Perhaps the world's greatest debtor can't remain the world's greatest super power. It’s a 1938 like moment and that coupled with the complexity of our internal challenges makes this a very, very serious moment. Watch my interview from Aspen Economic Strategy Group with David Westin Bloomberg TV

Alan Garber has very strong values of just the right kind, at a time when they have never been more needed. I hope and expect that he will be successful in restoring strong values of order, free speech and academic excellence at Harvard. Alan has a great opportunity to emphasize

The markets had one of their worst trading days since the 2008 financial crisis. What caused it? Was it avoidable? What happens next? And what are the long-term repercussions? @MCMoynihan speaks with Lawrence H. Summers: thefp.pub/3SBj09f

Former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers says yesterday’s market drop “is unlikely to be the beginning of a significant event in financial history.” Hear why he is advising the public “not to panic” on today’s episode of Honestly: thefp.pub/3SBj09f

Watch #G30 member Lawrence H. Summers discuss America's economic future amid shifting trade policies and what it means for innovation and growth, alongside a panel hosted by Aspen Economic Strategy Group youtube.com/live/N8xVI8QIZ…

Very significant that a highly respected progressive federal judge (Stearns was an important aide to George McGovern) who dismissed the anti Semitism lawsuit against MIT has allowed the case against Harvard to proceed saying that “the facts as pled show that Harvard failed its

As Trump proposes, abrogating the independence of the Federal Reserve is probably the single best way to create stagflation in the USA, as Richard Nixon demonstrated in the 1972 election.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says that he sees JD Vance's endorsement of Lina Khan's antitrust crackdowns "as phony as a $3 bill." Watch "Wall Street Week" Fridays at 6 pm ET trib.al/iMQnzxB

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says that having politicians involved in the Fed's decisions is "a fool's game." Watch "Wall Street Week" Fridays at 6 pm ET trib.al/GGiZH58

I sure was appalled at how bad an idea it was. A president’s got a lot of things to do at any given moment and is actually much less close to the economy than the 19 Fed board members and presidents. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Summers urged the SEC and relevant exchanges to look into the historic surge in the most-watched gauge of US financial volatility on Monday. "My understanding is that because there are some illiquid instruments that go into the calculation of the VIX, the VIX had a somewhat

"Fool's Game" for Politicians to Get Involved with Fed God knows the skills associated with being an economic forecaster and the skills associated with being a successful real estate operator are very, very different ones. So I don't think there's any particular reason to think

On this Wall Street Week Bloomberg TV, #MRCBG Director Lawrence H. Summers (0:00) discusses the FED, #interestrates, #monetarypolicy & the tricky nature of #economic forecasting + Harvard University's N. Gregory Mankiw (17:30) discusses economic perceptions & economic trends youtube.com/watch?v=a9tjtT…

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says he was encouraged by Kamala Harris' speech last night at the Democratic National Convention. Watch "Wall Street Week" tonight at 6p ET trib.al/Aj04IRm

I’ve got to give the Fed credit. While it wasn’t always obvious that this would be the case, they moved strongly enough and vigorously enough to keep expectations anchored for inflation. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I was very encouraged by the speech last night. There was one word that came through so strongly when the Vice President talked about the economy. That word was opportunity.

I'm here to tell you that the battle for America's future will be won or lost in our nation's public schools.

Inflation is coming down. The economy is slowing. On current facts, absolutely the next move should be towards monetary policy easing. We need to be rather more cautious about the medium term outlook for monetary policy. I would be surprised if the Fed is able to bring interest

I hope that, as I expect, Vice President Harris is elected President that the broader economic strategy is going to be one that is all about opportunity. youtu.be/Ct1qjpX3-J4?si… via YouTube