The Great Economic Debate
Airtime: Fri. Sept. 17 2010 | 9:35 AM ET
Discussing the President’s handling of the economy, with Rep. Peter Roskam, (R-IL), and Rep. Tim Ryan, (D-OH).
Airtime: Fri. Sept. 17 2010 | 9:35 AM ET
Discussing the President’s handling of the economy, with Rep. Peter Roskam, (R-IL), and Rep. Tim Ryan, (D-OH).
Phillip Deans, professor of international relations at Temple University of Japan, says U.S.-Japan ties are strong and are unlikely to change under prime minister Naoto Kan. He also discusses Japan’s new cabinet line-up, with CNBC’s Oriel Morrison.
ECB President Jean Claude Trichet said the EU’s bank stress tests are being finalized and they are important. Thorsten Polleit from Barclays Capital has analysis.
Jim Rogers, long known as “The Commodities King,” tells CNBC gold could cross $2,000 an ounce in the next five to 10 years.
James Surowiecki speaks with Michael Mauboussin, the Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management and the author of “Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition,” about common investment mistakes, how to improve decision-making, and what investors can learn from the recent stock-market woes.
Gold has reached record highs in recent weeks, but it will continue to go much higher in price, Ben Davies, CEO, Hinde Capital said. Davies said he views gold, not as a commodity, but as a cash supplement. Less developed countries will buy gold to increase reserves, he added.
Discussing the risk of global currency wars, with Christian Carillo, head of Asia-Pacific interest rate strategy at Societe Generale Corporate & investment Banking. He tells CNBC’s Karen Tso and Sri Jegarajah, that with economies underperforming, domestic political pressures will increase for measures that will not be beneficial to anyone.