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William Oman

William Oman is an economist at Roubini Global Economics, focusing on the eurozone. Prior to joining RGE, he worked for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the California-based Breakthrough Institute, the United States Senate and as an economics research assistant at McGill University. William is a regular contributor to the London School of Economics’ Global Policy Journal, writing monthly analyses on macroeconomics, political economy and international finance. He holds a Master’s of Public Administration from the London School of Economics, obtained with distinction, and a bachelor’s degree in economics with honors from McGill University.

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Recent Articles by William Oman

William Oman on the outlook for Ireland

William Oman May 16, 2013

The European Central Bank of Japan? Disinflation Is Looming

Christian Odendahl and William Oman May 9, 2013

William Oman on ECB meeting recap: Draghi adopts more dovish tone, hints at more action to come

William Oman May 3, 2013

William Oman on the ECB's May 2 meeting: No rate cut, but meeting will prepare ground for refi rate cut in June

William Oman April 25, 2013

William Oman on the ECB's March 7 meeting: no rate cut -- yet

William Oman April 25, 2013

William Oman on why our 2013-14 France forecast differs from the IMF's

William Oman April 22, 2013

William Oman on why our 2013-14 EZ forecast differs from the IMF's

William Oman April 18, 2013

Target2 Balances Improve and Excess Liquidity Falls, but Fragmentation Remains

William Oman and Peter Jones April 12, 2013

William Oman on the ECB Governing Council meeting: Draghi cautiously hints at easing, as RGE expected

William Oman April 5, 2013

William Oman on ECB April Meeting Preview: Change in Tone, Not in Rates (Yet)

William Oman April 4, 2013

France Trip Report: Will the Eurozone’s Second-Largest Economy Please Stand Up?

Nouriel Roubini and William Oman March 27, 2013

France Trip Report: Will the Eurozone’s Second-Largest Economy Please Stand Up?

Nouriel Roubini and William Oman March 27, 2013

Eurozone Outlook: Bad in 2013; Better in 2014, but With Downside Political Risks

Christian Odendahl, William Oman, David Nowakowski, Ibrahim Gassambe, Jennifer Kapila and Brunello Rosa March 27, 2013

Portugal Outlook: Recession This Year, OSI Next

Christian Odendahl, William Oman and David Nowakowski March 26, 2013

Ireland Outlook: Better, but Big Hurdles Remain

Christian Odendahl and William Oman March 26, 2013

Greece Outlook: Recession Slows; Further OSI Conditional on Reform

Christian Odendahl and William Oman March 26, 2013

France Outlook: Recession Now—Apocalypse, Not Yet

William Oman, Ibrahim Gassambe and Jennifer Kapila March 20, 2013

Eurozone Scenarios: ‘Muddle Through’ Becomes Harder but Remains the Preferred Policy Choice

Christian Odendahl, David Nowakowski, William Oman and Brunello Rosa March 14, 2013

William Oman on the ECB's March monetary policy decisions: Rates on hold, no hints at further unconventional measures

William Oman March 11, 2013

William Oman on ECB's Benoît Cœuré sanguine about impact of LTRO repayment on money markets

William Oman March 11, 2013

William Oman on ECB keeps rates on hold, as we expected

William Oman March 11, 2013

William Oman on the French government sudden U-turn on the capital gains tax increase

William Oman March 11, 2013

William Oman on European banks sitting on €1.05 trillion of bad debts

William Oman March 11, 2013

William Oman on new data showing re-fragmentation of EZ financial system

William Oman March 6, 2013

William Oman on the ECB's March 7 meeting: no rate cut -- yet

William Oman March 4, 2013

What Chance a Turnaround for the Eurozone?

David Nowakowski, William Oman, Jelena Vukotic, Evghenia Sleptsova February 15, 2013

William Oman on France's Q4 GDP release

William Oman February 14, 2013

William Oman on France's FinMin's hint that France will likely miss its deficit target

William Oman February 13, 2013

William Oman on the ECB's monetary policy decisions

William Oman February 7, 2013

William Oman on France's labor-market reform (1/2)

William Oman February 7, 2013

William Oman on EZ inflation reading

William Oman February 7, 2013

William Oman on weak and weakening French PMIs

William Oman February 7, 2013

William Oman on Preview of the ECB's February 7 meeting

William Oman February 7, 2013

Stagnating UK Needs More Stimulus

Brunello Rosa, William Oman and Maya Senussi January 25, 2013

Another Take on European Bank Solvency

Jennifer Kapila, Brunello Rosa, Sonal Badhan, William Oman and Rachel Ziemba January 18, 2013

William Oman on France's labor-market reform (2/2)

William Oman January 15, 2013

EZ Financial Fragmentation Ebbs; Main Refinancing Rate on Hold

William Oman, David Nowakowski, Brunello Rosa, Jelena Vukotic and Evghenia Sleptsova January 11, 2013

