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Justin Fox on the big, boxy apartment buildings that are proliferating at a never-before seen pace post-pandemic; Jonathan Bernstein assesses the progress of the House January 6th Committee public hearings; Shuli Ren and Tim Culpan examine China's economic woes from youth unemployment to weakening economic growth. Hosted by Vonnie Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's admission that a single data-point forced the Fed to change tack and front-load rate increases kicks off this week's Opinion. John Authers, Nir Kaissar and Jonathan Levin on what we learned from outsized moves in the markets and from the Fed. We consider, too, what might be in store for July. And Lisa Jarvis gives us an update on Covid-19 in the US as omicron sub-variants circulate and the CDC relaxes travel rules. Hosted by Vonnie Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
As workers retreat from big city offices once again due to new Covid sub-variants and other factors, we examine crime statistics with Justin Fox. We also look at the history of remote work with Stephen Mihm - turns out it all started as one giant leap for mankind. Alexis Leondis explains how someone on a quarter mil a year can still feel the pinch. And John Authers considers the odds the economy experiences a soft landing while markets experience a hard one. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
David Fickling details how close hundreds of millions of people are to hunger, stunted growth, and worse as the world's bread baskets fail to feed. Ruth Pollard details Sri Lanka's chaos from Colombo and why international investors are studying Sri Lanka's default as a case study for other developing economies. And Jonathan Bernstein on the House January 6th Committee public hearings which start next week: Will they engage viewers, aka voters? Hosted by Vonnie Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
Mohamed El-Erian's warning informs the show this week. We examine the strengthening dollar with Marcus Ashworth. Tim Culpan discusses the ever-simmering tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. Admiral James Stavridis gives his views on whether Taiwan will be a flashpoint this year. The former Supreme Allied Commander also discusses NATO expansion and introduces us to his new book 'To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
Two years after George Floyd's murder and the movement towards rectifying race imbalances we audit the performance of the finance industry with John Rogers Jr., founder of Ariel Investments. The 40-year veteran of value investing also gives us his thoughts on the market selloff. Jonathan Bernstein revisits the wacky week in primaries. And David Fickling explains why hundreds of millions of people worldwide are at risk of a shortage of even the cheapest, emptiest source of nutrition. Hosted by Vo...
Sell in May is taking on new velocity with Nir Kaissar; A look-ahead to the Pennsylvania primaries with Jonathan Bernstein; Hal Brands on whether Russia's war in Ukraine is turning into a proxy war; And nostalgia is the new black - not just in Russia, but also in The Philippines, where 'Bongbong' Marcos is returning the dynasty to the presidential palace. Clara Ferreira Marques gives her analysis. Hosted by Vonnie Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Bloomberg Opinion with Vonnie Quinn: Deeper conversations on the week's most significant developments. This week, Jonathan Levin on interpreting transparency; Harvard's Theda Skocpol on the Stacey Abrams playbook - right there for Democrats seeing challenges piling up; Jonathan Bernstein on the meaning of JD Vance; and David Fickling on Pakistan's fundamental deficiency.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bloomberg Opinion with Vonnie Quinn: deeper conversations on the week's most significant developments. This week, a conversation with Helen Thompson, political economist at Cambridge University, and author of 'Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century'. They discuss global energy entanglements and the geopolitical consequences of alliances disrupted by energy supply and security. They also discuss the fragilities of democracy, including dwindling 'losers' consent'. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
This week we look at Elon Musk's Twitter gambit with Matt Levine - will Musk follow through? Now that there's a more committed path to financing, what are the capital markets telling us via those commitments, and what are the next steps for Musk, Twitter's board, and shareholders? We also revisit China's 2022 growth target with Shuli Ren, who called it 'fantasy' on the show two weeks ago before this week's downgrades by the IMF and various institutions. Finally, we examine a new, ever more fract...
Bloomberg Opinion with Vonnie Quinn: deeper conversations on the week's most significant developments. Tune in and join in! This week, John Authers and Conor Sen on peak inflation; peak job growth. And Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko on Ukrainian, Soviet and Russian identities and questions for a future post-war period. Leonid Bershidsky, Bobby Ghosh and Brooke Sutherland also join. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
We sit down with Bloomberg Opinion columnists to break down some of the week's top stories. Guests include Bloomberg's John Authers, Adrian Wooldridge, Javier Blas, Shuli Ren, Clara Ferreira Marques, and Nir Kaissar. Hosted by Vonnie Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
