In this exclusive episode, finance veteran Bob Diamond joins us to explore the biggest questions on everyone’s mind. We discuss the U.S. debt situation as well as the latest from the trade war. There's a profound conviction in a better tomorrow. He also has strong opinions on how regulators should approach crypto and go behind-the-scenes to the 2008 crash for perspective.  

Bob Diamond is the CEO of Atlas Merchant Capital, based in New York. Until 2012, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Barclays. He has held senior roles at CS First Boston and Morgan Stanley.

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00:00 Introduction, Elon Musk, Optimism

02:51 US Debt Situation, Confusing Signals

05:17 Opinion on Government Legislation

08:52 Damage Being Done to Brand USA

11:25 Latest US-China Tariff War Tension

14:52 Will the US Dollar Crash or Stabilize?

17:28 Expectations for Fed Interest Rates

20:30 Role of Alternatives: Gold & Crypto

24:32 Future of Private Equity, Challenges

27:57 US Regional Banks Opportunities

30:00 Outlook for Saudi, UAE and Qatar

33:10 US Ways vs Europe Biblical Justice

36:20 Top Financial Center: NYC, London

41:44 Big 2007 and 2008 Crisis Moments

44:44 Right to Let Lehman Brothers Fail?

50:48 Inspiration from 1st Boss: Bill Cook

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