Christopher Anstey

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  • The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The US government plans to borrow $100 billion in a single Treasury debt sale this week, an unprecedented figure that showcases both the magnitude of its borrowing needs and its ability to attract investors. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Foreign holdings of Treasuries climbed to a record high in June

    By Christopher Anstey, Ye Xie, and others
  • Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.Banking

    Summers says wrong to say markets tell Fed it should cut

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers speaks during the World Economic Summit in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Summers warns U.S. likely headed to recession, 2 million jobless

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Lawrence Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a panel session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 16 to 20. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Summers blasts Trump threat to Harvard funds as ‘authoritarian’

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Donald Trump holds up handFinance

    Trump tariffs would mean up to 70,000 fewer jobs get created each month, Morgan Stanley says

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, dressed in a white blazer, smiles broadly while speaking at a podium with two microphonesPolitics

    Goldman Sachs predicts stronger GDP and job growth if Democrats sweep White House and Congress

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Larry SummersFinance

    ‘I’ve got to give the Fed credit,’ Larry Summers says after Powell’s rate-cut speech

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Larry SummersFinance

    Larry Summers warns against presidential influence over Fed policy—a fool’s game that will lead to higher inflation and a weaker economy

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • line graph going downFinance

    The U.S. is ‘uncomfortably close’ to a recession, says Sahm Rule creator

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Ed Yardeni speakingFinance

    Today’s financial panic looks like the stock crash in 1987—when the economy avoided a recession, market veteran says

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Maura HealeyPolitics

    Mass. gov. rips ‘decades of inertia and inaction’ as she pitches $4 billion housing fix: ‘There’s a reason people think about North Carolina or Texas’

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The summit is typically a hotbed for etching out mergers over handshakes, but could take on a much different tone this year against the backdrop of lackluster deal volume, inflation and higher interest rates. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Larry Summers warns our current ‘Energizer Bunny’ economy is increasing the risk of a hard landing

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The summit is typically a hotbed for etching out mergers over handshakes, but could take on a much different tone this year against the backdrop of lackluster deal volume, inflation and higher interest rates. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Larry Summers says the Fed is ‘considerably too optimistic’ and risks surprises from fast inflation, weak growth—or both

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 7: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers attends the official White House portrait unveiling ceremony for President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Finance

    Larry Summers: Fed should hike interest rates at least once more to control inflation and an economy that’s still growing to fast

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
  • UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 7: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers attends the official White House portrait unveiling ceremony for President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Finance

    Larry Summers says the good jobs numbers don’t tell the whole story—and, in fact, the risk of recession is rising

    By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg