Bloomberg Surveillance

Nouriel Roubini, Roubini Macro Associates Chairman and NYU Stern School of Business Professor, says bitcoin is the mother of all bubbles. Alan Krueger, Princeton University Economics Professor, says labor unions could do a better job of marketing themselves. Bill Gross, Janus Henderson Fund Manager, predicts retail is going to be sensitive from this point forward following this month's jobs report. Julia Coronado, President and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, says the most significant part of the jobs report is that there's finally wage growth. Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the MIT Initiative, thinks we're on the verge of wave of innovation. Scott Soshnick, Bloomberg Sports Columnist, looks ahead to the Super Bowl. 

Gary Shilling, A. Gary Shilling President, says complacency in the markets is extreme. David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy Media CEO, says he's seen user saturation coming for Facebook for some time. Kate Warne, Edward Jones investment strategist, advises investors to prepare for volatility. Mike Jackson, AutoNation CEO, says he's very concerned about the conversation around NAFTA. 

Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, says it's going to be hard to convince Congress to add to the deficit with a significant infrastructure project. Jaret Seiberg, Cowen Washington Research Group Policy Analyst, says cryptocurrencies may become heavily regulated in the U.S. Austan Goolsbee, University of Chicago Booth School Professor, says the hypocrisy among lawmakers in Washington doesn't make any difference anymore. Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Fletcher School Senior Assistant Dean of International Business & Finance, says Facebook needs to come to the reality that they're a major source of news and information. 

Chris Rupkey, MUFG Union Bank Chief Financial Economist, asks how Washington will pay for new infrastructure and healthcare programs following the tax cuts. Max Nisen, Bloomberg Gadfly Columnist, joins to breakdown the news that JPMorgan, Amazon, and Berkshire Hathaway are partnering to create a healthcare company for their U.S. Employees. Terry Haines, Evercore ISI Head of U.S. Policy & Political Analysis, says he'll be listening for signals on housing finance and trade in President Trump's State of the Union Address tonight. Emily Roland, John Hancock Investments Head of Capital Markets Research, says it's likely we'll see an increase in volatility in 2018. 

Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist, thinks President Trump's speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum was well received. Dana Telsey, Telsey Advisory Group CEO, says she is seeing experiential retail come to the forefront. Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, says U.S. manufacturers are crying bloody murder because they can't find trained workers. Kenneth Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Food and Beverage Analyst, phones in from Princeton to discuss the announcement that Keurig will buy Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

Gene Sperling, Former National Economic Council Director, says President Trump has proven to be a very divisive figure and it has discouraged tourism in the U.S. Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments Chief Global Strategist, says to talk down the dollar is not constructive for the markets. Ebrahim Rahbari, Citigroup Head of Global Macroeconomics, says bilateral rather than multilateral agreements still work better with sovereign states. Keyu Jin, London School of Economics Professor, says China is making its own efforts to make regional trade agreements despite protectionist rhetoric elsewhere. 

Carsten Brzeski, ING-Diba Chief Economist, reacts to the European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi's press conference. Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate Economist, says policy towards labor in the U.S. is much more hostile than it is in Europe. Robert Sinche, Amherst Pierpont Global Strategist, says the momentum of the upside of the Euro is substantial. Daniel Yergin, IHS Markit Vice Chairman, says the rise of U.S. oil production is hugely significant.

Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University Professor, and Laura Tyson, Berkeley Haas School School of Business Distinguished Professor, discuss tax cuts, the deficit, and the dollar. Jacob Frenkel, JPMorgan Chase International Chairman, thinks we should shift the discussion from nominal exchange rate to real exchange rate. Michael Neidorff, Centene CEO, says they've done very well with the Affordable Care Act. Anthony Scaramucci, Former White House Communications Director, says President Trump's delegation in Davos indicates they're going to cooperate with the global community.

Tom Keene moderates a discussion with Barclays CEO Jes Staley, Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat, Carlyle Group Co-Founder David Rubenstein, Vice Chairman of China's Securities Regulatory Commission Fang Xinghai,Harvard University Professor Ken Rogoff and M&G CEO Anne Richards. They speak at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait for a conversation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Paul Sheard, S&P Chief Global Economist, says central banks are a little too isolated. Stan Collender, Qorvis MSLGROUP Executive VP, says government shutdowns are the new normal. Richard Edelman, Edelman CEO, says 50% of people have turned off mainstream media partly due to the opinionated tone. 

