Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Edward Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University and a Bloomberg View columnist, says that national trends in housing continue to be a relatively poor guide to local markets. Glaeser speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Michael McKee on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Edward Glaeser, an economics professor at Harvard University, is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is the author of "Triumph of the City." The opinions expressed are his own.) (Source: Bloomberg)

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)

(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)