The Tape

Kathleen Gaffney, Co-Director of Diversified Fixed Income at Eaton Vance, on China offering a path to close the trade gap and impact to markets.  Paul Light, Professor of Public Service at New York University, on the shutdown has putting a spotlight on the growth of contracted government employees, as the number of full-time employees has stagnated. Brendan Brown, Senior Fellow at The Hudson Institute, on why a“no deal Brexit” is the most likely-and best-outcome for freedom and prosperity in the UK and Europe. Kevin Tynan, Senior Autos Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, on Tesla cutting 7% of its staff and warning of a difficult road ahead. Hosted by Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney.

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Jim Bianco, President and Founder of Bianco Research and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, on markets and the outlook for a recession. Peter Elliot, Editor for Bloomberg Reserve and food and wine expert, discusses how fine dining may be becoming out of reach --except for the extremely wealthy.  Ken Leon, Global Director of Industry and Equity Research at CFRA Research, on Morgan Stanley and banks outlook. Ben Steverman, personal finance editor for Bloomberg, on the legacy of Jack Bogle, the founder of Vanguard who advocated low fees. Hosted by Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. 

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Dr. Sam Natapoff, President of Empire Global Ventures, on the Brexit vote outcome. Hosted by Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. Mark Douglas, CEO of Steelhouse, on Netflix raising prices and why this indicates it will be a blowout quarter. Kevin Hart, Founder and CEO of Green Check Verified (GCV) on their cloud-based technology platform that manages regulatory issues for the legal cannabis space. Chris Flavelle, Climate Policy Reporter for Bloomberg, on why the shutdown could get a lot worse, as agencies remain shuttered and Trump orders thousands of federal employees back to work without pay. 

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Charles Peabody, President of Portales Partners LLC, on bank earnings and outlook. Danny Blanchflower, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth and former BOE policy maker, on why Theresa May is a dead woman walking. George Magnus, associate at the China Centre at Oxford University and former chief economist of UBS, on China's economic outlook and how this plays into trade negotiations.  Drew Armstrong, U.S. Healthcare team leader for Bloomberg, on Walmart leaving CVS's pharmacy network.

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Andrew Browne, Bloomberg Editorial Director for New Economy Forum, on how Trump has hidden allies behind China lines in the trade war. Yalman Onaran, Senior Finance Writer for Bloomberg, on Citibank and bank earnings.  Chris Russo, Head of Houlihan Lokey's Sports Practice, on pro-sports M&A, esports valuations, and whether momentum for sports gambling will continue. David Kudla, Founder and CEO of Mainstay Capital Management, on the big news out of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 

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David Bier, Policy Analyst for the Cato Institute, on border wall standoff and whether President Trump's wall and immigration proposals are the best for national security. Tom Atteberry, Partner and Portfolio Manager at FPA (First Pacific Advisers), discusses why investors aren't being compensated for credit and duration risk. James McCormack, Global Head Global Sovereigns and Supranational at FitchRatings, on why they issued a warning for U.S. sovereign debt. Francois Sonneville, Senior Beverage Analyst at Rabobank, on Anheuser-Busch InBev considering an initial public offering of its Asian operations. Hosted by Pimm Foxx and Lisa Abramowicz.

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Phil Orlando, Chief Equity Market Strategist at Federated Investors, on why he's bullish on U.S. equities.  Steve Blitz, Chief Economist at TS Lombard, on what the Fed will do this year. Matt Boyle, Global business reporter for Bloomberg, on retailers casting doubt on what was supposed to be a strong holiday season.  Stephen Schork, President of the Schork Group, on oil and gas markets. Hosted by Pimm Foxx and Lisa Abramowicz. 

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Mike McDonough, Chief Economist: Financial Products for Bloomberg LP, on U.S.-China trade talks, and how China’s weakening economy is impacting the negotiations. Jim Vogel, Interest Rate Strategist for FTN Financial, on the weak demand at the Treasury auction, and Fitch sending the U.S. a triple-A rating warning over the shutdown and debt ceiling. Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor at National Review and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, on Trump's immigration speech, and how the GOP is handling Trump's wall and shutdown. Ferdinando Giugliano, Bloomberg Opinion editor and economics columnist for La Repubblica, on why Italy's Five-Star revolution is already over. Hosted by Pimm Foxx and Lisa Abramowicz.

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Noah Feldman, Harvard Law professor and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, discusses his column: "No ‘Emergency’ Will Allow Trump to Build His Wall." Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book International, on China trade negotiations and China's debt problem. Damian Sassower, Chief Emerging Market Credit Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence on how the $225 billion of maturing EM dollar debt in 2019 will impact the market. Keith Merker, CEO of WeedMD (TSXV:WMD), on the acute cannabis supply shortage in Canada, and the Canadian recreational market. Hosted by Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz.

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Victor Shih, associate professor of political economy at UC San Diego, on how the interest payments alone on China's debt servicing is 22% of the country's GDP. Chris Nagi, Executive Editor: Equities for Bloomberg, on big brokers including Morgan Stanley and UBS Group, forming a new stock market to compete with the NYSE, Nasdaq and Cboe. Kit Konolige, Senior Utilities Industry Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, on PG&E mulling bankruptcy, and what the most likely outcome is. David Katz, President and CIO of Matrix Asset Advisors, on his current investment outlook, and why he's adding to Apple.  Hosted by Pimm Foxx and Lisa Abramowicz.

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