Roubini shuts India Centre

NEW DELHI: Renowned US economist Nouriel Roubini, who has been referred to as "Dr Doom" for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has downed the shutters on his India centre nearly two years after setting up shop in Asia's third-largest economy.

Roubini had chosen India as one of his key centres for economic research and analysis. This is his third centre after New York and London. The centre, which began operations in July 2011, was closed down a few months ago, sources said.

Nearly 10 staffers, including economists, were asked to leave and were given the statutory three-month notice, sources said. They said the company, which is widely regarded for its top-notch economic research and analysis, failed to penetrate the Indian market.

TOI sent a detailed questionnaire to Richard Green, CEO of Roubini Global Economics, asking him about the closure of the India centre. Green sent a short reply saying the firm remained committed to India and Asia. "We remain very committed to India and the wider Asian marketplace, but I'm afraid we are a private company and we don't comment on our internal and external strategy," Green told TOI in an email.
- in http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/2-years-on-Dr-Doom-shuts-India-centre/articleshow/20282312.cms

Roubini ‏: France is slipping into a Recession that complicates the Austerity & Reform Agenda

Nouriel Roubini ‏: I am in Paris for policy meetings & a policy conference. France is slipping into a recession that complicates the austerity & reform agenda - in twitter

Roubini :Spain is the real nightmare Domino

But the real nightmare domino is Spain. Roubini refers to the Spanish debt problems as "the elephant in the room".
"You can try to ring fence Spain. And you can essentially try to provide financing officially to Ireland, Portugal, and Greece for three years. Leave them out of the market. Maybe restructure their debt down the line."
"But if Spain falls off the cliff, there is not enough official money in this envelope of European resources to bail out Spain. Spain is too big to fail on one side—and also too big to be bailed out."

Nouriel Roubini Perfect Storm Coming for Global Economy in 2013

Roubini : The perfect storm is not my baseline scenario. My baseline scenario is one of low economic growth in advanced economies and recession in some of them, like the euro zone, like the U.K., like Japan but not recession in the U.S., slower economic growth in emerging markets; that’s the baseline. But there could be a situation in which you could have a perfect storm that would happen if there is a fiscal cliff in the United States that tips the US into a recession, if the euro zone crisis gets worse and there is an exit of Greece that is disorderly, if the landing of China becomes a hard landing of China, and four, if we really had a war in the Middle East between Israel and Iran and oil prices go to $200/barrel

A Conversation with Professor Nouriel Roubini and Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

On Monday, May 6, Professor Nouriel Roubini talked with Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas about their new book, "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business."

Nouriel Roubini : UK Economy still Fragile

Nouriel Roubini : I am in London for business meetings. UK economy still fragile as there's barely any positive growth & EU Brixit saga creates uncertainty - in twitter

Nouriel Roubini : Five Growth triggers for Indian Economy

Confident About India's Growth Model : Roubini

ET takes a look at five economic aspects of India that Roubini spoke on, the challenges that the country faces and the solution to its structural problems.
India versus China:
Speaking to ET he said, "India has a significant trade imbalance with China in goods especially and that demand can become a problem. India cannot afford to have an early demise of its manufacturing. The risk is that cheap and good quality Chinese goods are going to crowd out Indian manufactured sector."
IT revolution:
He said that India has used the export of Information Technology services to increase trade with many countries. "Absorption and innovation of new technologies play an important role in growth of economy. The digital revolution implies that new technologies can be transferred much faster from country to country," Roubini said.
Since global growth in services can only grow, India, said Prof Roubini, could have a long-term advantage, with services like IT services, financial services, medical or vocational services becoming more tradable. For this, India, he advised, needs to invest in human capital and skills to make sure it keeps its competitive advantage.
Roubini marked out that innovations in IT will boost productivity and will help the global economy. Web 2.0, Web 3.0, cloud computing, automation and social media will help in raising productivity.
Indian recovery:
"Recovery of growth in India driven by easier monetary policy that has occurred in the last few months and the fall in the commodity prices is going to reduce gradually inflation. In a way, it is going to boost purchasing power and allow further monetary easing by the Reserve Bank," Roubini said.
However, Roubini highlighted the negative aspects of global growth slowdown stating, "China is slowing down, advanced economies are slowing down and while India is not just dependent on trade as China is. The global economic climate affects confidence. So India already starts from a situation where growth has been disappointing last year and global growth was supposed to accelerate. If instead of accelerating it slows down further in China, in US, in Europe, that on net is going to be a negative on Indian growth," he said.
Reforms:
"Structural reforms and liberalisation that have occurred in India in last few years have happened at a slower than optimal and desirable pace." "That is one of the reasons why economic growth in India for last couple of years has been disappointing. The government is trying to jumpstart some reforms," he acknowledged.
But, he highlighted that India will have general elections next year. "This implies political and policy uncertainty, it might also imply that in a coalition government, it is going to be harder to accelerate policy reforms that have resistance among some social and political groups," he said.

