{"id":3311,"date":"2012-01-17T21:32:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T02:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2012-01-17T21:32:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T02:32:47","slug":"nouriel-roubinis-global-economonitor-the-straits-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/17\/nouriel-roubinis-global-economonitor-the-straits-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Nouriel Roubini&#8217;s Global EconoMonitor \u00bb The Straits of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given the bearish outlook for US economic growth, the Fed can be expected to engage in another round of quantitative easing. But the Fed also faces political constraints, and will do too little, and move too late, to help the economy significantly. Moreover, a vocal minority on the Fed\u2019s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee is against further easing. In any case, monetary policy cannot address only liquidity problems \u2013 and banks are flush with excess reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, the US \u2013 and many other advanced economies \u2013 remains in the early stages of a deleveraging cycle. A recession caused by too much debt and leverage (first in the private sector, and then on public balance sheets) will require a long period of spending less and saving more. This year will be no different, as public-sector deleveraging has barely started.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economonitor.com\/nouriel\/2012\/01\/13\/the-straits-of-america\/?utm_source=contactology&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EconoMonitor_Highlights%20-%20A%20Weekly%20Recap%20of%20some%20of%20the%20Best%20Pieces%20on%20EconoMonitor_10_27_111\">EconoMonitor : Nouriel Roubini&#8217;s Global EconoMonitor \u00bb The Straits of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the bearish outlook for US economic growth, the Fed can be expected to engage in another round of quantitative easing. But the Fed also faces political constraints, and will do too little, and move too late, to help the economy significantly. 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