Analysis: Interviews

US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Treasury's Buyback Surprise

US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt, a sign that investors see it as only a short-lived remedy to curb...

US Public Debt Climbs Above $40 Trillion for the First Time

Total US public debt stood at $40.05 trillion as of the close of business Tuesday, a Treasury Department release on Wednesday showed, surging by a third in less than five years. Tyler Kendall...

Treasury Action Not a Fed Game Changer for September, Says Evercore's Guha

Krishna Guha, vice chair and head of central bank strategy at Evercore ISI, says the US Treasury Department's move to increase its planned purchases of outstanding 10-year to 30-year debt certainly...

Fed's Warsh Needs to Launch Operation Twist, Academy's Tchir Says

Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Academy Securities, calls the US Treasury Department's move to increase its planned purchases of outstanding 10-year to 30-year debt kind of mediocre and says...

Treasury Bond Fix Could Backfire, Warns JPMorgan

JPMorgan is warning that the US Treasury's surprise move to bring down long-term borrowing costs could make things worse. Scott Bessent's Treasury said yesterday it would at least double the size...

Ukraine's Grain Shipments Are at a Virtual Halt

Russian strikes on the key Black Sea ports of Greater Odesa have been a body blow for Ukraine's farming sector. The ports usually account for about 90% of the country's grain shipments, but flows...

Bessent Gets Short-Term Bond Market Win: 3-Minutes MLIV

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie, Skylar Montgomery Koning and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on Bloomberg: The Opening Trade. ...

Younan: Regional Tensions Not New for Sovereign Funds

Strategic partnerships are becoming increasingly important for sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf region. Despite recent geopolitical volatility, Gulf SWFs have continued investing actively, in an...

Ashok Leyland's Agarwal on Its Middle East Legacy

Ashok Leyland MD & CEO Shenu Agarwal discusses how sustained oil strength could reshape demand, costs and opportunities for one of India's most iconic commercial vehicle makers. He also talks about...

AIA CFO on 1H26 Results

Garth Jones, CFO of AIA Group, discusses the Hong Kong-listed insurer's 13% growth in value of new business in the first half of the year. He says the fundamental demand for business remains in...

Evolution Mining CEO on FY Results

Lawrie Conway, Managing Director and CEO of Evolution Mining, discusses the miner's full-year profit that saw a 59% growth year on year. He also discusses the company's plans to increase its...

PGIM's Greg Peters on Bessent's Debt Buyback Boost

Greg Peters, Co-CIO of Public and Private Fixed Income at PGIM, discussed the Treasury's recent decision to boost debt buybacks for 10-year to 30-year securities. The cap on buybacks has been...

Mark Walter Explores Selling Stake in Chelsea FC

Bloomberg's Randall Williams joins Dani Burger on Bloomberg Deals. Billionaire CEO of Guggenheim, Mark Walter, has explored selling his stake in Chelsea FC to Clearlake Capital, the majority owner...

Moderna Surges as Stocks Rise & Long-Term Yields Retreat | Closing Bell

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Isabelle Lee, Carol Massar and Emily Graffeo. ...

Thoma Bravo's Rhode Tries to Keep Pace of Dealmaking High

A.J. Rohde, senior partner at Thoma Bravo, joins Dani Burger on Bloomberg Deals. They discuss how Thoma Bravo has kept up an intense pace of dealmaking with three deals in six weeks. Notably, Thoma...

Investment Committee: Spotlight On SPACs

Desiree Carlo, senior vice president, client services at Laurel Hill, Christian Nagler, partner, capital markets at Kirkland & Ellis, and Betsy Cohen, chairman and co-founder at Cohen Circle, join...

Trump Says Interest Rate System Doesn't Make Sense

President Donald Trump says when the country does well economically, interest rates should come down, but he says they go up. He says the system is unfair. He speaks at the White House. ...

SpaceX Attempted to Buy AI Coding Startup Cognition

SpaceX approached Cognition AI Inc. about a potential acquisition to gain ground in the AI race, according to people familiar with the matter. Ed Ludlow has more on Bloomberg The Close. ...

Car-Seller Copart Is Among Suitors for Software Firm CCC

Bloomberg's Ryan Gould joins Dani Burger on Bloomberg Deals. Copart is in talks to acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., the car-insurance software provider that has been weighing...