Bloomberg Surveillance

George Papaconstantinou, the former Finance Minister of Greece, says there's deep-seated resistance to debt relief. Chris Grisanti, the founder of Grisanti Capital Management, says he's positive on oil. Finally, Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief political strategist, says the odds favor the House keeping control in midterm elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron Hosko, the former assistant director of the FBI, says it's standard practice of every FBI agent to take notes in longer interviews and convert them to memos. Henry Kaufman, the president of Henry Kaufman & Company, says we haven't fully succeeded in deleveraging. Steve Rattner, Willett Advisors' chairman, says the media is overreacting on the legal side when it comes to President Trump. Finally, Helena Kennedy, a member of the House of Lords, says it will take a decade to resolve Brexit issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of Infrastructure Week 2017, Bloomberg gathered federal and local leaders in Washington DC for a conversation on the critical challenges facing cities and states around the country. David Gura spoke with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty & Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. Amy Morris and Alan Bjerga spoke with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, tells Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli why Garland should head the FBI. Prior to that, Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank's chief economist, says Emmanuel Macron has major challenges ahead, including France's upcoming parliamentary elections. James Stavridis, the dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says it's clear that highly classified information was given to the Russians. Finally, Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the Trump administration is deliberately more mercantilist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl Weinberg, the chief economist at High Frequency Economics, says OPEC's influence on oil prices is "increasingly decreasing." Michael Cannon, Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, says the House didn't show an appetite in repealing Obamacare. James Stavridis, the dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says we should expect more cyber attacks. Oliver Chen, a retail analyst at Cowen, says Macy's is in the epicenter of the retail disruption. Finally, Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a Republican representative from Texas, says a tax bill could be on Trump's desk by the end of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China isn't manipulating its currency, says U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, adding that some things about the Volcker Rule can change. Prior to that, John Normand, JPMorgan's head of FX, commodities and international rates research, says sterling will weaken. Roger Bootle, founder of Capital Economics, says the next five to 10 years will be disequilibrium on steroids. Randall Kroszner, a professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School, says he's heartened that the Fed's discussions on rates and balance sheet adjustments haven't caused a disruption. Finally, Geoff Robinson, UBS' executive director of equity research, says Apple has serious buying power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Stavridis, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, says it's remarkable to see the National Security Advisor and the FBI Director both fired in Trump's first 112 days. Prior to that, Charles Powell, a member of the House of Lords, says Brexit hasn't caused panic in the U.K. Dennis Gartman, editor of the Gartman Letter, says more inflation is on the horizon. Finally, Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz and Associates, says Amazon will do more apparel sales than Macy's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, discusses James Comey's dismissal and says Trump's agenda is stalled and tax reform is dead for this year. Prior to that, Marvin Barth, Barclays' global head of FX strategy, says the ECB is still on course to change its forward guidance. Wendy Carlin, a professor at University College London, tells Tom Keene and David Gura how to get younger generations invested in economics. Finally, Eli Lake, a Bloomberg View columnist, says the White House created its own crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Fenby, TS Lombard's director of European political research, and RBS Chairman Howard Davies discuss Emmanuel Macron's speech at the Louvre, the future of France's political landscape and the relationship between Macron and Angela Merkel. Erik Nielsen, Unicredit's chief economist, says Trump will be ineffective in talking down the dollar. Steven Wieting, Citi Private Bank's global chief strategist, says a Fed balance sheet adjustment will be volatile. Finally, Scott Snyder, a senior fellow for Korean studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says North Korea isn't ready for talks with South Korea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maurice Levy, the outgoing CEO of Publicis, says Emmanuel Macron will disrupt everything because he's young and has the will and determination to address the real issues in France. Richard Attias, chairman of Attias & Associates, says the National Front Party is extremist, not just populist. Renaud Dutreil, former chairman of LVMH, says Macron embodies a fresh and innovative approach to politics. Finally, Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley, says OPEC's powers are greatly overstated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.