Bloomberg Surveillance

Troy Gayeski, Skybridge Capital Partner Co-CIO & Senior Portfolio Manager, says the divergence between equity markets and credit is as large as it has been since the financial crisis. Subadra Rajappa, Societe Generale Head of U.S. Rates Strategy, says the Fed will try to employ yield curve control once it has exhausted other options. Andrew Hollenhorst, Citi Chief U.S. Economist, says consumer demand will vary from sector to sector during an uncertain recovery phase for the economy. Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist, says we need to start getting ahead of the virus through accurate testing.

Ebrahim Rahbari, Citi Global Head of FX Analysis, doesn't expect the economy to come out of recession until 2022. George Magnus, University of Oxford Research Associate at the China Centre, says the frosty relationship between the United States and China is chipping away their economic interdependence. Julia Coronado, Macroeconomic Policy President and Founder, says the current U.S. economic shutdown will be longer than anticipated. Randy Kroszner, University of Chicago Professor & Former Fed Governor, says it would take extreme circumstances such as significant deflation for the Fed to consider negative rates. Jason Farley, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Nursing, discusses what we know about the likelihood of becoming reinfected with Covid-19.

Jack Ablin, Cresset Wealth Advisors Chief Investment Officer & Founding Partner, says equity investors are currently looking at their portfolios like bond investors. Christian Keller, Barclays Head of Economics Research, explains why the prospect of a V-shaped recovery is not a fantasy. Priya Misra TD Securities Head of Global Rates Strategy, says the market is not pricing in rate hikes until 2024. Admiral James Stavridis, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, Carlyle Group Advisor & Former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, discusses the essential steps to prevent history from repeating itself post-pandemic. David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman and Host of Leadership Live, discusses his interview with Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman. Lauren Sauer, Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, says Dr. Fauci’s path to reopening is the one to follow.

Michael Shaoul, Marketfield Asset Management Chairman, Portfolio Manager & CEO, says the disturbance caused by the virus has ratcheted up the need to use and invest in technology. Marvin Loh, State Street Senior Global Market Strategist, says Northern Asia appears more favorable than U.S. stocks for investors right now. Claudia Sahm, Washington Center for Equitable Growth Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Former Fed Economist, says we're falling into a deflationary spiral and barreling towards a depression. Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations President, talks about his new book, "The World: A Brief Introduction," and navigating the biggest challenges coming in the 21st century. Michelle Patch, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Assistant Professor, says there has been an improvement in availability of ventilators for COVID-19 patients.

Joe Quinlan, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank Head of CIO Market Strategy, says technology and health care will lead the recovery from the pandemic. Dean Curnutt, Macro Risk Advisors CEO, explains why he thinks gold deserves increased allocation in portfolios. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district, says there is not enough money in Washington, D.C. to save businesses in the long term., Michelle Meyer, Bank of America Securities Head of U.S. Economics, says the unemployment rate will rise, but the month of April was the worst in terms of job destruction. Gary Shilling, A. Gary Shilling & Co. President and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, thinks this will be the greatest shock to the world's economy since World War II. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, says opening retail requires more than masks and gloves.

Catherine Mann, Citi Global Chief Economist, says the disconnect between wages and prices could get bigger when the economy opens back up. Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Economist, says that out of the 30 million jobless claims filed, it is reasonable to expect about 10-12 million jobs to return by the end of the year. Jeff Rosenberg, Senior Portfolio Manager on BlackRock's Systematic Fixed Income Team, says the path of the recovery will be informed by how many temporary layoffs become permanent. Lawrence Kudlow, National Economic Council Director, expects a significant bounce back in growth in the second half of the year. Dr. Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist, says things have been moving forward at light speed when it comes to vaccine testing.

