Summers Sees 50% Chance of Recession in US This Year
Former US Treasury Secretary and Bloomberg Wall Street Week contributor Lawrence H. Summers says there's a 50% chance the US will have a recession this year. He speaks to Bloomberg's David Westin. (Source: Bloomberg)
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