Nouriel Roubini
Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School of Business
Nouriel Roubini is an influential economist known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis and for his views on global macroeconomic policy.
Bitcoin / Crypto
Is Bitcoin's Fixed Supply Its Greatest Feature — or the Design Choice That Will Eventually Make It Too Deflationary to Function as a Currency?Is Bitcoin's 21 million coin cap the ultimate hedge against inflation — or a rigid design flaw that could choke it as a usable currency? Raoul Pal, Nouriel Roubini, and Cathy Wood debate whether scarcity is Bitcoin's greatest strength or its deepest structural weakness.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Era of Cheap Money Over Forever — or Just Paused Until the Next Crisis Gives Central Banks No Other Option?Is the era of cheap money gone for good, or just on pause until the next crisis forces central banks' hand? Nouriel Roubini argues structural inflation has permanently changed the landscape, while Liz Ann Sonders and Jason Furman believe cyclical downturns will eventually pull policymakers back toward easier monetary policy.
Credit & Personal Finance
Is Gold's All-Time High a Signal to Buy — or Exactly the Moment When Every Previous Bubble Has Looked Most Convincing?With gold at all-time highs, is this the moment to buy — or exactly when every past bubble looked most convincing? Peter Schiff and Rick Rule see gold as a necessary hedge against inflation and economic instability, while Nouriel Roubini warns the current spike echoes speculative bubbles of the past, driven by euphoria rather than fundamentals.
Global Business / Economy
The Dollar's Reserve Currency Status: A Passing Privilege or an Indispensable Advantage?Is the dollar's reserve currency status an unshakeable structural advantage, or a privilege the U.S. is quietly eroding through complacency? Nouriel Roubini, Mohamed El-Erian, and Karen Petrou debate whether de-dollarization efforts, digital currencies, and shifting alliances pose a real threat—or whether deep institutional trust makes the dollar nearly impossible to replace.
Global Business / Economy
Is Deflation Actually Worse Than Inflation — or Just a Threat That Benefits the People Who Write Economics Textbooks?Is deflation truly the economic boogeyman textbooks make it out to be, or does that framing obscure inflation's very real cost to lower-income households? Paul Krugman, Austan Goolsbee, and Nouriel Roubini debate whether falling prices or rising ones pose the greater threat to economic stability—and who actually bears the burden of each.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Global Dollar Dominance Era Ending — and What Does That Actually Mean for Your Personal Finances?The U.S. dollar has been the world's reserve currency for decades — but rising competition from China's yuan, digital currencies, and shifting geopolitical alliances are raising real questions about its future. Nouriel Roubini, Michael Pettis, and Catherine Mann debate whether dollar dominance is ending, and what that actually means for your savings and purchasing power.
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Is the Next Financial Crisis Already Being Built Inside the Algorithms Running Wall Street — and Would Anyone Even See It Coming?Algorithms now execute trades in nanoseconds, react to the same signals simultaneously, and collectively move markets in ways no single human could anticipate. Andrew Lo, Nouriel Roubini, and Cathie Wood debate whether the next financial crisis is quietly being assembled inside the code running Wall Street — and whether anyone would even see it coming.