Christine Lagarde

<p>Former World No. 1 Tennis Player Maria Sharapova speaks with David Rubenstein about her incredible journey; from winning Grand Slams to being inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame by Serena Williams. She opens up about life after tennis, her first investment in the Supergoop! ... Show More

Former US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said the high court is harmed by “too much partisanship,” a problem he blames on presidents and a confirmation process that increasingly focuses on politics over temperament. He speaks with David Rubenstein about his three decades o ... Show More

Goldman Sachs Chairman & CEO David Solomon says the US debt risks a "reckoning" of the economy if the pace of growth doesn't improve. He also says he sees a "low" chance of recession in the near-term and comments on the future of the US dollar as the reserve currency of the world ... Show More

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has urged the government to strike a deeper trade deal with the European Union to improve growth and “minimize negative effects” of Brexit. He welcomed the recent agreement with Brussels to reduce border checks on food, and rejoin the EU’s e ... Show More

<p>The Eurozone’s economic recovery from Covid-19 has been anaemic compared with America’s, despite achieving a soft landing from double-digit inflation. Indeed, Europe’s relative underperformance stretches back even longer, perhaps 30 years, in terms of productivity and GDP grow ... Show More

Stephen Sackur is in Frankfurt for an exclusive interview with Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Donald Trump has triggered what could become a global trade war and has prompted European governments to make massive new defence spending commitments. Is the ... Show More

<p>Tesla shares rocket by 21.9 percent – the company’s largest one-day gain in more than a decade – as U.S. markets hope to avoid their first negative week in six. The IMF warns that the growth gap between the EU and U.S. will only widen further. We hear from ECB board member and ... Show More

Politics are driving a growing culture of secrecy at the European Commission, warns European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly in this week’s episode of EU Confidential. In an exclusive exit interview with host Sarah Wheaton, O’Reilly shares her frustrations over obtaining documents and h ... Show More

This week I sit down with the Editor-in-Chief of The Duran, Alexander Mercouris, to discuss how the latest twists in the Brexit saga are having far-ranging influences on not only American politics but most especially European politics. There is a fascinating parallel between the ... Show More

Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua moderates the Policy Panel at the ECB Sintra Forum. The panel includes:- Andrew Bailey, BOE Governor - Christine Lagarde, ECB President - Jerome Powell, Fed Chair - Chang Yong Rhee, Bank of Korea Governor - Kazuo Ueda, Bank of Japan GovernorSee omnystu ... Show More

<p>After the financial crisis, dealmaking among banks in different countries in Europe fell to a standstill. But recently, Italian lender UniCredit revealed that it had built up a stake in Germany’s Commerzbank, prompting discussions of a possible tie-up. EU policymakers and poli ... Show More

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week. In the US – a preview of U.S CPI and PPI data, along with earnings from Oracle and Adobe. In the UK – a preview of European Central Bank Chief Christine Lagarde add ... Show More

Polls suggest voters will hand Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party a historic defeat. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how a new government might pick up the pieces amid the legacy of a now-immutable Brexit and political turmoil engulfing global peers. Vis ... Show More