Bloomberg - The First Word

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Cummins, an economist at UBS Securities LLC, says the Federal Reserve needs to see at least three more months of sustained job growth before it "dials back" on stimulus. Cummins talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Mackinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital in London and a former U.K. Treasury official, says the "economic background is still poor" in Europe. Mackinnon talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Olly Burrows, a London-based credit analyst at Rabobank International, says the bailout of an Italian bank and the nationalization of a bank in the Netherlands has raised concerns about bonds of peripheral Europe. Burrows talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, who died today at age 88, had been the host of "Ed Koch - The Voice of Reason" and co-host of "A Touch of Clash" on Bloomberg Radio. In February 2011, he talked with Bloomberg Radio reporter Charlie Pellett about his life. The interview was not aired until today. (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Edward I. Koch, the outspoken three-term New York mayor who led the biggest U.S. city from the brink of bankruptcy in the late 1970s and boosted the spirits of crime-weary residents, has died. He was 88. Bloomberg's Michael Lysak looks back on Koch's life on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." They are joined by Bloomberg's John Tucker. (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Carsten Brzeski, a senior economist at ING Group in Brussels, says a falling inflation rate and stronger euro "might result in a rate cut" from the European Central Bank "in the months ahead." Brzeski talks with Bloomberg's Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- George Arzt, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's former press secretary and longtime friend, and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, who co-hosted "A Touch of Clash" with Koch on Bloomberg Radio, discuss their reminiscences about Koch, who died today at age 88. They talk with Bloomberg's Erv Chapman on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." They are joined by Bloomberg's John Tucker. (Source: Bloomberg)

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- George Arzt, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's former press secretary and longtime friend, and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, who co-hosted "A Touch of Clash" with Koch on Bloomberg Radio, discuss their reminiscences about Koch, who died today at age 88. They talk with Bloomberg's Erv Chapman on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." They are joined by Bloomberg's John Tucker. (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Dixon, an economist at Commerzbank AG in London, says stocks in Europe beat earnings estimates because expectations were low. Dixon talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Green, global head of rates and FX research at TD Securities Inc. in New York and a former New York Federal Reserve economist, says spreads between sovereign bonds of core and peripheral Europe "will continue to compress." Green talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Guillaume Menuet, a senior economist at Citigroup Inc. in London, says Germany will show positive growth and most of peripheral Europe will show negative gross domestic product. Menuet talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Virginie Maisonneuve, head of global and international equities at Schroder Investment Management Ltd., says she is buying industrial stocks "posturing for cyclical growth." Maisonneuve talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec Securities, says the Federal Reserve's policy of quantitative easing gives the euro "the green light to rally." Shaw talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Yu, a currency strategist at UBS Securities LLC, says "a flood of money going back into the euro" will strengthen that currency to $1.37. Yu talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Brendan Brown, chief economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, says a rise in long term interest rates "does raise questions" about the Federal Reserve's asset purchase program. Brown talks with Bloomberg's Michael McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)