"The pace of liberalisation until the election is going to be only modest at best and that implies that potential growth is now going to be accelerating significantly and that political and policy uncertainty, regulatory uncertainty, taxation uncertainty is not ideal for the business climate and is going to keep private investment in real capital spending slower growing than would otherwise be," he added.
RBI rate cuts:
As the world looks more and more unpredictable, India should cut interest rates. "There may be room for soft policies...In my view, in the next 12 months, there may be room for another 50 basis points cut."
Over the next 12 months, he expected the Reserve Bank of India to continue with its soft monetary policy and cut key policy rates by another half a percentage points. Given India's high current account deficit, which could widen with rate cuts and due to the central bank's growth-versus-inflation dilemma, Prof Roubini feels weakening global economy and softer commodity prices could counter a possible threat of rate cuts weakening the currency and feeding inflation.

Roubini 70 chance of Greek Eurozone Exit

Prof. Roubini 70 chance of Greek eurozone exit : Professor Nouriel Roubini from Stern School of Business talks exclusively to RT and says that aby next year there is at least a 23 probability that Greece will exit the eurozonea.

ROUBINI: The Market Rally could Go On For Another Year Or Two

Nouriel Roubini : It could go on for another year or two.

Of course, there are two forces. Growth is slow. Earnings growth is also slowing down. Top line and bottom line are not as good as they used to be, but margins are high. They could correct, somehow, over time.

But you have the gravitational forces of slow economy leading eventually to correction, but then the levitational forces of QEs, zero policy rates, more money coming in the market – not just from the U.S., but from other economies – it’s going to levitate asset prices.

So, as I pointed out, this might lead to a generalized credit and equity and asset bubble in the next year or two, followed by a crash.

Bu for the next year or so, as long as the economy grows 1.5-2%, and you have easy money, this market can go higher. - in Business Inside Australia

Italy : Critical To Implement Policies To Restart Growth

Nouriel Roubini : "With a new government in place and ongoing recession it is critical to implement policies to restart growth." - in Twitter

Roubini : Inflation in Russia could reach double digits

Economist Nouriel Roubini who is attending Russia Forum says inflation in Russia could reach double digits this year a and that the government needs to push forward with reforms to tackle the problem.

Roubini Confident About India's Growth Model

"Recovery of growth in India driven by easier monetary policy that has occurred in the last few months and the fall in the commodity prices is going to reduce gradually inflation. In a way, it is going to boost purchasing power and allow further monetary easing by the Reserve Bank," Roubini said.

However, Roubini highlighted the negative aspects of global growth slowdown stating, "China is slowing down, advanced economies are slowing down and while India is not just dependent on trade as China is. The global economic climate affects confidence. So India already starts from a situation where growth has been disappointing last year and global growth was supposed to accelerate. If instead of accelerating it slows down further in China, in US, in Europe, that on net is going to be a negative on Indian growth," he said.

