Bessent Faces G20 Credibility Test | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 8/31/2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s interventionist summer has already led to pushback and questions about his credibility in financial markets. Now he faces a test with global peers. Ahead of the meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday, Bessent has vowed to return the conversation among the world’s top economic policymakers to the core subject of boosting growth. Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg Senior Economics Writer talks about the latest from the G20. Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech Co-Host also discussed his interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Then, Brian Quintenz, KalshiEx Board Member and Fmr. CFTC Commissioner joined to discuss recent enforcement actions from the prediction market platform. Finally, Ryan Gould, Bloomberg News Deals Reporter discussed the latest on his reporting about how KKR has spent the past five years leveraging limited airport space to the advantage of Atlantic. Chapters 00:00:00 Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 00:02:03 Market Update: Stocks Fall as Oil Rises 00:03:50 Bessent Faces a Credibility Test at the G20 00:06:28 Treasury's Interventionist Summer 00:08:11 Bessent, Warsh & the Fight Over Interest Rates 00:09:29 Can Markets Trust the Treasury Secretary? 00:11:23 Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek 00:13:10 Nvidia's Strategy Beyond Its Own AI Chips 00:16:01 Custom Chips & the Competition for Nvidia 00:19:02 Market Update: Amazon Falls on FTC Report 00:20:52 Kalshi's First Lifetime Trading Ban 00:24:16 Court Ruling Challenges Kalshi's Sports Markets 00:26:01 Could the Kalshi Fight Reach the Supreme Court? 00:28:35 Who Should Regulate Prediction Markets? 00:30:20 Mention Markets, Insider Trading & Regulation 00:32:34 Market Update: Oil Near $86, Stocks Lower 00:34:28 Private Aviation Becomes a $10 Billion Business 00:36:01 How KKR Transformed Atlantic Aviation 00:37:30 Private Jet Demand & the Airport Capacity Crunch 00:41:02 Could Atlantic Aviation Eventually Go Public? 00:43:01 Market Check: Oil, Yields & Inflation 00:44:16 Stock Movers: Amazon, Edison & Deere -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts