Trade Wars Not the Biggest 2018 Risk, Purves Says
Bloomberg Surveillance
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3.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Michael Purves, Weeden & Co. Chief Global Strategist & Head of Equity Derivatives, says you can't be dismissive of higher interest rates in the volatility story. Isaac Boltansky, Compass Point Senior VP & Policy Analyst, has noticed a lot of empty offices in D.C. government agencies. Steve Ricchiuto, Mizuho Securities Chief U.S. Economist, joins us to wrap sound from our interview with Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester and discuss eco data. Jonathan Ferziger, Bloomberg Middle East Politics Reporter, reports from Israel on the the U.S. Embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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| 0:57.0 | Joining us now is Michael Purvis, Weden and Co chief global strategist and head of equity derivatives. |
| 1:08.7 | Michael good morning to you sir. It doesn't sound like two countries gunning for a trade war does it? |
| 1:13.2 | Not at all. I mean it is a curious thing for Trump to be offering up if he wants to |
| 1:20.6 | you know reduce the trade war clouds and have them paid from the horizon. |
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