Bill Lee, Milken Institute Chief Economist, predicts the World Economic Forum is going to see a new phase of globalism that includes national priorities. Richard Attias, Global Event Management Founder, says it will be interesting to see what type of format President Trump adopts during his event in Davos. Greg Valliere, Horizon Chief Global Strategist, thinks the immigration debate is going to go on for a very long time. Michael Nathanson, MoffettNathanson Founding Partner and Senior Research Analyst, remains bearish on traditional media. 

Themos Fiotakis, UBS Co-Head of FX & Rates, says European bond yields are too low and the market is trying to gauge when the central banks will adjust.  Kona Haque, ED&F MAN Head of Research, says coffee is still a very desirable, growing commodity. Isaac Boltansky, Compass Point Senior Analyst, feels highly confident that the debt ceiling will not be used as a game of chicken between the Democrats and Republicans. Andrew Bishop, Eurasia Group Deputy Director of Research, says President Trump will have to address three separate audiences at Davos: the global elite in attendance, his base, and China. Alan Ruskin, Deutsche Bank Global Head of G-10 FX Strategy, says the euro is still an important currency because everyone gets caught in the draft of it. 

Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg Regional Bank Reporter, and Bill Blain, Mint Partners Head of Capital Markets, wrap Morgan Stanley's earnings. Brian Klaas, London School of Economics Fellow in Comparative Politics, says international election rigging is going to become the new normal. Don Straszheim, Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director of China Research, feels Washington doesn't want to be the global leader and China is incapable of it. Bart van Ark, Conference Board Chief Economist, says finding and retaining highly-skilled workers is one of the main concerns for CEOs. 

Yalman Onaran, Bloomberg Senior Writer, and Janet Henry, HSBC Global Chief Economist, wrap bank earnings and provide an outlook for 2018. John Hudak, Brookings Governance Senior Fellow, says we're at a crossroads in U.S. politics in regards to infrastructure spending. David Herro, Harris Associates CIO for International Equity, says there is still space for Glencore to re-rate. Kristina Hooper, Invesco Chief Global Market Strategist, says there are definitely animal spirits about tax reform still. 

Robin Niblett, Chatham House Director, says we're moving to a stage where America's traditional allies cannot count on America to have their back. David Page, AXA Investment Managers Senior Economist, questions the sustainability of the growth that resulted from U.S. tax reform. Lindsey Piegza, Stifel Chief Economist, says she's still looking for something below 3% GDP growth in the fourth quarter. Niall Ferguson, Harvard University Professor, says the Chinese have evolved a completely different relationship between giant tech and government and it's going to be fascinating to see how the two co-exist. 

Brad Hintz, New York University Professor, and Dakin Campbell, Bloomberg Wall Street Reporter, start off earnings season with a review of JPMorgan's results. Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Economist, says a cyclical pickup in productivity can stretch the CapEx cycle. Neil Dhar, PwC Head of Financial Services, says U.S. banks are strong and they're getting stronger. 

Russ Koesterich, BlackRock Global Allocation Fund Portfolio Manager, says less than 20% of the global bond market yields 4%.  Komal Sri-Kumar, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies President and Founder, says you don't give money to the top 1%: the lower earners are the big consumers.Rep. Bill Pascrell, (D) New Jersey, says we're treating hardworking immigrants like second-class citizens. Dennis Gartman, Gartman Letter Editor and Publisher, says there's a fear we are starting a multi-decade bond bear market.

Carl Weinberg, High Frequency Economics Founder, says he likes to think that President Trump's handlers are sending him to Davos to repair ties damaged over the past year. Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research, says shorting base metals in the midst of an economic expansion is a very dangerous proposition. Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Energy Secretary, says the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a long-term goal. Bill Gross, Janus Henderson Fund Manager, says we're not headed to investment armageddon. 

George Saravelos, Deutsche Bank Global Co-Head of FX Research, says asset valuations will be the biggest problem for the dollar this year. Stanley Collender, Qorvis MSLGROUP Executive VP, says as interest rates rise, it will begin to become a political problem. Jeff Sprague, Vertical Research Partners Managing Partner, provides an overview of the industrial sector. Jared Bernstein, Center on Budget & Policy Senior Fellow, says when we hit the next recession, we will have too little monetary and fiscal space. 

Neil Shearing, Capital Economics Chief Emerging Markets Economist, predicts we won't see any meaningful liberalization in China anytime soon. Daniel Tannebaum, PwC Principal and Global Sanctions Leader, says the multilateral sanction days are hanging by a thread. Diane Swonk, Grant Thornton US Chief Economist, says she's worried about the economy having a good year at the expense of future years. Eric Freedman, US Bank Wealth Management Chief Investment Strategist, says second and third derivative plays are the next level in global equity markets.