Wolfgang Schaueble, a former German finance minister, says Europe is always in crisis, but notes that crises are also opportunities. » Read More
Patrick Basham of the Democracy Institute says there will be "countless" legal challenges before the courts confirm that it is within U.S. President Donald Trump's constitutional rights to call for a national emergency over the border wall issue. » Read More |
Andy Penn, CEO of Telstra, says the company's mobile business is a "critical part" of the future. He acknowledges that it is a "competitive" market, but says Telstra is well positioned. » Read More |
Victor Gao of the Center for China and Globalization explains his proposal for "reciprocal zero tariff" between U.S. and China. He says such a move would promote "robust" trade and calls tariffs an "irritant." » Read More |
Andrew Collier of Orient Capital Research says shadow banking in China gave "free-market reforms" through new banks and non-banks. He adds that following the crack down, the Chinese government has been unable to effectively allocate credit to the private market. |
Marie Owens Thomsen of Indosuez Wealth Management says any delay to the Brexit deadline would be positive for the U.K. because it decreases the risk of Britain "crashing out." She also says Britain leaving is a "great" political loss for the European Union. |
The U.S. and China are racing to lead the world in new technologies like artificial intelligence, but there is space for more than one success story or innovator, says Alexander Treves of J.P. Morgan Asset Management. |
Tim Adams of Institute of International Finance says U.S. President Donald Trump still has "incredibly high popularity" among his base, and could win a second term despite tension over the border wall issue. |
Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, says Egypt has seen a strong set of reforms and is a "really important" place for the company. |
Paul Chambers of the Center of ASEAN Community Studies says it's possible there could be a coup in Thailand, given that trouble is brewing in the military. |
Former Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou says a second referendum in the U.K., if conducted properly, could help the U.K. to heal. He also says Britain is giving up its "voice" by leaving the EU. |
Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank says observers may "justifiably" believe that the Reserve Bank of India's decision to cut rates could have been politically influenced. |
Wayne Kaufman of Phoenix Financial Services says the Federal Reserve has not been data dependent, and that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is "wise" to pay attention to markets, which are "leading indicators." |
Toby Lawson of Societe Generale says he still expects two interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve in 2019, though he now sees the hikes happening in the second half of the year. |
Nicol Turner-Lee of the Brookings Institution discusses outcomes to the political gridlock in Washington following U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. |
Michael Yoshikami of Destination Wealth Management says he's cautious on Asian emerging markets because he anticipates a "spillover effect" from the slowdown in China. |
Wendy Cutler of Asia Society Policy Institute explains three reasons why she says that it was a "brilliant" move for China to invite U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. |
Eugenia Victorino of SEB says the markets have already priced in a U.S.-China trade deal, and could have a "muted" response to news about an agreement. |
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks to CNBC's Julia Boorstin about security, investment in the company and fighting election interference on the platform. |
The case for Alibaba is "phenomenal," and the company is not going to do anything but grow for the next five or ten years, says John Blank of Zacks Investment Research. |
The European Union may have to reopen talks with the U.K. because the "only path" to a negotiated agreement is to offer something that the British Parliament can support, says Henry Newman of Open Europe. |
Sim Moh Siong of the Bank of Singapore says there is a "good possibility" of a "narrow" trade deal between the U.S. and China. |
Reza Amanat of Argus Media says the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela will directly impact American oil refiners. |
China expressed concern over U.S. charges against Huawei. Alex Capri of the National University of Singapore says Beijing's choice of words was "very interesting" because it did not mention anything to do with retaliation. |
Kathleen Smith of Renaissance Capital discusses the challenge that the U.S. government shutdown posed to America's IPO market for the first three weeks of 2019. |
David Chinn of McKinsey says it is not unlikely that there could be cyberattacks that cost human lives in the future. |
Richard Jerram of the Bank of Singapore says a no-deal Brexit would be "tremendously disruptive" in the short term, but in the medium term, it won't be as "disastrous" as some predict. |
Diane Swonk of Grant Thornton says she doesn't see how China can overcome the inefficiencies of its centrally planned economy without having "ripple effects" on the rest of the world. |
Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel, says the company saw more new orders in 2018 compared to the year before, and he is "cautiously optimistic" for 2019. |
Guo Guangchang, chairman of Fosun International, says the Chinese economy may face short downward pressure in the short term, but he "fully" believes in the "huge potential" of China. |
Deutsche Bank has "suffered some setbacks," but is "basically sound" and can recover, says Peter Altmaier, Germany's economy minister. |
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