Bloomberg - The First Word

March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Dutta, head U.S. economist at Renaissance Macro Research LLC, says shocks to the U.S. economy are dissipating, and as a result the U.S. economy is accelerating. Dutta talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Barrow, head of Group of 10 research at Standard Bank Plc, says investors are "unsure" about the effects of developments in the Cyprus banking system. Dixon talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Dixon, global equities economist at Commerzbank AG, says it will take "weeks and months" before the effects of developments in the Cyprus banking system. Dixon talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Jane Foley, a senior foreign-exchange strategist at Rabobank International in London, says she is now less bearish on the U.S. dollar. Foley talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Daragh Maher, a strategist at HSBC Bank Plc in London, says investors are "getting impatient" with Japanese markets. Maher talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- David Kotok, chairman of Cumberland Advisers, says following the crisis in Cyprus, European depositors are wondering "what's next." Kotok talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Chatwell, a fixed-income strategist at Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank in London, says investors prefer risk-free assets as Cyprus votes on a plan to tax bank deposits. Chatwell talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Christian Gattiker, the head of research at Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. in Zurich, says the financial crisis in Cyrpus "is not a contagion issue." Gattiker talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Josh Shapiro, the U.S. chief economist at Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc., says U.S. economic growth this year will be "modest" and the stock market is in a "bubble." Shapiro talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Mackinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital in London and a former U.K. Treasury official, says central bank liquidity is "providing the fuel" for the rise in equity markets. Mackinnon talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Christoph Rieger, the head of fixed-income strategy at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, says a bond sale by Ireland is a "major step" to regain market access across the yield curve. Rieger talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Stanley, the chief economist for Pierpont Securities LLC, says the current pace of job creation is not enough for the Federal Reserve to "pull back on its QE campaign." Stanley talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Cummins, an economist at UBS Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, says the Federal Reserve needs to see payroll gains of 200,000 or more for four or five months before "considering dialing back on its pace" of policy easing. Cummins talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Drew Matus, deputy U.S. chief economist at UBS Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, says the trajectory of hiring continues upward. Matus talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 7 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Dutta, head U.S. economist at Renaissance Macro Research LLC, says corporate profit margins and consumer spending are weighing on near-term employment. Dutta talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)