Rogers vs. Roubini - Inflation vs. Deflation
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November 10th, 2009 by AdvisorAnalyst
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Bloomberg’s William Pesek discusses the ongoing debate between inflationists represented by Jim Rogers’ views, and deflationists represented by Nouriel Roubini.
It’s a, well, golden opportunity.
Investor Jim Rogers thinks gold will double to at least $2,000 an ounce. Economist Nouriel Roubini says that’s “utter nonsense.” As these well-known market personalities duke it out, they’re doing us a favor by highlighting a critical debate: Which is the bigger threat — inflation or deflation?
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The risk is that policy makers go overboard looking for exit strategies. That, in a nutshell, is Roubini’s shtick and it’s hard to refute the views of the New York University professor. Yes, inflation must be contained, but so must the forces of deflation in the short run.
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