Analysis: Interviews

Trump Seeks to 'Substantially Reduce' US-South Korea Drills

President Donald Trump told the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. In a social post on Sunday, Trump indicated his frustration that the US ally hadn't...

Sri Lanka SEC: State Firms to List Via Holding Company

Hareendra Dissabandara, Chairman at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, says the government is seriously working on listing state-owned enterprises on the Colombo bourse. He speaks...

Why Singapore Stocks Keep Hitting Record High

Singapore equities are among the world's best performers as strong economic growth, resilient bank earnings and a stronger Singapore dollar attract investors. While some fund managers see further...

Sri Lankan Inflation to Come Down: Central Bank Head

Sri Lankan inflation will likely slow back toward the central bank's target over the second half of this year and into next year, central bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe tells Bloomberg...

Trump Says He's Curtailing Drills With South Korea

President Donald Trump said he told the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the cost of the drills and the signal they send to North Korea....

Sri Lanka Central Bank: Inflation to Come Down

Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, says inflation will slow back toward the central bank's target of 5% over the second half of this year and into next year. He speaks...

Fed's Internal Rate Debate Faces New Scrutiny

Minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting will offer a closer look at the debate that produced three dissents in favor of a quarter-point rate increase, an unusually visible split as...

Donalds Looks to Build on DeSantis Legacy

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds is on Bloomberg This Weekend and tells hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that affordability will be central to his campaign for Florida governor, proposing changes...

Wisconsin Turnout Fuels Democrats' Midterm Hopes

Joining Bloomberg This Weekend, Former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler tells hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar that David Crowley's narrow gubernatorial primary victory and unusually...

Bonta Says Meta Put Profit Over Children's Safety

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Bloomberg This Weekend and calls the landmark youth safety case against Meta a tobacco moment, alleging the company knowingly designed Facebook and...

Is Cuba Finally Ready for Capitalism?

Cuba's economy is under severe pressure from tightening US sanctions, shrinking tourism and the loss of past economic lifelines from the Soviet Union and Venezuela. Cuban lawmakers have passed 176...

Longevity Boom Reaches America's Pets

Pet owners are increasingly extending the longevity treatments humans pursue for themselves to their dogs, experimenting with supplements, red light therapy and drugs including rapamycin even as...

AI Perfection Fuels a Return to Looking Human

Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Reporter Amanda Mull says consumers are showing signs of fatigue with the polished faces, homes and lifestyles popularized by influencers, filters and increasingly...

By The Way: Headline Roundup

Marathon wine, wedding party size, suit sales rise and Gen Z's different wealth plan: Bloomberg News' Lisa Mateo joins Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar on Bloomberg This Weekend to share headlines you...

Iran MOU Expires With Diplomacy Still in Play

Bloomberg News Middle East Reporter Dan Williams is on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing how the expiration of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is unlikely by itself to trigger a return to...

Why Private Equity's Playbook Is Losing to Public Markets

Private equity has long promised investors better returns than public markets, while offering entrepreneurs like Dan Namerow life-changing exits. But the market that made those deals work has...

Colombia Quake Tests New President Days Into Term

Rescuers in western Colombia are still searching for survivors after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 287 people. Bloomberg News Latin America Government Reporter Mie Dahl joins Bloomberg...

Riggleman Warns Private Cyberattacks Could Backfire

Joining Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the war in Ukraine one year after the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, Former Republican Congressman and current CEO of RIIG Technologies Denver Riggleman also...

Strong Earnings Keep PNC's Agati Bullish on Stocks

PNC's Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati is on Bloomberg This Weekend with hosts Joe Mathieu and Carol Massar and says that strong earnings and economic fundamentals continue to support US...