The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Gary Cohn is a seasoned economic strategist who has held significant roles in both the private sector and government. This interview reveals his ability to navigate complex economic landscapes while emphasizing the importance of understanding government structures and market dynamics.
“Yeah, look, always, I'll always accept the good luck. If you want to give me some, I'll take it. So, look, I had had a very good track record of building businesses from rebuilding our commodities business, emerging markets business, mortgage business.”
“Look, the most obvious way to look at this is we're coming up on the end of the fiscal year. Going to have a two trillion dollar deficit for the year. And it wasn't that receipts were that much lower this year. Now they were a little bit lower. Stock market performed poorly last year.”
“But just watching what was going on on a day-to-day basis and having conversations with those organizations and seeing what was going on and understanding what was going on at the agencies, that Fanny and Freddie and understanding what their positions were and understanding what was going on at AIG and understanding what was going on with…”
“But bonds, how much you want. You got all you want. The government of Mexico can turn around and can open the issue or reissue a new bond tomorrow.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 358 – Gary Cohn
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