Strong Jobs Report Curbs Fed-Cut Bets | Balance of Power 2/11/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the January payrolls report. On today’s show, former Treasury Department official Kitty Richards, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Rebecca Lissner.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:02:59 – Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:07:49 – Kitty Richards, Groundwork Collaborative
00:18:46 – Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis
00:28:17 – Alexandra Semenova, Bloomberg News Equities Reporter
00:32:08 – Rebecca Lissner, Council on Foreign Relations
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