Bloomberg Surveillance

Mary Jo White, the former SEC Chair, says class warfare against Wall Street isn't healthy. Prior to that, Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley's chief U.S. equity strategist, says markets will eventually have a tougher time. Stan Collender, MSLGROUP's executive vice president, says Trump's budget could set up a government shutdown in the fall. Francisco Blanch, the head of global commodities research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, says OPEC can't afford a price war. Finally, Rep. Tom Cole, a republican from Oklahoma, says Trump is making a big mistake with NIH and CDC cuts in his budget.

Former CIA Director James Woolsey says we must recognize that we're at war with terrorists and that reorganization of the intelligence community has produced people that are less trained. Prior to that, Stephen Roach, a professor at Yale University, says the U.S. is growing beyond its means. Jan Schakowsky, a representative from Illinois, says she hopes Trump's budget proposal is "dead on arrival." Daniel Kurtzer, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, says Trump's speech in Jerusalem conveyed that a larger force will act against terrorism. Steve Rattner, Willett Advisors' chairman, says Silicon Valley feels unloved by the Trump administration. Finally, Bloomberg's Svenja O'Donnell discusses the Manchester attack and its potential Brexit impact.

President Trump delivers a speech in Jerusalem and says that Iran must immediately stop backing terrorism. Prior to that, Jerome Schneider, PIMCO's head of short-term and funding desk, says we should be preparing for rates moving higher. Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity Investments' director of global macro, says global equities will outperform the U.S. Bruce Bartlett, a historian and author who served as a domestic policy adviser to Ronald Reagan, says Republicans are having a hard time compromising with themselves. Finally, Karen Mills, the former administrator for the Small Business Administration, says small businesses are anxious waiting for new tax legislation. (Corrects spelling of Karen Mills' name.)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says President Trump has told him that he is strongly committed to NATO. Prior to that, Robert Hormats, Kissinger Associates' vice chairman, says Merkel is the leader of the G-7 now. Luigi Zingales, a professor at University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, says Republicans have been missing in action in keeping Trump in check. Finally, Max Baucus, a former senator and U.S. Ambassador to China, says the rule of law is beginning to take over with the appointment of a special counsel for the Russia investigation.

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George Papaconstantinou, the former Finance Minister of Greece, says there's deep-seated resistance to debt relief. Chris Grisanti, the founder of Grisanti Capital Management, says he's positive on oil. Finally, Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief political strategist, says the odds favor the House keeping control in midterm elections.

Ron Hosko, the former assistant director of the FBI, says it's standard practice of every FBI agent to take notes in longer interviews and convert them to memos. Henry Kaufman, the president of Henry Kaufman & Company, says we haven't fully succeeded in deleveraging. Steve Rattner, Willett Advisors' chairman, says the media is overreacting on the legal side when it comes to President Trump. Finally, Helena Kennedy, a member of the House of Lords, says it will take a decade to resolve Brexit issues.

As part of Infrastructure Week 2017, Bloomberg gathered federal and local leaders in Washington DC for a conversation on the critical challenges facing cities and states around the country. David Gura spoke with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty & Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. Amy Morris and Alan Bjerga spoke with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, tells Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli why Garland should head the FBI. Prior to that, Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank's chief economist, says Emmanuel Macron has major challenges ahead, including France's upcoming parliamentary elections. James Stavridis, the dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says it's clear that highly classified information was given to the Russians. Finally, Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the Trump administration is deliberately more mercantilist.

Carl Weinberg, the chief economist at High Frequency Economics, says OPEC's influence on oil prices is "increasingly decreasing." Michael Cannon, Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, says the House didn't show an appetite in repealing Obamacare. James Stavridis, the dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says we should expect more cyber attacks. Oliver Chen, a retail analyst at Cowen, says Macy's is in the epicenter of the retail disruption. Finally, Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a Republican representative from Texas, says a tax bill could be on Trump's desk by the end of the year.

