discusses investing in Cyprus, the economy, his non-performing loan exposure and the impact of Brexit on the company. He speaks exclusively on "Bloomberg...
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JPMorgan Urges Investors to Look Beyond Public Markets
John Bilton, head of global multi-asset strategy at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses long-term capital market assumptions and why investors should look to alternative assets for strong returns. He speaks with Bloomberg's Dani Burger...
Bloomberg
Digging into the Jobs Report
Goldman Sachs' Katie Koch and PGIM Fixed Income's Greg Peters dissect the numbers from the monthly jobs report, inflation pressures and look deeper into the fed minutes.