Roubini : The Too Big to Fail has only become more true since 2008

Roubini on why the Federal Reserve keeps issuing quantitative easing:
"We're in the process of very painful deleveraging in advanced economies. We started the crisis with too much private debt and now we have too much public debt and deficits. Research suggests that usually a deleveraging cycle can last up to a decade. The crisis in 2007, now we are in 2012 and therefore the process of deleveraging in the United States, in the euro zone, in the U.K. and Japan is barely mid-stream. In the U.S. we postponed the deleveraging of the public sector and the housing sector, and therefore, economic growth will is anemic. Therefore, the only thing we can do, given we don't have the fiscal tool, is use the monetary policy."
Bremmer on what is needed in Washington to get something done:
"You don't get there until after the elections and you shouldn't, because whether or not Obama is able to take this, the actual outcome, the way that you have Senate and House laid out, that actually matters in terms of the ultimate deal you get. So if you're a Democrat or Republican right now, you have zero incentive to tip your hand on what you really want to do until you know where we're going to go. As soon as we get past those election, a deal is going to happen."
Roubini on whether Bernanke is an asset or liability for President Obama:
"At the margin, he's an asset in a sense of what the Fed has been doing is reduce the tail risk of another double dip recession. QE, QE2, Operation Twist and now QE 3. It is not going to have a huge effect on the economy, but it already has an effect on stock prices. There has been a rally of 15% since December in part because of lower tail risk in the euro zone and in part because of QE3. The margin is beneficial, but only marginally."
Bremmer on November's election:
"If Obama wins, and it is looking very much like he is going to, it's not primarily because Romney is a horrible candidate. It is primarily because of three people. It's John Roberts and the fact that he got healthcare approved. It's Angela Merkel and the fact of the chancellor has been able to keep the euro zone afloat...And number 3, Ben Bernanke. You would not expect these three people President Obama would win with."
Roubini on the banking system in the U.S.:
"It is worse than before, because there has been massive consolidation of the banking system in the United States, JPMorgan took over Bear Stearns. Bank of America took over Countrywide and Merrill Lynch. We had banks that were too big to fail before the crisis and now they are even bigger to fail than before. There has been mass consolidation. The problem has not gone away. The only solution is to break up too big to fail banks. There is no other alternative. We have to go back to Glass-Steagall."
Roubini on what would be the catalyst to break up the banks:
"I would have thought after the worst global financial crisis the decision would have been made. Maybe we need another big financial crisis. For the time being, the politics will not lead us there."
Bremmer on where the leadership will come from to get to a better financial system:
"It will not come soon. What you're really talking about when you talk about too big to fail is the United States. We are too big to fail that has only become more true since 2008. It is the reason why people continue to put more money in our equities and our treasuries."
Roubini on the economic outlook of Germany:
"There was a divergence between economic growth of the core and the peripheral of the euro zone. Germany used to do better, but the latest data suggests a slowdown in German economic growth. It is still positive, but there are two shocks. There are two main markets for exports, China and Asia, are slowing down. Secondly, the recession of the periphery of the euro zone is taking a toll because after all, most of the exports of Germany go to the rest of the euro zone. There is a significant slowdown of growth, even in Germany."

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Will China's rise lead to the end of capitalism? Will armies of robots replace the world's workforce? And will China be able to block Facebook and Google forever? Risk expert Ian Bremmer and Dr. Doom, Nouriel Roubini give their 2013 predictions for politics and the economy to Reuters Digital Editor Chrystia Freeland. (January 14, 2013)

Roubini : Falling Commodity Prices is a signal that the markets are getting worried again about Global Economic Growth

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Nouriel Roubini : Falling Commodity Prices is a signal that the markets are getting worried again about global economic growth

Nouriel Roubini Interview with ET Now Trading Calls 25 April 2013

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India versus China:

Speaking to ET he said, "India has a significant trade imbalance with China in goods especially and that demand can become a problem. India cannot afford to have an early demise of its manufacturing. The risk is that cheap and good quality Chinese goods are going to crowd out Indian manufactured sector."

