Bloomberg Surveillance

Greg Valliere, AFG Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist, says Trump’s pending Senate impeachment trial will complicate any efforts for unity. Alicia Levine, BNY Mellon Chief Strategist, says a spending boom is coming in the U.S. Bloomberg Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis discuss Trump's farewell remarks and Biden's agenda. Henrietta Treyz, Veda Partners Director of Economic Policy Research, examines the biggest policy battles facing the Biden administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian Bolu, Autonomous Research Senior Analyst, discusses key growth drivers shaping the banking industry. Brent Schutte, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Chief Investment Strategist, says investors should focus on real returns. Leland Miller, China Beige Book CEO, dissects China's GDP data. Dr. Grace Lee, Stanford University School of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics, discusses Covid-19 vaccine safety, efficacy and trials for children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Leon, CFRA Global Director of Equity Research, says there has been an acceleration in Main Street banking. Daniel Morris, BNP Paribas Asset Management Chief Market Strategist, discusses what could trigger a market pullback this year. Alison Williams, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Banks Analyst, says higher spending is one key story developing in the banking sector. Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist & Ritholtz Wealth Management Founder, examines the risk and reward of new asset classes such as SPACs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Stovall, CFRA Chief Investment Strategist, discusses investor optimism as attention turns to earnings season. Greg Valliere, AGF Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist, says Joe Biden will probably go big and prevail with his initial stimulus bill. Frances Donald, Manulife Investment Management Global Chief Economist & Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy, says this week's jobless claims data is a tipping point. Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research, says commodities are showing signs of a structural bull market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Doll, Nuveen Chief Equity Strategist & Senior Portfolio Manager, says U.S. economic growth and corporate earnings will be off the charts this year. Lester Munson, BGR Group Principal, sees younger, more dynamic Republicans emerging in the post-Trump era. Michelle Meyer, BofA Securities Head of U.S. Economics, discusses President-elect Joe Biden’s stimulus plans and the inflation debate. Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities Analyst, says Apple is seeing a renaissance of growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Wheeler, Brookings Institution Visiting Fellow & Former FCC Chairman, says technology companies are making their own rules because lawmakers have not. Steven Wieting, Citi Private Bank Chief Investment Strategist & Chief Economist, says the pandemic was an external exogenous shock for the U.S. and a lot of the economy can be fully restored. Julie Norman, University College London Political Science Professor, says President-elect Joe Biden faces an uphill battle on some priorities. Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Professor of Economics & Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, discusses the challenges facing Biden’s economic team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Henrietta Treyz, Veda Partners Director of Economic Research, says to expect impeachment discussions of President Trump after his term concludes and well into 2021. Brian Weinstein, Morgan Stanley Head of Global Fixed Income, sees the best value in emerging markets and high yield. Ben Laidler, Tower Hudson CEO, says we are looking at historic growth this year despite low expectations for GDP. Dr. Katie Passaretti, Atrium Health Director of Infection Prevention, says confidence in coronavirus vaccines has increased as more people have gotten vaccinated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Rosenberg, BlackRock Portfolio Manager of the Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund, says the weak jobs report reiterates the need for more fiscal policy. Rep. French Hill, (R) Arkansas, all the leaders in Washington on both sides of the aisle now need to focus on the peaceful transfer of power on January 20. Mujtaba Rahman, Eurasia Group Managing Director for Europe, says Europe's medium-term stability depends more on what happens with the French election than the German one. Tiffany Wilding, PIMCO Chief U.S. Economist, is optimistic about a re-acceleration of the economy in the back half of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Card, Former White House Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush, says America's democracy was reaffirmed yesterday by the leadership presented from congress after the dust settled on Capitol Hill. James Stavridis, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, Carlyle Group Advisor & Former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, was a massive failure of security on multiple levels. Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor, says a Schumer-led Senate will help provide what it takes for New York to come back from the pandemic. Jonathan Golub, Credit Suisse Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, expects health care and financials to perform well in this environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Malpass, WorldBank President, says the poor are feeling the brunt of the global recession. Mark Cabana, Bank of America Global Research Head of U.S. Rates Strategy, says we should see the price of bonds go down. Jon Lieber, Eurasia Group Managing Director, United States, says the Biden administration can use President Donald Trump's executive order against China as leverage when negotiating trade. Dr. Jodie Guest, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Vice Chair & Research Professor, says it is vitally important to have one consistent message from health leaders on Covid-19 vaccinations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.