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Leon Cooperman, Omega Family Office Chairman & CEO, says inflation is going to surprise the Federal Reserve and they will be forced to raise rates in 2022. Mary Barra, General Motors CEO, says the company is working on ensuring a secure supply chain amid the global chip shortage. Doug Kass, Seabreeze Partners Founder & President, talks about "derisking" and the sign posts he looks for as he times his moves. David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group Co-Founder, discusses his interview with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Michael Feroli, JPMorgan Securities Chief U.S. Economist, is expecting a big number for payrolls Friday.

Andrew Slimmon, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Senior Portfolio Manager, says Wall Street is not being optimistic enough. Seema Shah, Principal Global Investments Chief Strategist, says the market is divided on the path of inflation. Ethan Harris, BofA Securities Head of Global Economic Research, doesn't expect the U.S. employment to fully return to normal before the end of the year. Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Senior Scholar, says vaccine hesitancy is the biggest issue in the U.S. right now by far.

Jonathan Golub, Credit Suisse Securities Chief U.S. Equity Strategist & Head of Quantitative Research, explains why his firm raised their target for the S&P 500 to 4,600. Bruce Kasman, JPMorgan Chief Economist & Head of Global Economic Research, says the U.S. economy is in the midst of a boom and Europe is about to join it. Dana Peterson, Conference Board Chief Economist says most inflation will be transitory, but some is here to stay. Howard Forman, Yale University Professor of Radiology, Economics and Public Health, discusses the irrational fear around coronavirus in the U.S. despite high vaccination rate.

Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Professor of Economics & Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, says Biden's tax plan leans against investment. David Kelly, JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Global Strategist, says there is clearly inflation right now. Henrietta Treyz, Veda Partners Director of Economic Policy, expects Biden's tax bill to be slashed by half. Pierre Ferragu, New Street Research Head of Technology Infrastructure, says we are going to hear about chip supply issues for the next couple of years. Joe Feldman, Telsey Advisory Group Senior Managing Director and Assistant Director of Research, says Amazon is in a new phase of growth.

David Bailin, Citi Global Wealth Chief Investment Officer & Global Head of Investments, discusses which types of companies will be able to keep up this boost of revenue post-pandemic. Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management Chief Economist, says the economy is doing well and inflation is under control. Isaac Boltansky, Compass Point Research & Trading Director of Policy Research, says Biden's family aid and tax proposal is incredibly ambitious and expansive. Will Power, Baird Senior Research Analyst, is expecting over 20% growth across all of Apple's product lines.

Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank Global Head of Economic Research and Chief Economist, says there's no way the U.S. will see less than 6 or 7% growth this year. James Bevan, CCLA Chief Investment Officer, expects the 10-year U.S. treasury yield at 2% by the end of 2021. Jonathan Lieber, Eurasia Group U.S. Managing Director, says Democrats likely have the votes for most of the things in Biden's infrastructure plan. Jennifer Lee, BMO Senior Economist, sees prices pressures starting to rise.