The Tape

Geoffrey Dennis, the head of global emerging market strategy at UBS Securities, discusses emerging markets and Brazil. Mike McGlone, a commodities strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, talks about the "stars aligning" for commodities. Bloomberg Intelligence's Nathan Dean discusses tax reform, Steven Mnuchin's testimony on Glass-Steagall and Republican efforts to reform the Fed. Finally, Marty Schenker, senior executive editor of global economics and government at Bloomberg, talks about Trump's middle east trip and the "swamp striking back" with the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Bloomberg's David Wilson and Vivianne Rodrigues tell Lisa Abramowicz explain how Brazil's corruption crises are roiling the markets. Then, Max Abelson, a Bloomberg finance reporter, talks about the key takeaways from Steven Mnuchin's testimony before Congress.

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Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar Inc., discusses passive vs. active funds and the financial services industry. Doug Borthwick, the managing director and head of FX at Chapdelaine & Co., talks about the dollar's reaction to the continued chaos in the White House. Andrew Martin, a legal editor at Bloomberg News, talks about how the Comey memo could thrust President Trump into a legal quagmire. Finally, Srinivas Thiruvadanthai, the director of research at the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center, discusses the Fed dilemma, high yield bonds and housing bubbles in Canada and Australia.

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Jim Woolsey, former director of the CIA, gives an insider's perspective on Trump's reported leak of highly classified intelligence to Russian diplomats. Bloomberg's Steven Dennis talks about how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is playing sheriff to White House spending. Damian Sassower, a fixed-income strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses emerging market energy debt and why investors still like EM debt. Finally, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell discuss the latest bipartisan efforts to increase investment in America's transportation, water, technology and energy systems.

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Michael Coden, who heads the cybersecurity practice at BCG Platinion and is also associate director of the MIT Cybersecurity Research Consortium, discusses the WannaCry pandemic. Toluse Olorunnipa, a White House reporter at Bloomberg, talks about reports that White House staff are on the chopping block and U.S. lawmakers are requesting Comey-related tapes. David G. Dietze, the president and chief investment strategist at Point View Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for markets and current investment strategy. Finally, Karen Mills, the former SBA administrator and a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, talks about the need for bipartisan small business legislation and the impact that Dodd-Frank reform could have on small businesses.

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David Beattie, a senior vice president at Moody's, discusses Moody's decision to cut Canadian bank ratings. Ken Doyle, a senior editor at Bloomberg BNA's Money and Politics Report, talks about Trump's order to Kris Kobach, a well-known advocate for reduced immigration, on a new panel to probe fraudulent voting. Seema Shah, a consumer analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Burt Flickinger, a managing director at Strategic Resource Group, discuss April retail sales, JC Penney earnings and Walmart turning the heat on Target. Finally, Jim Riccitelli, co-CEO of Unison Home Ownership Investors, talks about institutional investors helping homeowners with downpayments.

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Mitchell Krebs, president of The Silver Institute and president/CEO of Coeur Mining, Inc., discusses the state of silver and the global ramification of the annual World Silver Survey. John Butler, senior telecom services and equipment analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, talks about Verizon beating out AT&T to buy Straight Path for $3.1 billion and what it means for the telecommunications landscape. Craig Bouchard, CEO of Braidy Industries, discusses his company's $1.3 billion investment to build an aluminum rolling mill in Kentucky. Finally, Keith Naughton, Bloomberg's auto editor at large, says Ford is turning up the heat on CEO Mark Fields.

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Eli Lake, a Bloomberg View columnist, tells Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz what FBI Director James Comey's dismissal means for national security. Roberto Croce, a senior money manager and head of quantitative strategies at Salient Partners, discusses risk parity strategies. Bloomberg's Ed Hammond talks about a potential Pret a Manger IPO and the outlook for a merger between AT&T and Sprint. Finally, Paul Sweeney, U.S. director of research and senior media/internet analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses today's big media earnings from 21 Century Fox, Time and Tribune Media.

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, president emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University professor at Harvard University, discusses bank regulation, U.S. Treasury policies and an outlook for recession. Matt Freund, co-chief investment officer and head of fixed income strategies at Calamos Investments, tells Lisa Abramowicz why he expects rates to re-test lows in the next recession. Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for the Asia Pacific region at Natixis, discusses the outlook for China and Asia markets. Finally, Max Nisen, a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist, talks about insurers raising Obamacare premiums as they fret over the bill's shaky future.

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Live from the Atlanta Fed's 22nd Annual Financial Markets Conference in Amelia Island, Florida. Bloomberg Intelligence's Maxime Sbaihi discusses the economic impact of Emmanuel Macron's Presidential win in France and what challenges lie ahead on getting his reform agenda approved. Bloomberg Gadfly columnists Shelly Banjo and Tara LaChapelle talk about Coach buying Kate Spade in a deal valued at $2.4 billion, Verizon bidding for Straight Path and Sinclair buying Tribune. Paula Tkac, vice president and senior economist at the Atlanta Fed, discusses key themes to be explored at the conference. Finally, Bloomberg's Noah Buhayar talks about the company's annual meeting, Warren Buffet and Charles Munger's comments on why Republicans are "bonkers" on deregulation.

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