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McCaughan Says Fiscal Cliff Biggest Negative for U.S. (Audio)

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Jim McCaughan, chief executive officer of Principal Global Investors, says more than $600 billion in higher taxes and reductions in defense and other government programs next year, dubbed the fiscal cliff, is the biggest negative for the U.S. economy and markets right now. McCaughan speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Michael McKee on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Weeden's Michael Purves Says He Is Bullish on Gold (Audio)

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Purves, chief global strategist at Weeden & Co. LP, says he remains bullish on gold, but says it depends on what the Federal Reserve does in the upcoming months. Purves speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Michael McKee on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Posen Says Federal Reserve Should Begin QE3 (Audio)

(Corrects to change "should not" to "should") Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Adam Posen, former member of the monetary policy committee for the Bank of England, says the Federal Reserve Bank should begin another round of quantitative easing. Posen speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Michael McKee on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Orphanides Says Euro Nations Must Prove Themselves (Audio)

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Athanasios Orphanides, former governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, says the European Central Bank should not take action until governments prove they can work together to control the region's debt. Orphanides speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Michael McKee on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)