Bloomberg Surveillance

Bloomberg Markets magazine is out with a special issue focused on diversity, where black men and women share their experience on Wall Street. There's no universal experience, but their stories reflect what it's like, and what it means, to be just one of a handful of black faces in finance. Bloomberg Radio and Television Correspondent Sonali Basak contributed to the issue and brings us more in this special report. 

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Jonathan Golub, Credit Suisse Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, says the gap between the technology companies dominating the market and everything else will continue to widen. Troy Gayeski, Skybridge Capital Co-CIO, says asset reflation is here. Seema Shah, Principal Global Investors Chief Strategist, says a second virus wave is the main reason to buy bonds. Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities Managing Director of Equity Research, says Apple will reach a two trillion dollar market cap by the end of the year.

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Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago Booth School Professor and Former Reserve Bank of India Governor, says the Fed will be as supportive as possible but will resist negative interest rates. Michelle Meyer, BofA Securities Head of U.S. Economics, says the leisure and hospitality sector has been one of the hardest hit industries as a result of the pandemic. David Kelly, JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Global Strategist, says the U.S. unemployment rate will be greater than 10% heading into 2021. Arun Sundararajan, NYU Stern School of Business Professor, says the real solution in regards to the tech industry will be self-regulation.

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Jim McKelvey, Square Co-Founder, Author of "The Innovation Stack," and St. Louis Federal Reserve Deputy Chair, discusses how much regulation Congress should wield over large tech companies. Jill Carey Hall, BofA Securities U.S. Equity Strategist, says she is cautious on the upside of U.S. markets because there could be payback risk from stimulus measures. Priya Misra, TD Securities Global Head of Rates Strategy, says the recent dollar weakness has been a result of the market listening to the Fed. Dennis Gartman, Retired Editor of The Gartman Letter, says gold has become a little too crowded. Al Broaddus, Former Richmond Fed President, weighs in on Fed policy as Congress works on fiscal aid.

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Charles Plosser, Former Philadelphia Fed President, says the Fed needs to declare its independence and regain control of monetary policy. Tobias Levkovich, Citi Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, says investors are chasing momentum. Chris Krueger, Cowen Washington Research Group Managing Director, says the crux of the phase four fiscal stimulus bill is the split between lawmakers over unemployment benefits. Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor, stresses the urgent need for greater federal stimulus in New York. Matt Winkler, Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, discusses the rise of socially conscious investing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pat Foye, MTA Chairman and CEO, says not funding the MTA will stunt and thwart economic recovery and job creation all over New York. James Sweeney, Credit Suisse Chief Economist, says the incremental slowdown in the U.S. was caused by a surge in virus cases, but forecasts a strong double digit increase in third-quarter GDP. Alicia Levine, BNY Mellon Investment Management Chief Strategist, says it is wise to be cautiously bullish in this current market. Doug Kass, Seabreeze Partners President, discusses the factors that could send us into a bear market this year.

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Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations President, says there is a possibility of broad sanctions between the U.S. and China amid rising tensions. Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice President, says the EU is willing to cooperate with the U.S. in a multi-lateral strategy to deal with China. Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs Chief Global Equity Strategist, says the rebound in the third quarter is going to look very V-shaped. Betsey Stevenson, Bloomberg View Columnist and Former U.S. Department of Labor Chief Economist, says studies show that investing in early childcare development reaps huge returns for taxpayers. Sam Kennedy, Boston Red Sox President and CEO, looks ahead to the team's first game back in Fenway Park since before the start of the pandemic.

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William Dudley, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist and Former New York Federal Reserve President, says if there is no extension of unemployment benefits there will be consequences in consumer spending. Ralph Schlosstein, Evercore Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, says the most important thing for every company to look at is liquidity. Meredith Sumpter, Eurasia Group Head of Research Strategy & Operations, expects the U.S. to continue escalation with China after the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston. Admiral James Stavridis, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist and Former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, says the greatest challenge facing the U.S. in this century is China.

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Adena Friedman, Nasdaq President & CEO, says the SEC has done an excellent job at managing the responsibility of disclosure obligations. Francisco Blanch, Bank of America Head of Global Commodities & Derivatives Research, says gold has been the biggest beneficiary from the reflation story. Michael Zezas, Morgan Stanley Head of U.S. Public Policy Research & Municipal Credit Strategy, expects an agreement in Washington over the next wave of U.S. stimulus within three weeks. Sir Howard Davies, NatWest Group Chairman, discusses the implications of rising U.S.-China tensions against the backdrop of a fragile economic environment.

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Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade County Mayor, says a new stimulus package will prevent the closure of many businesses and restaurants. Deborah Fuller, University of Washington School of Medicine Microbiology Professor, says a number of coronavirus vaccines are indicating positive results, but there are still several more steps before one will be widely available to the public. Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Senator from Maryland, says the nominee for the Federal Reserve should not be a political rubber stamp for the president. Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, discusses the details of the landmark European stimulus package worth 750 billion euros.

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