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Bolton Leak Describes Trump Linking Ukraine Aid to Biden Probe
Jan.27 -- An explosive leak from former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s unpublished book that says President Donald Trump wanted to freeze aid to Ukraine until its government investigated his political rival threatens to...
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Summers Would Be Surprised If the Selloff Is Memorable
Sep.04 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, says investors should be more concerned about the fundamentals than the recent selloff in equity markets. Summers is advising Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on economic...
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Summers Says U.S. on Stimulus High
Jul.31 -- Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, warns that the U.S. will suffer terrible withdrawal symptoms when stimulus measures run out. He worries about the Federal Reserve's intervention in corporate bond markets. He is a...
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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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Goldman's Katie Koch Says Equity Markets Need Support
Jul.24 -- Katie Koch, Goldman Sachs Asset Management co-head of fundamental equity, says equity markets need support because at these levels, valuations are expensive. She also has low earnings expectations for the second quarter. She...
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Biggest Banks Have Only Grown Since 2008 Crisis: Diamond
Oct.16 -- Bob Diamond, Atlas Merchant Capital founding Partner and chief executive officer says the biggest banks are even more systemic than they were in 2008, with more correlating risk to the national economy. He also sees a lot of...
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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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Markets are trading on economic fundamentals, says Goldman Sach's Mossavar-Rahmani
Jul.10 -- Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Goldman Sachs Wealth Management CIO, makes the case for staying invested in equities. She contends that while the Fed's low interest rates support equity markets, they are not overvalued. She joins...
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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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One More Thought: NFL's Covid-Era Rules
Dec.07 -- David Westin has "One More Thought" on the NFL's rules to keep American football going during a pandemic.
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Negative News of Past Few Months Finally Hit Markets: Beschloss
Jan.15 -- RockCreek Founder and Chief Executive Officer Afsaneh Beschloss said that the negative news of Covid-19 and the slow pace of vaccine distributions is finally hitting markets. She hopes to see natural forces driving markets by...
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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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Investing in China Is Tough Bet To Make: Eswar Prasad
Jul.30 -- Cornell University Senior Professor of Trade Policy Eswar Prasad says that investing in China will be a tough bet to make despite its growth story because of the political risk that investors have to deal with. He joins Romaine...
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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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Hedging The Fed's Next Steps
Jun.18 -- The Fed rocks the financial world with its hawkish tone. Rick Rieder, Blackrock CIO of Global Fixed Income, and Sarah Ketterer, Causeway Capital Management CEO, discuss what the Fed's pivot means for equities and bonds. While...
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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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Ukrainian aid donations pile high at south London community centre
Volunteers at the White Eagle Club in Balham, south London, sort through donations from members of the public, before an aid convoy sets off to Ukraine to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. More than 500,000 people have now fled...
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U.S. is not pursuing "strategy with a rational foundation" in dealing with outbreak: Summers
May.01 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, warns that U.S. Leadership in reopening the economy is too optimistic because conditions required to return to normalcy have not been met. He cautions that the Fed's support...
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U.S. Reportedly Withholding $105 Million In Aid For Lebanon
News of this withholding comes just days after Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned.
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Dollar Fluctuations Not a Big Issue, Summers Says
Sep.11 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adiser to Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, says that he can see investors not wanting to hold U.S. assets in the event of a...
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States Change the Way They Slow Spread of Covid-19
Aug.07 -- States are adopting social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines until a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.
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Economies that reopened sooner are not better off: Summers
May.22 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, looks at Sweden as an example of an economy that did not see any material benefit from keeping its businesses open through the outbreak. He also cautions that people's fear...
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Expect Rocky Several Months for Markets: Laura Tyson
Dec.18 -- Laura Tyson, distinguished professor at the Haas School of Business at U-C Berkeley and RockCreek senior adviser, expects a rocky several months for markets followed by a strong recovery. The former chair of the Council of...