Xi Will Welcome Distraction of U.S. in Middle East, Cook Says

Steven Cook, a senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about the geopolitical and security situation for the U.S. and Syria, following the U.S. air strikes. Bloomberg's Tony Capaccio discusses how the strike raises the stakes for Russia. Al Angrisani, the former assistant labor secretary under President Reagan, and Carl Riccadonna, Bloomberg Intelligence's chief U.S. economist, discuss jobs and why Angrisani says wage growth should be the Trump administration's priority. Finally, Vincent Reinhart, chief economist at Standish Mellon Asset Management, talks about job numbers, the Fed and the outlook for Trump's fiscal policy.

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