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Eric Cantor

Vice Chairman & MD, Moelis & Company

Search every verified Eric Cantor interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Eric Cantor, vice chairman and managing director at Moelis & Co. and former House Majority Leader, appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance on August 4, 2026, to discuss investment trends and market conditions. He described what he called an unprecedented investment cycle driven by a surge in digital infrastructure, including data centers and new industries, saying that "some people say that we are in the biggest investment cycle since the late eighteen hundreds." Cantor also said that markets remain constructive for mergers and acquisitions, and that consumer resiliency has been "stunning," though he noted some describe the consumer market as K-shaped. Cantor addressed competition for capital between corporations and the U.S. government, pointing to narrowing spreads between 10-year corporate investment grade instruments and Treasuries, which he said have fallen from a historical 150 basis points to under 100. He said this could indicate either healthier corporates or a less healthy government, and described a "race for capital" amid a "super cycle of investment." Asked whether the Federal Reserve should hike rates to restrain inflation, Cantor said no, arguing that the Fed and policymakers are focused on long-term macro considerations, including election-year dynamics. He also cited a shortage of refined product and Middle East conflict as factors affecting gas prices and inflation, and said there has been controversy over supermajor oil and gas earnings.

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“There's no other word. There's no other word. I mean, these things, most people are not living that partisan lens. And I do think ultimately people are going to be worried about how they get ahead in their life. And I think this discussion about prices and gas pump prices, that's what is going to ultimately determine all of this as well as the outcome of the midterms is are we going to get these prices at the pump do”

“I do think that there is almost a bipartisan recognition that hey, we got to do that. I'm not so sure that there is a bipartisan recognition that, hey, we've got to step in and help whatever domestic industry there is.”

“You've just experienced big tax refunds uh that came out of the one big beautiful bill. You now have a shock absorber, if you will, that is going to be afforded to the corporate community in the terms of $160 billion tariff uh refund. You've got um actions on the part of this president have said, 'Hey, we're going to go and ease this oil crunch by releasing more of the strategic petroleum reserves, the waiverss on th”

“There has been a huge alignment of interest between our governments, and that's actually made cross-border activity easier despite the messaging about polarization and investment protection.”

“I do not say that there has been deglobalization. There's just been a rebalancing and I do think that also applies to the financial world as well.”

“In both the case of Anthropic and OpenAI, they are inserting language into their contracts that say how their software can or cannot be used, and it's a problem when companies begin prescribing to the Department of War how they should conduct the war.”

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