Nouriel Roubini, NYU Stern School of Business Professor & NourielToday.com Host, expects a two-quarter recession from the coronavirus crisis. Andrew Bailey, Bank of England Governor, says the BOE is not ruling out any further measures, after rates remained unchanged. Marcus Ashworth, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, breaks down the BOE decision. Ben Laidler, Tower Hudson Research CEO, says the growth of the labor market after reopening will be reasonably slow. David Page, AXA Investment Managers Head of Macro Research, expects U.S. unemployment to peak in May. Jason Farley, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Nursing, explains how genetics could affect a person's response to COVID-19.

James Bevan, CCLA Chief Investment Officer, says he's holding cash because he's worried about the disconnect between fundamentals and the markets. Joyce Chang, JPMorgan Chair of Global Research, says the Fed has taken on the role of the central banker to the world to avert a systemic shock to the global financial markets. Michael Feroli, JPMorgan Chief US Economist, explains why he thinks unemployment is closer to 20% and might be underrepresented because of the way the data is collected. Gene Sperling, Former Director of the National Economic Council talks about his new book "Economic Dignity." Michelle Patch, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Assistant Professor speaks to the complications of Covid-19.

David Bailin, Citi Private Bank Chief Investment Officer, says reopening the U.S. economy focuses on rebuilding supply lines and consumer demand. Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor, says the post-pandemic recovery will include re-imagining the workplace and the education system. John Normand, JPMorgan Head of Cross Asset Fundamental Strategy, says equities are overpriced. Howard Davies, RBS Chairman, says the coronavirus crisis will accelerate the trend towards remote banking and alter the competitive environment. Lauren Sauer, Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, discusses concerns related to the re-opening of the U.S. economy.

Matt Hornbach, Morgan Stanley Global Head of Macro Strategy, says bond markets are caught between a fiscal rock and a QE hard place. Jane Foley, Rabobank Head of FX Strategy, says she sees the risk of another dip towards EUR/USD 1.08 in the coming weeks. Julian Emanuel, BTIG Chief Equity & Derivatives Strategist, says we are looking at several weeks of uncertainty in regards to when the economy will re-open. Bill Smead, CIO of Smead capital Management recaps Airline stocks in sharp decline as Warren Buffett Exits Positions. Josh Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement discusses the the coronavirus curve in the U.S.

Gene Munster, Loup Ventures Managing Partner & Analyst, says Apple was the most at-risk large U.S. tech company for reporting a disappointing quarter due to the company’s hardware businesses and exposure to China. Mohamed Younis, Gallup Editor-in Chief, says most Americans are putting their trust in local officials to get them out of the economic hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Henrietta Treyz, Veda Partners Director of Economic Policy, explains how the nature of the U.S.-China trade dispute will change because of the coronavirus outbreak. Michael Gapen, Barclays Chief U.S. Economist, says the U.S. unemployment rate may rise as high as 19% in April and remain elevated for several years. Dr. Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says he has a lot of hope for antibody testing.

Dan Katzive, BNP Paribas Head of FX Strategy for North America, says the euro is cheap against the dollar and far from its long-term equilibrium level of around $1.30. Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth College Economist and former BOE Monetary Policy Committee Member, says this may be the worst global economic decline he has ever seen. Jason Farley, John Hopkins University Nursing Professor, says we need to speed up our testing capacity. Krish Sankar, Cowen Senior Research Analyst, says the stability of Apple's balance sheet has been a major selling point for many of its shareholders. Craig Moffett, Moffettnathanson Founding Partner & Senior Research Analyst recaps tech and media data

Eric Robertsen, Standard Chartered Bank Global Head of Research, says the Fed's balance sheet can go wider, but does not expect any major surprises at this point. Randy Kroszner, University of Chicago Professor & Former Fed Governor, discusses how the Fed may unwind its balance sheet. Stephen Stanley, Amherst Pierpont Chief Economist, expects second quarter U.S. GDP numbers to be even worse than first quarter ones. Lauren Sauer, Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, says coronavirus testing still has a long way to go. David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman and Host of Leadership Live, discusses his interview with Cargill CEO Dave MacLennan.

Amrita Sen, Energy Aspects Chief Oil Analyst, says supply recovery is likely to lag the rise in demand for oil. Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice President, says the bank consolidation process is already gradually happening in Europe. David Herro, Harris Associates Chief Investment Officer of International Equities, says the greater the spread between growth and value, the better the future looks. Robert Shiller, Yale University Professor and Nobel Laureate in economics talks about how human psychology amid the pandemic could play out in the stock market. Neysa Ernst, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine Nurse Manager, says training the non-ICU nursing workforce to safely care for COVID-19 ICU patients has been going well. Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor, says she is working with Governor Cuomo to rebuild a better New York City and New York State than before coronavirus.

Marvin Loh, State Street Senior Global Market Strategist, says big tech stocks can maintain their competitive advantage. Rep. French Hill, Republican U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, says that not having a functioning supply chain will affect every state in the U.S. Stephen Schork, The Schork Report Founder & Editor, says the economy is dead and that we are in a great depression. Joshua Sharfstein Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, explains the best way to interpret coronavirus studies as more start coming out. Austan Goolsbee, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Professor, says historically, societies affected by plagues have taken on nationalistic behaviors.

Alan Ruskin, Deutsche Bank Chief International Strategist, says that U.S. policy measures have inevitably expanded debt as far as the eye can see. Francisco Blanch, Bank of America Global Head of Commodities & Derivatives Research, says U.S. GDP will see the steepest drop in modern history due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. David Kelly, JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Global Strategist, expects economic recovery in the second half of next year, but worries about the unanticipated impact of financing 'an awful lot of misery' until that time. Leslie Vinjamuri, Chatham House Head of U.S. and Americas Programme, says it's difficult to predict how much more stimulus is needed to combat the coronavirus’s economic impact. Dr. Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist, says the broad spectrum of disease induced by the novel coronavirus complicates the effectiveness of drug treatments.

Paul Sankey, Mizuho Americas Oil & Gas Analyst, says crude futures could trade negatively again in May, if commodity trade advisors who must get out of their positions the day before settlement "get caught again." Savita Subramanian, Bank of America Head of U.S. Equity and Quantitative Strategy, says earnings have come down, but prices are still relatively high. Narayana Kocherlakota, University of Rochester Economics Professor, Former Head of the Minneapolis Fed and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, says that as long as interest rates & inflation remain low, congress and the Fed will continue to feel comfortable with expansionary programs. Jason Farley, John Hopkins University Nursing Professor, says he fully expects a second wave of COVID-19 infections. Jon Lieber, Eurasia Group Managing Director for the United States, says President Trump's immigration order is less about protecting jobs and more about setting up a contrast on immigration with Joe Biden in the fall election.

Amrita Sen, Energy Aspects Chief Oil Analyst, says oil production has to fall quickly for prices to recover. Karen G. Mills, Harvard Business School Senior Fellow and Former Head of U.S. Small Business Administration, says she is more optimistic about this next round of funding for small businesses. Lauren Sauer, Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, says the CDC needs support to roll out broad, systematic testing. Sebastien Galy, Nordea Asset Management Senior Macro Strategist, says the United States cannot sustain the decline in oil prices for long.

Greg Boutle, BNP Paribas US Head of Equity and Derivative Strategy, says equities are now more expensive than they were before the recent turmoil. Martijn Rats, Morgan Stanley Global Oil Strategist, says the restart of oil demand will likely be uneven across crude products so we'll likely see more driving before flying again. Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor, says the state of New York is projected to lose at least $15 Billion dollars in revenue in this budget year. Michelle Patch, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Assistant Professor, examines the emotional toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jim Caron, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, says this is a bond picker's market and investors need to be selective. Erik Nielsen, UniCredit Group Chief Economist, says that this recession will be deep with a very brief duration. Josh Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, says that we have seen a plateau in virus cases in the United States. Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs Magazine Editor, says meaningful climate change policies could be followed now that don't involve shutting down the entire world.