Peter Cook

Who is Peter Cook?

Peter Cook joined Bloomberg Television in October 2003. As Washington Anchor and Correspondent, Peter co-anchors Bloomberg’s morning programming and reports on the intersection of business and government. In recent months, Peter has covered every angle of the financial crisis, regularly breaking news on the government's unprecedented response. He has interviewed key Washington players including Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, former Secretary Henry Paulson, White House economic adviser Larry Summers, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plus business leaders such as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

Before his shift to the morning, Peter hosted Bloomberg's "Money & Politics" program and spearheaded BLOOMBERG TELEVISION'S coverage of the Presidential race. He anchored the network's primary season and election night coverage, interviewing the major candidates including Barack Obama and John McCain. Peter routinely covers the Fed, Treasury, White House and Congress. Previously he did extensive reporting on the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricane Katrina and traveled to Beijing with Secretary Paulson for a closer look at the economic relationship between the U.S. and China.