Lloyd Blankfein on Biden & Bitcoin; Andrew Yang on Keeping NYC Strong

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein speaks out on President Biden’s minimum wage pitch, the SPAC frenzy, and cryptocurrency regulation. He considers the trajectory of markets under a new administration and weighs in on the Fed’s moves in 2021. Presidential-turned-mayoral candidate Andrew Yang discusses New York City’s road to recovery amid the pandemic. He shares his plans for keeping NYC strong, from vaccine distribution to supporting the local talent pool. Plus, the Squawk team is kicking their anchorman habits--or at least, trying.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our
0:05.9	podcast Lloyd Blank Fine, former CEO of Goldman Sachs on America's new
0:10.9	president and the market outlook.
0:12.8	We're looking at a 6% potentially even higher growth for this year
0:16.7	with a lot of things that can go wrong and unusually a lot of things that could go better than
0:20.9	expected as well.
0:21.9	The Wall Street Giants speaks out on SPACs,
0:24.3	Biden's trillion dollar plus plan,
0:26.8	and Bitcoin's regulatory road ahead.
0:29.2	This could be workable, but it will undermine the freedom and liberty and kind of lack of transparency
0:36.1	that people like about it in the first place.
0:39.0	And Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and now running for mayor on New York City's future.
0:44.0	What we have to do is rebuild the value proposition that makes New York City the destination
0:49.3	for business, for culture, for commerce, and that starts with the vaccine.
0:53.0	Those big interviews, plus kicking the habit of anchorisms.
0:57.0	Anyway.
0:58.0	Anyway.
0:59.0	Ah! I just said anyway again.
1:02.0	It's Monday January 25th, I just said anyway again.
1:03.0	It's Monday January 25, 2021.
1:05.9	Squack Pot begins right now.
1:09.1	Good morning, everybody.
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