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Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
The latest in finance, economics and investment.
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Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney
Friday, February 20th, 2026
Featuring:
1) Anastasia Amoroso, Chief Investment Strategist: Private Wealth at Partners Group, discusses AI disruption fears and the outlook for European growth.
2) Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel, on how the latest economic data will weigh on the Fed's path ahead.
3) Jane Foley, Head of FX Strategy at Rabobank, talks de-dollarization and currency positioning trends.
4) Dina Esfandiary, Middle East Geoeconomics Lead for Bloomberg Economics, examines the US military buildup in the Middle East.
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