IT revolution:

He said that India has used the export of Information Technology services to increase trade with many countries. "Absorption and innovation of new technologies play an important role in growth of economy. The digital revolution implies that new technologies can be transferred much faster from country to country," Roubini said.

Since global growth in services can only grow, India, said Prof Roubini, could have a long-term advantage, with services like IT services, financial services, medical or vocational services becoming more tradable. For this, India, he advised, needs to invest in human capital and skills to make sure it keeps its competitive advantage.

Roubini marked out that innovations in IT will boost productivity and will help the global economy. Web 2.0, Web 3.0, cloud computing, automation and social media will help in raising productivity.

Nouriel Roubini Speech @ ET Now Business Day 24 April 2013

Business Day | Apr 24, 2013 ET NOW : Business Day Business Day on ET Now brings you in-depth updates on the key events and developments in the stock market. This show scrutinizes the day's happenings and their relevance on the stock market in detail. Even a by-election in a remote State can cause a change in the stock market behaviour. So, to find out more such interesting news items and their effect on the market, tune into Business Day, only on ET Now.

Roubini : look out for a Big Market Crash

Stocks aren't in bubble territory as yet, but a "huge rally in risk assets" over the next two years puts markets in danger of a big crash, renowned economist Nouriel Roubini said on Tuesday. Roubini added that there is a "huge gap between sentiment on Wall Street and the main street," and the real U.S. economy remains weak.His comments, made at a private dinner event in Las Vegas - according to CNBC

Why Roubini likes Stocks, for now

....The U.S. economy isn't accelerating. European countries are either stuck in recessions or depressions. China, Brazil, and other emerging market economies are slowing. What's more, corporate profit margins are at an all-time high. Roubini said that is likely to revert to normal soon, taking bottom lines down with it.Markets look happy, but what is going on in the general economy is not," says Roubini. "We are stuck in a two-year boom and bust cycle. That's what I am most worried about." - in CNN money

Nouriel Roubini, Cofounder & Chairman, Roubini Global Economics Interview with Newsasia Channel

Nouriel Roubini talks on Wall Street's gains, clearly driven by the excess liquidity in the market, but he's not too worried yet.

Spreads are so low in Germany

"Spreads are so low in Germany that if they were to do a fiscal stimulus... I don't think they would lose any credibility," he said. "I am talking about a short-term fiscal programme to boost economic growth." Countries that are undertaking structural reforms such as laying off staff in the civil service as part of measures to get their public finances under control should be allowed higher budget deficits than stipulated under the European Union rules for a short period of time, he argued. "There has to be a trade-off that if a country does structural reforms, you have to give them more fiscal flexibility," Roubini said. - in emergingmarkets.org

Roubini : In the Eurozone we have an outright Recession, and that is not going away

In the eurozone "we have an outright recession, and that is not going away," Roubini, who was dubbed "Dr. Doom" by the media and by market participants because of his pessimistic outlook on the economy at the onset of the financial crisis, said.He pointed out that if gross domestic product keeps falling, the ratio of debt to GDP will keep on rising: "it's leading to the situation getting worse rather than getting better." - in emergingmarkets.org

ROUBINI: The Market Rally could go on for another year or two

Nouriel Roubini : "It could go on for another year or two. Of course, there are two forces. Growth is slow. Earnings growth is also slowing down. Top line and bottom line are not as good as they used to be, but margins are high. They could correct, somehow, over time. But you have the gravitational forces of slow economy leading eventually to correction, but then the levitational forces of QEs, zero policy rates, more money coming in the market – not just from the U.S., but from other economies – it's going to levitate asset prices. So, as I pointed out, this might lead to a generalized credit and equity and asset bubble in the next year or two, followed by a crash. But for the next year or so, as long as the economy grows 1.5-2 percent, and you have easy money, this market can go higher. "- in Business Insider

Roubini: Fed Risking Sequel to 2008 Financial Crisis

The Federal Reserve's commitment to loose monetary policy is likely to lead to asset and equity bubbles in the next two years which could be worse than the previous crisis, renowned economist Nouriel Roubini said in an opinion piece for Project Syndicate. "The issuance of risky junk bonds under loose covenants and with excessively low interest rates is increasing; the stock market is reaching new highs, despite the growth slowdown; and money is flowing to high-yielding emerging markets," he added.

