DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach joins CNBC after the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate cut to share his outlook on the Fed’s next moves, inflation’s persistence and the U.S. Treasury yield curve’s steepening. Mr. Gundlach discusses why the market’s confidence in a December cut might be misplaced, how the Fed’s balance sheet strategy could reduce interest expense on U.S. debt and why he expects opportunities in Agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and emerging markets debt. He also cautions about rising vulnerabilities in private credit, the potential for a liquidity crunch and the importance of rebalancing after a strong year for financial assets.
Mr. Gundlach is CEO of DoubleLine. In 2011, he appeared on the cover of Barron's as "The New Bond King." In 2013, Institutional Investor named him "Money Manager of the Year." In 2012, 2015 and 2016, he was named one of "The Fifty Most Influential" in Bloomberg Markets. In 2017, he was inducted into the FIASI Fixed Income Hall of Fame. Mr. Gundlach is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, with degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy.