Bloomberg Surveillance

Constantine Courcoulas, Bloomberg reporter in London covering markets and investigations. Chris Verrone, Strategas equity strategist focused on market and sector moves. They discuss a UK derivatives debacle and investigative reporting. They also explore shifting global market leadership, February price action, and a potential catharsis in the software sector.

Amos Hochstein, former White House advisor now at TWG Global, breaks down U.S.-Iran negotiations and potential military options. Emil Michael, Undersecretary of Defense, discusses Anthropic talks, DOD AI safeguards and procurement levers. Stephen Auth, CIO at Federated Global, covers valuation shifts, MAG-7 dynamics and why some sectors may outperform as free cash flow patterns change.

Chris Verrone, Chief Market Strategist at Strategas Research Partners, mixes trend-based technical analysis with sharp takes on sector rotation. He explains a shift from growth to cyclicals, the wide software selloff and short-covering dynamics, market breadth versus headline indexes, and risks from private credit and potential contagion in recent London credit stress.

Discussion of NVIDIA’s blowout results and why its data-center growth defies typical limits. Analysis of NVIDIA’s future trajectory and market expectations. Conversation on AI hype versus reality, framing AI as a productivity amplifier rather than an imminent jobs apocalypse. Brief look at a new AI summarization feature for a major financial terminal.

Andrew Bishop, geopolitics and defense policy expert at Signum Global Advisors. Angelo Zino, semiconductor and AI equity analyst at CFRA. Emily Roland, macro and portfolio strategist at Manulife. They discuss Nvidia’s shock results and market reaction. Global rallies in Korea, Europe and Japan. AI monetization questions, China exposure and licensing limits. Timing and risks around potential strikes and proxy retaliation.

Drew Matus, MetLife market strategist who focuses on macro and Fed direction; John Bilton, JPMorgan multi-asset chief and former chemist who models asset allocation; Ted Mortonson, Baird tech analyst with semiconductor and AI infrastructure expertise. They debate Nvidia pricing and alternative silicon. They unpack how agentic AI reshapes compute, software economics, and portfolio positioning amid tech repricing.

Tom Keene breaks down the Single Best Idea from the latest edition of Bloomberg Surveillance Radio.  In this episode, we feature our conversations with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mandeep Singh & Sonal Desai of Franklin Templeton.  Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACFSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly Ann Shaw, trade lawyer and former White House advisor, outlines tariff mechanics and legal limits. Adam Posen, economist and institute president, discusses inflation, Fed stance, and affordability pressures. Julian Emanuel, equity strategist, breaks down market resilience, NVIDIA and AI impacts, and sector rotation. They cover tariffs, rates, AI-driven market moves, and trade tensions in concise, lively conversation.

Patrick McHenry, former House Financial Services Committee chair turned political commentator, on State of the Union reactions and electoral strategy. Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence tech research head, previews Nvidia earnings and AI-driven semiconductor demand. Sonal Desai, Franklin Templeton fixed income CIO, on bond market dynamics amid tech issuance. Seema Shah, Principal’s chief global strategist, on trade policy uncertainty and market rotation.

Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth economic historian known for trade and tariff expertise, and Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence policy analyst who flags geopolitics and tariff risks. They discuss legal challenges to proposed 10–15% tariffs. They unpack timing, congressional hurdles, and where the debate is heading.