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Summers & Ferguson Debate What Causes Inflation
Mar.12 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, thinks there is a one-third chance that the Federal Reserve's reaction to inflation caused by stimulus could spook markets and spark a...
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Markets ‘Moderating’ Amid Pandemic: BNY Mellon’s Keating
Aug.20 -- BNY Mellon Weath Management CEO Catherine Keating says that markets are responding quickly to fast-changing data, and that corporate America is doing well as the economy reopens. She speaks with David Westin on 'Bloomberg Wall...
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One More Thought: Lying Flat
Jul.09 -- David Westin has "One More Thought" about the controversial Chinese trend of "lying flat."
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Economist Vs. Historian on Too Much Vs. Too Little Savings
Oct.30 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, cautions that inflation is not the most pressing risk right now. Hoover Institution...
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Economist Vs. Historian on Controlling the Spread of Covid-19
Oct.30 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, warns that there's no way of knowing how long the pandemic will last. Hoover...
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Impending Stimulus Bill Better Than Expected: Summers
Dec.18 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to President-elect Joe Biden's campaign, says the impending stimulus bill is better than expected but not as good as it could be. He...
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Summers Says: Markets Will Survive Reddit Traders
Jan.22 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says markets will survive the actions of Reddit-charged day traders, but regulations need to be more modern. He joins David Westin on...
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What Summers Is Watching at China's Party Congress
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers previews China's 20th Communist Party Congress on "Wall Street (This) Week."
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Summers: 'Misguided' MMT Acolytes Should Eye Turkey's Woes
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says supporters of modern monetary theory should consider Turkey's economic troubles following its central bank's shift to an ultra-loose monetary policy. "President Erdogan is the world's...
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Summers: Fear for UK
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discusses why he is fearful for Britain and says he wouldn't be surprised if the pound goes below the dollar.
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Recent Spike in Cases Interferes With Economic Return to Normalcy, Says Baicker
Jul.17 -- Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Dean and Lawrence H. Summers, Former Treasury Secretary discuss the importance of consistency in health care policy and the economic recovery from...
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Summers Sees Consensus Building on U.S. Recession Call
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says that the consensus among economists will increasingly fall in line with the U.S. tipping into a recession next year. "Recession in the next couple of years is clearly more likely than not....
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3 win Nobel chemistry prize for cyber experiments
Martin Karplus of Strasbourg and Harvard universities, Michael Levitt of Stanford University and Arieh Warshel from the University of Southern California have won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for laying the foundation for...
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Burns Sees World Leaders ‘Jockeying for Power’ at G-20
Jul.07 -- Nicholas Burns, professor at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses power dynamics at the G-20 summit and what it may mean for investors. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas
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Harvard's Dr Kaelin Jr discusses Nobel win
A Massachusetts researcher says he had " an out-of-body type of experience" when he got a predawn call informing him that he was one of three scientist won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
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Feldstein Says China Stealing Technology Is Key U.S. Trade Issue
Feb.22 -- In "Single Best Chart," Harvard University George F. Baker Professor of Economics Marty Feldstein examines the U.S. twin deficit and U.S.-China trade talks. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Marty Feldstein
Jun.12 -- Michael Darda, chief economist and macro strategist at MKM Partners, and Gideon Rose, editor at Foreign Affairs Magazine, reflect on the life of economist Martin Feldstein. They speak with Bloomberg's Tom Keene on "Bloomberg...
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RockCreek's Beschloss Says Passive Investing May Be Going Out of Style
Jul.24 -- Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek Group founder and chief executive officer, says a mix of passive and active investment is essential in the current environment. She thinks that a 60/40 portfolio will not work if rates continue to...
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Summers Says Federal Governance Is Breaking Down
Jul.17 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, compares U.S. policies to deal with the Covid-19 crisis and stresses the importance of government in maintaining a healthy society. He joins David Westin exclusively on...
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Harvard Declines $8.6M In Stimulus Money After Trump's Remarks
Stanford, Princeton and Yale have also announced they won't accept federal coronavirus stimulus funding.
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Federal government should prioritize helping states and localities: Summers
Apr.24 -- Lawrence. H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, calls for the federal government to prioritize helping state and local governments instead of stepping in to support the high-yield market. He joins host David Westin for an...
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Harvard President Says Closing School Due to Covid-19 Was Not a Difficult Decision
Jun.02 -- Harvard President Lawrence Bacow says sending students home because of the Covid-19 outbreak was not a difficult decision to make. He appears on "Leadership Live With David Rubenstein."
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Duflo, Banerjee and Kremer Win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize
Oct.14 -- Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Michael Kremer of Harvard University were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global...
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Summers Says Fed's Core Task Should Be Macro Policy
Aug.06 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says macro economic policy should remain the "core task" at the Federal Reserve, with responsibility for environmental and social justice...