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William Dudley, Former New York Federal Reserve President, says the Fed's slowness to tighten policy will create some risks to the economy. Jacob Frenkel, Group of Thirty Chairman of the Board of Trustees, says countries can't afford to be isolationist. Jing Ulrich, JPMorgan Chase Managing Director & Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific, says Chinese authorities are tightening liquidity because the economic recovery is fully on track. Tony Rodriguez, Nuveen Asset Management Head of Fixed Income Strategy, says the high yield market is well-positioned.

Richard Clarida, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman, policy makers are looking for “hard numbers” on whether they’re reaching their goals on price stability and employment before adjusting interest rates. Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University Professor of Economics & Public Policy, says a rise in interest rates at this point in the global pandemic recovery would “turn the world upside down.” Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist and Princeton University Professor of Economics & International Affairs Emeritus, says the pandemic has exacerbated economic inequality. Anthony Crescenzi, PIMCO Market Strategist, Portfolio Manager & Member of the Firm's Investment Committee, sees value in the front end of the yield curve.

Vitor Gaspar, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Director, says the investment in vaccinations has a tremendous return. William Lee, Milken Institute Chief Economist, says the global economy is not ready for a U.S. locomotive. Dennis Gartman, University of Akron Endowment Chairman, is seeing a real generation shift in stock selection. Michelle Meyer, Bank of America Head of U.S. Economics, says we are still correcting for the Covid shock.

Jim Bianco, Bianco Research President and Macro Strategist, expects rates to move higher for the next several months. Robert Albertson, Piper Sandler Chief Financials Strategist, reacts to the annual letter from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Kristen Bitterly, Citi Private Bank Regional Head of Investments for North Americas, says holding onto cash is guaranteed to lose value. Mercedes Carnethon, Northwestern University Professor of Preventive Medicine & Vice Chair of Department of Preventive Medicine, discusses the continued Covid risks for children. David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group Co-Founder and Peer-to-Peer Conversations Host, discusses his conversation with Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore.

Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chairman & CEO, and Lisa Sherman, Ad Council President & CEO, discuss the effort to communicate accurate information about Covid-19 and vaccinations. Catherine Mann, Citi Global Chief Economist, says the U.S. Is the locomotive of growth in the world right now. Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist, discusses earnings expectations and the possibility of “pent-down” demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Rodney Davis, (R) Illinois & Ranking Member on House Administration Committee, is afraid that Biden's infrastructure plan is a disguised Green New Deal. Stephen Roach, Yale University Jackson Institute of Global Affairs Senior Fellow, sees a classic frothy environment in the markets.

Marc Chandler, Bannockburn Chief Market Strategist, says divergence is still the theme for markets. Anna Han, Wells Fargo Securities Equity Strategist, says the momentum trade is morphing. Terry Haines, Pangaea Policy Founder, says it will take months to work out an infrastructure deal. Dana Peterson, Conference Board Chief Economist, expects to see inflationary pressures in certain industries. Robert Murphy, Northwestern University Professor of Medicine, discusses the difficultly in preventing against virus variants.