Rogers vs. Roubini - Inflation vs. Deflation

Bloomberg's William Pesek discusses the ongoing debate between inflationists represented by Jim Rogers' views, and deflationists representedĀ  by Nouriel Roubini.

Itā€™s a, well, golden opportunity.

Investor Jim Rogers thinks gold will double to at least $2,000 an ounce. Economist Nouriel Roubini says thatā€™s ā€œutter nonsense.ā€ As these well-known market personalities duke it out, theyā€™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 Roubiniā€™s shtick and itā€™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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