Nouriel

Where is all this leverage? Prime brokers now play hard ball. If you want to short a highly volatile stock, expect to pledge your first born child as collateral. The eminent doctor is increasingly looking like a one hit wonder. We are going to die from ice, not fire, and of boredom, not from cardiac arrest.

In this interview with CNBC on Nov. 4, 2009, Dr. Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University and chairman of RGE Monitor, cautions investors of the coming asset bubble and crash caused by the dollar carry trade, and at the same time shared his views on the economy and housing.

This is the second time in many weeks that Dr. Roubini warned of a growing dollar carry trade and threatening to cause a global implosion. The following is a summary of his CNBC interview along with my comments.