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Summers Warns of Complacency on 'Unimaginable' US Inflation Level
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the market consensus view on the path of US inflation is "substantially" too complacent. "Inflation today is at levels that would have been unimaginable for inflation two years ago. -- we...
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Summers on GDP Growth
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers breaks down the latest GDP data and why he believes the economy is in an "uncertain state." He also explains why the Fed should maintain maximum flexibility.
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Harvard University's Timmer on Food Security
Peter Timmer, Professor Emeritus of Development Studies at Harvard University, says coordination and commitment among the G20 countries can help to ease the global food security challenges. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and David...
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Larry Summers Says Fed 'Closer to Done' on Inflation Fight
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation is "much, much closer to being done," while cautioning that a US recession for this year still looms. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Wall...
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There is No Case To Be Made For a 21% Corporate Tax Rate: Summers
Mar.26 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says the U.S. Is in a position to raise its tax revenue by the trillions and thinks that there is no case to be made for a 21% corporate tax...
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Summers Sees 'Troubling Signs' in US Leading Indicators
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says he sees "troubling signs" for the US economy due to the rise in inventories, decline in consumer savings, and an uncertain outlook for financial markets. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's...
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Larry Summers Says Fed Needs 'Door Wide Open' to 50 Bps Rate Hike in March
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Federal Reserve should have the "door wide open" to a 50 basis-point rate hike at their March meeting. "They have not been this far behind the curve for a year or so," he says on...
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Focus on March BPS Move
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers tells us why he believes why the Fed should leave the door open to a 50 basis-point hike in March. Summers also shares what signs he's seeing of a Chinese economic resurgence.
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Summers: Nearly 50-50 Odds of Fed Hiking to 6% or Above
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the odds are nearly even that the Federal Reserve's so-called terminal rate will rise to 6% or more. "My guess now is that it's nearly 50-50 that we're going to get to 6% fed funds, or...
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Larry Summers Expects No 'Systemic Risk' From SVB Meltdown
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says he doesn't expect SVB Financial Group's meltdown to pose a "systemic risk" to the financial system. "I don't see if this is handled reasonably, and I have every reason to think that it...
The Recount
Meet the “Father of Black History” | Bet You Didn’t Know
As we near the end of Black History Month, we at The Recount want to take you back to where it all began: with Carter G. Woodson, a historian who believed that educating people (ALL people!) about Black history was absolutely necessary...
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Very Substantial Consequences
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warns of very substantial consequences if regulators don't work through the issues that contributed to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. He also explains why the vaunted stress tests didn't...
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Tough Economy to Read
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers tells us why he believes leading indicators signal a risk of a sharp drop off in economic activity. And gives us his view on whether the Fed has the tools they need to tackle inflation.
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Summers Says It’s ‘Preposterous’ to Call U.S. Labor Market Slack
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says it’s “preposterous” to argue there are labor shortages in the U.S., noting that the unemployment rate of 4.8% is below historic norms. “The view that there’s a lot of labor market...
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Summers Says View Trade Agreements by Jobs, Income
Jun.20 -- Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, talks about U.S. trade policy and what it means to the nation's economy. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg...
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Summers Says Fed Will Need to Raise Rates to 4%-5% to Control Inflation
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates higher than officials are currently projecting to control inflation. "Ultimately we're going to need 4-5% interest rates," Summers...
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Summers Says U.S. Risks 1970s Stagflation 'Scenario'
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Federal Reserve will have to make "difficult choices" to address the dangers of weak growth and high inflation. "We're now facing real risks of a 1970s-type scenario. Not quite as high...
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Supreme Court To Take Case On Race Consideration In College Admissions
The Supreme Court will take up lawsuits that claim Harvard and the University of North Carolina discriminate against Asian American applicants.
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CLEAN : Trump's treatment of the press shows authoritarianism: expert
US President Donald Trump's attitude toward the media has not changed in the year since he came to power or throughout his entire career says Marvin Kalb Murrow professor emeritus at Harvard and senior advisor at the Pulitzer Center on...
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AI Impact Underappreciated and Under-Analyzed, Says Tarullo
Feb.07 -- Daniel Tarullo, former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, analyzes the effect of automation and artificial intelligence on employment. He speaks with David Westin on "Bloomberg Wall Street Week."
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Harvard President on Fostering Innovation, Tech Education
May.10 -- Drew Faust, president of Harvard University, discusses how Harvard fosters innovation and the importance of tech education. She speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Harvard's Scott Says U.S. Has Latitude on Bank Reforms
Mar.23 -- Hal Scott, Harvard Law School professor and president of Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, discusses the Trump administration's approach to financial regulation and how it relates to the Federal Reserve and monetary...