Roubini: No Stock Bubble, but 'Huge' Crash Could Come Later

Stocks aren't in bubble territory as yet, but a "huge rally in risk assets" over the next two years puts markets in danger of a big crash, Nouriel Roubini told CNBC on Tuesday, there is a "huge gap between sentiment on Wall Street and the main street," and the real U.S. economy remains weak he added .

Roubini : The Euro Crisis could be worse than Lehman Collapse

Nouriel Roubini chairman of financial analysis firm Roubini Global Economics warns that Eurozone debt problems could create greater shocks than the 2008 global financial crisis.

Roubini : Spain is too big to fail, and too big to be bailed out

Nouriel Roubini : "You can try to ring fence Spain. And you can essentially try to provide financing officially to Ireland, Portugal, and Greece for three years. Leave them out of the market. Maybe restructure their debt down the line." "But if Spain falls off the cliff, there is not enough official money in this envelope of European resources to bail out Spain. Spain is too big to fail on one side—and also too big to be bailed out." - in a recent interview with CNBC

Roubini : It may be too soon to say that many risky Assets have reached Bubble levels

Nouriel Roubini : ....It may be too soon to say that many risky assets have reached bubble levels, and that leverage and risk-taking in financial markets is becoming excessive. But the reality is that credit and asset/equity bubbles are likely to form in the next two years, owing to loose US monetary policy. The Fed has signaled that QE3 will continue until the labor market has improved sufficiently (likely in early 2014), with the interest rate at 0% until unemployment has fallen at least to 6.5% (most likely no earlier than the beginning of 2015).
Even when the Fed starts to raise interest rates (some time in 2015), it will proceed slowly. In the previous tightening cycle, which began in 2004, it took the Fed two years to normalize the policy rate. This time, the unemployment rate and household and government debt are much higher. Rapid normalization – like that undertaken in the space of a year in 1994 – would crash asset markets and risk leading to a hard economic landing. - in www.project-syndicate.org

Nouriel Roubini : In Europe Only German looks somewhat immune

Nouriel Roubini : Europe remains the biggest threat or so-called tail risk , it has become clear that the recession has moved from what's considered peripheral Europe or Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Ireland and into the core Europe. Only Germany, he said, looks somewhat immune.
Investors might want to ride the bubble higher. "In the short-term, it's great for assets."- in CNN Money

Roubini : The Fed is creating the same problems that led to the financial crisis in 2008

Nouriel Roubini : The Fed is creating the same problems that led to the financial crisis in 2008 by keeping rates near zero. "They are creating massive fraud," Roubini said during a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Monday. He pointed to the junk bond market as one example of a bubble. "At some point, there's a levitational problem," said Roubini. When gravity sets in, Roubini says there will not be a recession but a depression. With slowing global growth, it's impossible to keep stocks and bonds at these valuations. "The global growth scare would imply that commodity prices should be lower, bond yields should be lower, and equities should be lower," - in CNN Money

Roubini ‏: Eurozone Recession spreading to the core: first France, now Belgium

Nouriel Roubini ‏: EZ recession spreading to the core: first France, now Belgium @fiatcurrency: *BELGIAN ECONOMY CONTRACTS 0.5% IN 1Q FROM YEAR-EARLIER QUARTER - in twitter

Roubini Is Bullish on Stocks

Roubini is predicting an uptick in stock prices over the next two years as the Federal Reserve continues its stimulus efforts. But buyer beware, Dr. Doom says, because a day of reckoning is lurking at the end of the two-year horizon.
The Fed, he said, is creating the same problems that led to the financial crisis in 2008 by keeping rates near zero. "They are creating massive fraud," Roubini said during a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Monday.
He pointed to the junk bond market as one example of a bubble.
"At some point, there's a levitational problem," said Roubini.
When gravity sets in, Roubini says there will not be a recession but a depression.
With slowing global growth, it's impossible to keep stocks and bonds at these valuations. "The global growth scare would imply that commodity prices should be lower, bond yields should be lower, and equities should be lower," he said.- in CNN Money

