joining us is nigel bolton. nigel, great to have you on the show with us. we have seen quite a bit of risk on in equity markets this week. global equities .2 cap their best week in a month, partly on improving economic data. this has been happening despite the fact that we have been seeing a resurgence of cases in many places, including the u.s. are we done with the post covid rally that we have seen in global equities? nejra: i think we have a little bit of an issue there. i thought it was just me. we are not able to hear our guest, nigel bolton will stay with us. that conversation will stay with us -- that conversation is coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: this is "bloomberg surveillance." i'm nejra cherish in london. centralo says recent bank actions -- i am nejra cehic in london. ray dalio says recent central bank actions, he spoke with us. take a listen. ray: today the economy and the markets are driven by the theral banks, and coordination with the central government. what i mean by that is the purchases right now of financial assets by the f