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BlackRock's Rieder on Jobs Report, Fed Rates and Bonds

Rick Rieder, CIO of global fixed income at BlackRock, reacts to the July US employment report, calling it "unremarkable," and says the economy is going through a "productivity revolution." Speaking on "Bloomberg Open Interest," Rieder also discusses the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy and how the company is currently investing in the fixed income market.

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Cyclospora Outbreak Sends Shivers Through Restaurant Stocks

The cyclospora outbreak in the US tied to lettuce used in restaurants has made more than 10,000 people sick according to the Centers for Disease Control. This has caused fewer people to go out to eat or get fast food. Now this is starting to hurt the restaurant sector. R.J. Hottovy of Placer.AI research covers the space and joins "Bloomberg The Close."

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Jobs Revisions Are Pointing to Labor Weakness, Says BlackRock's Rosenberg

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund at BlackRock, explains why he would be "hesitant' to write off the July US jobs report which saw payrolls decline by 23,000 while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Rosenberg says he sees the headline number as "a bit confusing."

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Macro Picture Continues to Be Supportive, Coutts Says

Fahad Kamal, CIO at Coutts, discusses maintaining an overweight position on risk assets driven by a positive macroeconomic environment, supportive labor market data and AI investment. "Everything that we've heard in the earnings reports would suggest that this carries on for now," he tells Bloomberg Television.

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