Roubini: QE is Building a Bubble

Nouriel Roubini : “The problem is that the Fed’s liquidity injections are not creating credit for the real economy, but rather boosting leverage and risk taking in financial markets,”The Fed has said will keep rates low until unemployment reaches 6.5%. When it finally does start raising rates, it will surely raise them slowly, and probably not before Y 2015. If it moves too fast, it will crash asset markets and prompt a hard landing,“But if financial markets are already frothy now,” “consider how frothy they will be in Y 2015, when the Fed starts tightening, and in Y 2017 if not later, when the Fed finishes tightening.”

Roubini : Russia needs structural reforms to cut Inflation

Economist Nouriel Roubini whoas attending Russia Forum 2011 says inflation in Russia could reach double digits this year a and that the government needs to push forward with reforms to tackle the problem.

Roubini: The shale gas revolution could become a game changer

Nouriel Roubini: Certainly. The shale gas revolution could become a game changer. The US will be able to exploit the reserves much faster than other countries because of less environmental concerns and expertise availability. Supply of oil and gas can increase over time relative to the demand. But the increase in demand is going to remain robust. Emerging markets are growing fast and there is urbanisation, industrialisation, population growth and per capita income growth. The wild card in energy remains a geopolitical risk. If there was a conflict between, say, Israel and Iran on the issue of nuclear proliferation, the fuel premium will rise. That will spike oil prices. Historically geopolitical shocks in the Middle East have been sources of a sharp rise in the fuel premium and the prices of oil. So, that is a risk which has to be considered.

Roubini : Fall in commodity prices is a signal that investors in financial markets are worried about the global economic growth

Nouriel Roubini : Fall in commodity prices is a signal that investors in financial markets are worried about the global economic growth. It certainly is a growth scare, but this growth scare could be more significant. The latest economic data suggests continued recession in the periphery of the Eurozone. US growth is slowing down sharply because of the weakness in the core of the Eurozone (recession in France, a slowdown in Germany), and the affects of fiscal drag in the US between tax increases and Spanish sequesters. There has been deflation in Japan and we do not know whether Abenomics is going to succeed. The United Kingdom is on the verge of a triple dip recession. Until recently at least emerging markets were going stronger but now the latest economic data from China suggests a slowdown. A similar slowdown has occurred in other BRIC countries. Economic growth in India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa has been disappointing. So, while lower commodity prices could look beneficial for countries that are importing oil, energy, food and raw materials, however, if the reason behind the sharp fall of commodity prices is more than a growth scare, then the affects of that slowdown on India are more important than the benefits of lower commodity prices. If the fall in commodity prices is the result of a weakness in global economic growth, then it is on net a negative for commodity importing countries like India.

Roubini : Growth in Emerging Markets Positive for Global Economy

Roubini Global Economics Chairman Nouriel Roubini today spoke about geopolitical risks in the global economy, providing a vision for 2020, at the Plenary Session of the 44th General Assembly of the WTCA, New York. Roubini : US economic growth is being supported by an easing in the monetary policy. The US Federal Reserve is expected to continue quantitative easing for another year and have zero policy rates for two years. Roubini also said the US has no plan for medium-term fiscal sustainability. Referring to China, he said that the country may experience a slowdown and have a “hard landing” next year since savings are high, but consumption is low. - in ET Now

Roubini : The Trapdoors at the Fed’s Exit

MUMBAI – The ongoing weakness of America’s economy – where deleveraging in the private and public sectors continues apace – has led to stubbornly high unemployment and sub-par growth. The effects of fiscal austerity – a sharp rise in taxes and a sharp fall in government spending since the beginning of the year – are undermining economic performance even more.

