Bloomberg - The First Word

March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania, says policy uncertainty is keeping firms from hiring. Sweet talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Maley, a managing director and equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, says recent highs in the stock market may not have "a lot of legs" because they are not backed up by other markets. Maley talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Geoffrey Yu, a senior currency strategist at UBS AG in London, says "you can thank central bank" liquidity for depressing volatility in the currency market. Yu talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Geoffrey Yu, a senior currency strategist at UBS AG in London, says automatic spending cuts under sequestration may result in "risk aversion that will be dollar positive." Yu talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Edward Marrinan, a macro credit strategist at RBS Securities, says financial stocks offer "strong fundamentals" that are not reflected in valuations. Marrinan talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Kit Juckes, head of foreign-exchange research at Societe Generale SA, says an the oversubscribed auction of Italian sovereign debt today shows that "buyers are returning" to the debt market in Europe. Juckes talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Elsa Lignos, a currency strategist at Royal Bank of Canada in London, says dollar yen will strengthen back to 80 in the next 12 months because the Bank of Japan "doesn't have enough tools" to weaken the currency. Lignos talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Stephane Deo, global head of asset allocation at UBS AG, says election results in Italy will result in more "market turmoil," but not a resurgence of the European debt crisis. Deo talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Kenny, managing director of institutional sales at Knight Capital Group Inc. in Jersey City, New Jersey, says automatic government spending cuts will take place on March 1 and the impact will be "significantly less dramatic" than predicted. Kenny talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Diebel, head of market strategy at Lloyds Banking Group Plc in London, says "there is a lot of potential upside" for the Italian economy. Diebel talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Carsten Brzeski, senior economist at ING Group in Brussels, says election results in Italy indicate that a total pro-reform coalition "doesn't seem to be an option now." Brzeski talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Hanson, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Corp. in New York, says jobs data could be messy over the next few months. Hanson talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- John Ryding, chief economist and co-founder of RDQ Economics, says U.S. economic growth in the first quarter "is looking a bit better and could reach 2.5 percent." Ryding talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Wardell, an energy researcher at Global Insight Inc., a London-based consultant, says oil supplies "are swelling up" and prices will decline. Wardell talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Robin Marshall, a fixed-income director at Smith & Williamson Investment Management in London, says the rise in stock and bond markets is "overdone" and they are "exposed." Marshall talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)