Bloomberg - The First Word

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Laurent Fransolet, head of European interest-rate strategy at Barclays Plc, says "investors are coming back to the peripheral market" for bonds. Fransolet talks with Bloomberg's Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Mayer, a Deutsche Bank analyst, says next year will be "another year of contraction" for the overall European economy. Mayer talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Georg Grodzki, head of credit research at Legal & General Investment Management in London, which manages about $290 billion in bond funds, sees buying in "some parts of the bond market." Grodzki talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Stein, a Boston-based portfolio manager at Eaton Vance Management, which oversees $198 billion, says he is "somewhat skeptical" that Federal Reserve policy focusing on unemployment targeting will work. Stein talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Rob Carnell, chief international economist at ING Group NV in London, says the outlook for Europe "is better than it has been for some time." Carnell talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Justin Urquhart Stewart, who helps oversee about $6.8 billion at 7 Investment Management in London, says he is "more positive" on the world economy and is buying equities. Stewart talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- John Lonski, chief economist for Moody's Capital Markets Group in New York, says a new Treasury bond buying program by the Federal Reserve may "run up" inflation concerns. Lonski talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Jeremy Stretch, head of foreign-exchange strategy at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in London, says continued "unconventional monetary policy" by the Federal Reserve will be a "small dollar negative." Stretch talks with Bloomberg's Mark McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Ballew, chief economist at Dun & Bradstreet in Short Hills, New Jersey, says at some point the Federal Reserve will be "pushing on a string" with accommodative monetary policy. Ballew talks with Bloomberg's Mark Mills on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Hans Humes, president of Greylock Capital Management LLC, says he will retain 60% of his holdings in Greek bonds because it is "going to be a very good investment." Humes talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Lucy MacDonald, chief investment officer for equities at Allianz Global Investors in London, says stock valuations in Europe "still are attractive." MacDonald talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomic Advisors Inc., says the Federal Reserve will take "action to be more accommodative next year." Shepherdson talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Julian Callow, chief international economist at Barclays Plc, says the European Central Bank will cut its main policy rate in the first quarter. Callow talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Adrian Miller, director of fixed income strategies at GMP Securities LLC in New York, says the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note will rise to 2.2% next year. Miller talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Megan Greene, director of European economics at Roubini Global Economics LLC, says Greece will have a successful bond buyback but still will be forced to exit the euro zone. Greene talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)