Indeed, recent data have effectively silenced hints by some Federal Reserve officials that the Fed should begin exiting from its current third (and indefinite) round of quantitative easing (QE3). Given slow growth, high unemployment (which has fallen only because discouraged workers are leaving the labor force), and inflation well below the Fed’s target, this is no time to start constraining liquidity.

The problem is that the Fed’s liquidity injections are not creating credit for the real economy, but rather boosting leverage and risk-taking in financial markets. The issuance of risky junk bonds under loose covenants and with excessively low interest rates is increasing; the stock market is reaching new highs, despite the growth slowdown; and money is flowing to high-yielding emerging markets.

Even the periphery of the eurozone is benefiting from the wall of liquidity unleashed by the Fed, the Bank of Japan, and other major central banks. With interest rates on government bonds in the US, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland at ridiculously low levels, investors are on a global quest for yield.

Read more at http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-federal-reserve-s-policy-dilemma-by-nouriel-roubini#xWckG0ZdgEjsdMeL.99

Roubini : It is hard to predict bubbles and their bursts

Nouriel Roubini : It is hard to predict bubbles and their bursts, but I would say that we are having tension in the US and the global economy. On one side, growth is weak in advanced economies and unemployment rate is high and that justifies more quantitative easing. Existing quantitative easing and zero policy rate very slowly will try and support recovery but on the other side, a lot of this liquidity is not creating credit for the real economy and is going into asset prices, greater risk taking and greater leveraging into the financial system. There is already frothiness in the asset market in the US and over time low rates are going to cause credit, asset and equity bubbles which may become dangerous. Not today, but certainly three to four years of zero policy rates will lead to that. There could be a repeat of the cycle which we had seen between 2004 and 2008 when real economy weakness justified keeping rates low for longer and exiting from those low rates slower, but that attempt to stabilize the real economy created financial instability and frothiness that led to a bubble which eventually busted. - in livemint

Nouriel Roubini sees asset bubbles bursting in a few years

Nouriel Roubini : I do not expect a recession in the US. The effect of the fiscal drag on growth is going to be significant. Between raising taxes and cutting spending through sequester, you have a fiscal drag which is probably close to 1.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) and I expect the US economy to grow this year below trend at 1.6% or 1.7%. I do not expect a double-dip recession. The situation is different in Japan. It has several quarters of negative growth, recession and ongoing deflation. What the government is doing right now is restoring ambition to do monetary and fiscal stimulus to stop deflation, jump start the economic growth, weaken yen and boost stock market.
The monetary and fiscal easing is necessary. But, on the other side, over time Japan will have to think about doing fiscal consolidation because debt is high and unsustainable. If Japan wants to grow faster, it will have to do structural reforms to liberalize the economy and trade. As long as Japan does all the steps such as monetary and fiscal easing, structural reforms and trade liberalization there is a chance that things will work out. Instead, it Japan does only monetary and fiscal easing and does not focus on structural reforms and trade liberation, the monetary easing effects will fizzle out. - in livemint

Roubini : Falling Commodity Prices bad news for everyone

Roubini : "Structural reforms and liberalisation that have occurred in India in last few years have happened at a slower than optimal and desirable pace." "That is one of the reasons why economic growth in India for last couple of years has been disappointing. The government is trying to jumpstart some reforms,"
Indian macros are increasing looking better than what they did a while back, mainly on account of cool off in global commodity prices. However, Nouriel Roubini of Roubini Global Economics says though it will benefit us in the short-term, in the long run it will be bad news for India.

Roubini Economic Outlook: Market Makers 22 April 2013

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Roubini on the European Austerity

April 22 (Bloomberg) -- On today's "Global Outlook," Matt Miller reports on New York University Economics Professor Nouriel Roubini's stance on austerity on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)

Roubini on The Structural Reforms and liberalisation in India

Nouriel Roubini : "Structural reforms and liberalisation that have occurred in India in last few years have happened at a slower than optimal and desirable pace." "That is one of the reasons why economic growth in India for last couple of years has been disappointing. The government is trying to jumpstart some reforms," - in Economic Times