This week,  Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Karl Smith and Skanda Amarnath, Director of Research & Analysis at Employ America discussed Bill Dudley calling for the Federal Reserve to not encourage President Trump's trade war and whether the former New York Fed President has joined the Deep State. VM Ware CEO Pat Gelsinger joined to talk about his recent $4.8 billion acquisitions and why he is committed to working in China despite the trade tensions. Paul McNamara, Investment Director at GAM Investments, shared his biggest concerns for emerging markets right now. Then David Beckworthm, Senior Research Fellow for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a former international economist at the Treasury Department, came on to talk about the dangers of a persistently strong dollar.