Bloomberg Talks

Kirsi Madi, UN Assistant Secretary-General focused on gender equality and women's economic empowerment. She discusses the crisis for women in Afghanistan. She explores how gender equality is smart business. She outlines how childcare costs and care-sector jobs shape women's labor participation. She covers legal progress and enforcement around domestic violence and femicide.

Edward Morse, senior adviser at Hartree Partners and energy markets expert, assesses how the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruptions threaten global oil and gas. He discusses potential shifts toward cleaner energy, how long supply disruptions might persist, market complacency vs. real risk, and scenarios that could drive big price spikes.

Esther George, former Kansas City Fed president and seasoned central banker, offers concise commentary on rising energy prices and consumer-spending risk. She compares today’s shock to 2022, outlines the Fed’s policy trade-offs between easing and fighting inflation, and assesses labor-market stability amid shifting hiring and immigration trends.

Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, offers a compact take on monetary policy and labor markets. She reacts to a disappointing jobs report. She discusses whether rates are near neutral and the outlook for holding policy steady. She weighs ideas for shrinking the Fed balance sheet and explains reserve regimes.

Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and economist specializing in monetary policy and labor markets, reacts to the latest US jobs report. He discusses the Fed’s data-driven approach to timing policy. He flags how an oil price spike could push risks toward stagflation. He also weighs conflicting labor signals and the role of productivity.

Kevin Hassett, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and National Economic Council director, weighs in on oil price pressure and the surprising February payroll loss. He discusses causes behind the jobs miss and why it may be an outlier. He also covers potential US responses to Middle East supply disruptions, SPR stance, naval escorts, insurance fixes, and how markets are being monitored.

Chris Waller, Federal Reserve Governor known for his monetary policy and inflation work, discusses war-driven fuel shocks and why a one-off spike may not mean sustained inflation. He contrasts today’s risks with 1970s oil crises. He addresses tariffs, fragile labor markets, how jobs data would affect rate plans, and why private credit issues look isolated rather than systemic.

Catherine Ashton, former EU foreign policy chief and lead negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, offers her seasoned diplomatic perspective. She discusses whether U.S. aims toward Iran aim at regime change or program degradation. She questions viable alternative leadership in Iran and assesses Europe's ability to reach a consensus and balance ties with the U.S. and Gulf security.

Jamie Siminoff, founder and chief inventor of Ring, known for connected home security products and AI advocacy. He discusses AI in home security and the Super Bowl ad about finding lost pets. Conversation covers user control of video and privacy, AI-enabled threats versus defenses, cybersecurity and encryption, and manufacturing and hiring challenges.

Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, offers concise economic perspective. He discusses how the Iran conflict could affect gasoline and oil prices. He talks about inflation's recent run, labor market signals, productivity gains, and why policy is currently modestly restrictive. He also reflects on Fed leadership, balance sheet size, and regional outreach.