CEO, Blackrock
Search every verified Larry Fink interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in a July 2026 interview that he is "very bullish on the markets over the next 12 months." He argued that financing infrastructure for technology, such as data centers and chip purchases, would be "the next revolution in finance" driven by the strength of U.S. capital markets. Fink said his main worry is not a bubble but whether the U.S. can "build fast enough" to keep up with demand for AI compute, adding that the country must be "power agnostic" about energy sources. He noted that BlackRock's headcount is unchanged while assets have grown by a trillion dollars, attributing this to using technology to "do more with less." In a separate 2025 interview, Fink discussed a "convergence of private and public" markets driven by technology and predicted that investors would soon be able to pivot across a spectrum of public and private assets, including in 401(k) plans. He also said he has told the administration that without 3% economic growth, deficits will "overwhelm this country." Fink described his 2017 statement that Bitcoin was "the currency for money launderers and thieves" as something he said while piling on with Jamie Dimon, but said he changed his view during the COVID-19 pandemic after speaking with a woman from Afghanistan who used Bitcoin to pay female workers.
“If we cannot grow our economy by 3%, which is really hard, and this is what I've been telling the president and the administration, if we cannot grow at 3%. The deficits are going to overwhelm this country. Now, both parties are guilty. In 2000, in the year 2000, after our country had its 223rd anniversary, the US defi...”
“I was on a panel in Washington with Jamie Diamond and he was pissing all over Bitcoin and I piled on and said Bitcoin is the currency for money launderers and thieves. So I did say that in 2017. And but during COVID when I had more free time to think about I actually went on a journey and I talked to a lot of people wh...”
“We are seeing rising energy costs. We're seeing inflation that is being created by environmentalism because we are changing supply without changing demand. We actually are witnessing one of the largest increases in hydrocarbon demand in 2021.”
“If we're going to move forward, we need and MIT certainly understands this, we need huge investments in finding new technologies to bring down the cost of green. Whether it's green cement or green hydrogen or our green steel or green agriculture, it took 30 years to bring down the green premium for wind and solar.”
“If we're serious about climate change, if we're serious about helping the emerging world, which I I don't know if we are. I just Let's stop Let's stop talking about the you know, the the nice talk. Let's get to the realities. If we're serious about this, then we're going to have to reimagine the IMF and the World Bank.”
“The world does not need another unicorn food delivery service.”
“There's no question in my mind that with rising deficits with more and more governments, the conversations we're having whether it's in Europe or the United States or Japan, that the role of public-private financing and the role of infrastructure financing is going to grow dramatically.”
“If through broadening the investment profile of what can be included in a defined contribution plan, if you believe over a 30-year horizon, you could add 50 basis points, which is not an unrealistic target. It adds 18% to the corpus 30 years later. That should be compelling enough.”
“The United States is short power. We're short compute. We're short chips. And there going to be shortages in all three and and memory for things. I actually believe a new asset class will be buying futures of compute. We just don't have enough compute power right now.”
“There is not an AI bubble. There is the opposite. We have supply shortages. Demand is growing much faster than anyone has ever anticipated.”
“Having your money in a bank account is one of the worst financial decisions of a lifetime. And so trying to get more and more people to grow with our country and to invest side by side that is the only way we are going to broaden economic success.”
“We're both in the market of attracting long-term capital to work with these hyperscalers who have great great financial needs. You think about on the behalf of the investors you know we're trying to secure a 15 20 year lease with a AAA company. So it's it's a great return for a pension fund, for a 401k, for a sovereign...”
“We need more political leadership who are focusing ahead of building economic prosperity. And the only way we could make capitalism work is making capitalism working for more people to broaden our economy.”
“We manage $155 billion for Texans. Your hard money, we manage $155 billion. For institutions, for individuals. And it is my pledge to all of you we are doing every day understanding the responsibility we have to making sure we're doing the job on behalf of all of you. But two, probably the most important thing that is...”
“The US alone needs over 10 trillion dollars of investing in infrastructure. And the key is how is that going to be? Where does Where does the money going to be coming from? And the key is and the beauty of the United States and the vitality of the United States, more foreigners want to bring their money to the United S...”
BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, latest market trends, impact of AI and technological advancements, benefits of long-term investing, and more.
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MIT GCFP 9th Annual Conference (online) - Virtual Fireside Chat with Larry Fink, Chairman & CEO of BlackRock Inc.
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Texas is facing a massive demand for skilled workers — especially electricians — and now a major investment is coming to help fill the gap. During a visit to Texas State Technical College in Waco, Governor Greg Abbott joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to announce a $30 million investment aimed at training the next generation of Texas electricians and skilled trade workers. The funding is part of BlackRock’s new “Future Builders” initiative, a nationwide effort to train 500,000 Americans in skilled trades over the next five years. Abbott says Texas currently needs thousands of electricians, w…
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Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss market themes, the company's latest earnings results, and more.
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If the price of oil hits $150 a barrel it will trigger a global recession, the boss of US financial giant BlackRock has told the BBC. Larry Fink, who leads the world's largest asset manager, said if Iran "remains a threat" and oil prices stay high it will have "profound implications" for the world economy. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, he also denied there was an AI bubble, although he said the new technology meant too many people were pursuing university degrees and not enough doing technical training. BlackRock is a financial colossus, controlling assets worth $14 trillion (£1…
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