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The FT’s Gillian Tett Explains ESG’s Importance

Companies and investors are no longer able to ignore the impact of environmental and social governance issues. The FT’s Gillian Tett explains why boardrooms are now reacting rapidly to changing popular opinion in this arena,

Fed’s George: Too Soon to Discuss Tapering Bond Buying

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George discusses the state of the U.S. economy amid the Coronavirus pandemic and the central bank’s policy. George says the Fed is still “far away” from achieving its goals and it is premature to start a debate on scaling back its massive...

BOE’s Bailey Says Negative Rates Are in Their Tool Box

The Bank of England told banks to start getting ready for negative interest rates, while saying that message shouldn’t be taken as a signal that the policy is imminent. BOE Governor Andrew Bailey spoke to reporters after the bank left its key rate at a record low of 0.1%.

Market Frenzy Linked to Easy Money: Medley’s Emons

Ben Emons, global macro strategy managing director at Medley Global Advisors, discusses the market consequences of easy central bank policy. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

Difficult for Fed to Avoid Bond Taper Tantrum: Dudley

Former Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, doesn’t expect the Fed to act until late 2021 or early 2022. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” Dudley’s opinions are his own.

Reddit Short Selling Frenzy Is Not a Story of ‘David vs. Goliath’: Ex-Wall Street Pro

The chiefs of Robinhood, Reddit, Citadel, and Melvin Capital, are headed to Washington for Thursday’s highly anticipated GameStop hearing at the U.S. Congress. Lawmakers will get their chance to grill the CEOs, as well as the Reddit trading star known as Roaring Kitty, about last month’s GameStop trading turmoil....

Interactive Brokers’ Thomas Peterffy on GameStop Hearing

Interactive Brokers founder and chairman Thomas Peterffy says there’s nobody to blame, but there is a clear problem in the system that caused the massive run in GameStop stock. He joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss.

Robinhood CEO and ‘Roaring Kitty’ Testimonies Released Ahead of House Hearing

CNBC’s Leslie Picker and Kate Rooney report the latest on the testimonies from Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Keith Gill, ‘Roaring Kitty,’ ahead of the House Financial Services Committee hearing tomorrow in regards to the Reddit-fueled trading episode in January.

‘You Don’t Want to Go to a Non-Uniform With Currency’: Fed’s Jim Bullard

“You don’t want to go to a non-uniform with currency,” St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Tuesday right after bitcoin’s price broke above $50,000 for the first time in history.

Bitcoin Has Some Bank Employees Afraid of Missing Out

CNBC’s Hugh Son reports that a number of big bank employees are concerned that they’re missing out on the bitcoin boom.

Blast From the Past: Europe Will Need Stronger Bank Regulation Post-Brexit

Nicolas Véron explains the dangers of a race to the regulatory bottom by London-based banks that transfer operations to Europe after Britain leaves the European Union.

Retail Frenzy in Currencies ‘Very Unlikely’: Rabobank’s Foley

Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank, sees the retail investor as “more of a force to be reckoned with,” but doesn’t see the potential for a trading frenzy in major currency pairs. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

Robinhood Customers Not Really Behind GameStop Craze: Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, says the investors behind the GameStop Corp. short squeeze are not really Robinhood Markets Inc. customers. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” Ritholtz’s opinions are his own.

Carson Block Says Financial Markets Are Broken

Carson Block, Muddy Waters Capital LLC chief executive officer, rejects the idea that he is part of the financial “establishment” and calls for more enforcement from the US Securities and Exchange Commission in the wake of the GameStop Corp.

Securities & Exchange Commission Looking Into Trading Frenzy

As the dust settles slowly from the extraordinary GameStop frenzy, questions are now being asked as to how much or how little market regulation is needed. Some Robinhood app users are furious after the trading platform restricted purchases. And now prominent lawmakers are speaking out. Bloomberg’s Jesse Westbrook reports...

Companies Turning to Bitcoin Is Part of ‘Digital Transformation’: Microstrategy’s Saylor

Tesla announced in an SEC filing that it has purchased $1.5B in bitcoin and will accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its products. Michael Saylor, Microstrategy CEO, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss Tesla’s purchase and the strategy behind moving into bitcoin.

How the Reddit Trading Frenzy Is Hurting the Average Retail Investor

Jeff Alexander, Founding Partner of Babelfish Analytics, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss how the recent retail trading frenzy is impacting the typical retail investor.

What’s Shifting the Interest in Bitcoin: Crypto Expert

Meltem Demirors, Coinshares chief strategy officer, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss the cryptocurrency interest in 2021 and growing regulation around the currency.

Hedge Funds Were Big Participants on GameStop Trade, Not Retail Investors

CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports on some of the hedge funds that were big buyers of GameStop during the Reddit-fueled trade last week.

Retail Trading Frenzy Doesn’t Portend a Systemic Risk to the Broader Markets: Prial

Nancy Prial of Essex Investment Management says while it’s still prudent to take a longer-term approach to investing, there’s a lot of room for other methods, and it’s okay if people want to take a risk on devalued or growth opportunities if they can afford to do so

How Regulators Might Monitor Trading Frenzy: Former NY SEC director

Andrew Calaman, former SEC NY office director, joins “Squawk on the Street” to discuss how regulators could be monitoring the Reddit-fueled market frenzy. Subscribe to CNBC Pro to access our live Pro Talk “How to Navigate the Reddit Market Mania” with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and CNBC’s Mike Santoli

Is the Retail Investor Revolution Unraveling?

FT markets editor Katie Martin looks at what has happened since so-called retail traders and amateur have-a-go investors bet against GameStop, and whether they really understand the market risks.

This Retail Trading Frenzy Isn’t Over: Analyst Rich Repetto

Piper Sandler’s Rich Repetto on what’s next for the retail trader. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Dan Nathan and James McDonald.

Former SEC Commissioner on GameStop Frenzy: Certainly Valid Questions About Market Manipulation

Former SEC Commissioner Laura Unger discusses what steps regulators should take to avert another GameStop short squeeze frenzy situation.

Sen. Warren on GameStop Frenzy: We Need Clear Rules on Market Manipulation

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) weighs in on GameStop’s recent surge and how the market has turned into a casino where people make money manipulating the markets.

TD Ameritrade’s Market Strategist: Restrictions Due to ‘Unparalleled Volatility’

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” discusses how brokers are implementing restrictions on certain names during the retail investor frenzy with JJ Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade.

Former SEC Regulator on What Regulations May Be Needed Amid GameStop Volatility

CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” team discusses the SEC versus Reddit traders fueling a short squeeze in stocks like GameStop, with Amy Lynch, founder of FrontLine Compliance and former SEC regulator.

The SEC Should Have Used Its Trading Suspension Authority’: Dickinson Wright Chair on GameStop

Dickinson Wright Chair, Government Investigations and Securities Enforcement Practice and Former Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement Jacob S. Frenkel joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the regulatory impact of the GameStop saga.

Public Debt: How Much Is Too Much? | The Economist

The COVID-19 pandemic is set to increase public debt to levels last seen after the second world war. But is rising public debt a cause for concern? New economic thinking suggests perhaps not, at least for now.

The Digital Currency Future

A webinar from the Institute of International Finance on digital currencies.