China isn't manipulating its currency, says U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, adding that some things about the Volcker Rule can change. Prior to that, John Normand, JPMorgan's head of FX, commodities and international rates research, says sterling will weaken. Roger Bootle, founder of Capital Economics, says the next five to 10 years will be disequilibrium on steroids. Randall Kroszner, a professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School, says he's heartened that the Fed's discussions on rates and balance sheet adjustments haven't caused a disruption. Finally, Geoff Robinson, UBS' executive director of equity research, says Apple has serious buying power.

James Stavridis, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says it's remarkable to see the National Security Advisor and the FBI Director both fired in Trump's first 112 days. Prior to that, Charles Powell, a member of the House of Lords, says Brexit hasn't caused panic in the U.K. Dennis Gartman, editor of the Gartman Letter, says more inflation is on the horizon. Finally, Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz and Associates, says Amazon will do more apparel sales than Macy's.

Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, discusses James Comey's dismissal and says Trump's agenda is stalled and tax reform is dead for this year. Prior to that, Marvin Barth, Barclays' global head of FX strategy, says the ECB is still on course to change its forward guidance. Wendy Carlin, a professor at University College London, tells Tom Keene and David Gura how to get younger generations invested in economics. Finally, Eli Lake, a Bloomberg View columnist, says the White House created its own crisis.

Jonathan Fenby, TS Lombard's director of European political research, and RBS Chairman Howard Davies discuss Emmanuel Macron's speech at the Louvre, the future of France's political landscape and the relationship between Macron and Angela Merkel. Erik Nielsen, Unicredit's chief economist, says Trump will be ineffective in talking down the dollar. Steven Wieting, Citi Private Bank's global chief strategist, says a Fed balance sheet adjustment will be volatile. Finally, Scott Snyder, a senior fellow for Korean studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says North Korea isn't ready for talks with South Korea.

Maurice Levy, the outgoing CEO of Publicis, says Emmanuel Macron will disrupt everything because he's young and has the will and determination to address the real issues in France. Richard Attias, chairman of Attias & Associates, says the National Front Party is extremist, not just populist. Renaud Dutreil, former chairman of LVMH, says Macron embodies a fresh and innovative approach to politics. Finally, Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley, says OPEC's powers are greatly overstated.

Bill Gross, a fund manager at Janus Capital, says real economic growth in the U.S. is a 2 percent number going forward. Prior to that, Jean-Claude Trichet, former ECB president, says he agrees with Emmanuel Macron on respecting rules and reforming France. Alan Krueger, a professor at Princeton University, remembers the legacy of economist William Baumol. Finally, James Glassman, a senior economist at JPMorgan Securities, says low oil prices are bad for energy sectors but great for Americans.

Stephen Schork, editor of the Schork Report, says it's a do-or-die moment for oil bulls and that it's clear that OPEC has failed to balance markets. Prior to that, William McNabb, Vanguard Group's CEO, says he's never had a growth objective for Vanguard in 42 years. Komal Sri-Kumar, president of Sri-Kumar Global Advisors, says there's little transparency or clarity coming from the Fed. Libby Cantrill, PIMCO's executive vice president, says fiscal expansions will come, but there will be fewer than expected.

In a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance, Tom Keene speaks with former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ahead of the central bank's latest rate decision.

Jim Jordan, House Freedom Caucus founder, says he hopes Congress will vote on health care this week and that President Trump resonates because he has conservative principles with populist tones. Prior to that, Bloomberg Intelligence's Ira Jersey says the Fed wants to shrink the balance sheet. Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University, says China could be doing more about North Korea because it's North Korea's economic lifeline. Arkansas Congressman French Hill discusses the health-care vote. Finally, Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University, says the Kaplan acquisition isn't a threat to Purdue's culture.

Bloomberg's Margaret Talev speaks about the Oval Office interview she and colleague Jennifer Jacobs conducted with President Trump, in which he reiterated expectations for 3 percent GDP growth and said he's considering breaking up big banks. Prior to that, Howard Ward, CIO of growth equities for Gabelli Funds, says Apple is defying skeptics with its pricing power. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says money's coming out of active management and is heading toward passive structures. Dartmouth professor Douglas Irwin discusses Trump's trade policy. Finally, UBS' Julian Emanuel says low volatility can seduce investors into taking on more risk, but they need to remain disciplined at this point.