Lower Tail Risks Not Enough to Prevent a Eurozone Recession

Nouriel Roubini, David Nowakowski and William Oman December 14, 2012

Ireland Outlook: The Best of the Worst, but Don’t Buy the Recovery Hype

William Oman December 13, 2012

European Central Bank: Proceeding Ever Cautiously

William Oman December 11, 2012

France Outlook: Austerity + EZ Slowdown = Recession

William Oman, Ibrahim Gassambe, Jennifer Kapila, David Nowakowski December 11, 2012

An Alternative View of France′s Challenges

William Oman, Megan Greene and Maya Senussi November 30, 2012

William Oman on the French government's rhetoric vis à vis Mittal

William Oman November 30, 2012

William Oman on French government's threat to nationalize ArcelorMittal's plant

William Oman November 28, 2012

France and Italy Sovereign Risks vs. Returns: La Dolce Vita and Joie de Vivre

Paul Domjan, David Nowakowski, Ibrahim Gassambe, Jennifer Kapila, Evghenia Sleptsova and William Oman November 28, 2012

The Economist’s Portrait of France: Our Take Is Different

William Oman November 27, 2012

Greece Will Still Be Insolvent After a Bond Buyback, but Slightly Less So

David Nowakowski, William Oman, Ibrahim Gassambe and Maya Senussi November 23, 2012

Eurozone Back in Recession

Katharina Jungen, Jennifer Hsieh, William Oman, Megan Greene, Rachel Ziemba, Sonal Badhan and Mikko Forss November 16, 2012

William Oman on France's Q3 GDP release

William Oman November 15, 2012

Target2 Imbalances Moderate and ELA Increases in October

William Oman November 9, 2012

Worsening EZ Core Conditions; ECB Stays on Hold

Megan Greene, William Oman, Parul Walia, Maya Senussi and Mark Willis November 9, 2012

RGE’s New Eurozone Scenarios and ECB Forecast

Megan Greene, William Oman, Mark Willis, Rini Sen, Maya Senussi and Mikko Forss November 2, 2012

Fragmentation of EZ Financial Markets Declines, but Remains Elevated

William Oman November 1, 2012

ECB Meeting Preview: No Rate Cut

William Oman October 31, 2012

European Central Bank: Keeping the Powder Dry

William Oman October 30, 2012

France Outlook: Historic Budget Ushers in Recession

William Oman October 26, 2012

William Oman on EZ monetary developments: monetary stimulus fails to reach real economy

William Oman October 26, 2012

Eurozone PMIs Signal a Recession Gathering Pace

William Oman, Mikko Forss, Maya Senussi and Mark Willis October 26, 2012

Liquidity Conditions Improve in the Eurozone

William Oman October 25, 2012

EU Summit: Questions Remain on Banking Union

Megan Greene, William Oman, Petar Atanasov, Jelena Vukotic, Danya Li Churanek and Mark Willis October 19, 2012

William Oman on Spain's bad loans, sovereign credit rating, and haircuts applied to Spanish banks' collateral

William Oman October 18, 2012

EZ Periphery Liquidity Conditions Stable

William Oman October 18, 2012

William Oman on the French government's rescue of PSA's banking subsidiary

William Oman October 17, 2012

Eurozone Inflation: Whither Adjustment?

Mark Willis and William Oman October 17, 2012

EZ Periphery Liquidity Conditions Improve; Capital Flight Abates

William Oman October 12, 2012

William Oman on the surprise jump in French industrial production in August

William Oman October 11, 2012

William Oman on the French national assembly's vote on the EU fiscal compact

William Oman October 9, 2012

William Oman on Banque de France's estimate of French GDP's 0.1% Q3 contraction

William Oman October 8, 2012

France’s 2013 Budget—Ushering in Recession

William Oman, Megan Greene, Jennifer Kapila, Jelena Vukotic, Danya Li Churanek and Mark Willis October 5, 2012

ECB Disappoints With OMT Clarification and Greek Debt Decision

William Oman and Megan Greene October 4, 2012

William Oman on the French government's capital gains tax increase

William Oman October 4, 2012

Mixed Signals in EZ Liquidity Conditions Again

William Oman October 4, 2012

France’s 2013 Budget: Ushering in Recession

William Oman October 4, 2012

EZ Bank Deleveraging: Long Contraction Ahead

Jennifer Kapila, Parul Walia, Francis Hui, William Oman and Elisa Parisi-Capone October 2, 2012

William Oman on France's September manufacturing PMI and new car sales

William Oman October 2, 2012

William Oman on France's 2013 budget

William Oman September 28, 2012

Spanish Government Unveils Austerity Budget

Megan Greene, William Oman, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Maya Senussi and Jelena Vukotic September 28, 2012

EZ Liquidity Conditions Continue to Improve—With ELA Caveat

William Oman September 27, 2012

William Oman on the possible €20 billion increase in France’s debt and fiscal burden

William Oman September 24, 2012

EZ Data Point to Improved Liquidity Conditions

William Oman September 21, 2012

William Oman on Ireland's weak Q2 GDP data

William Oman September 20, 2012

William Oman on France's ugly September Flash PMIs

William Oman September 20, 2012

William Oman on the French government's implementation of the fiscal compact

William Oman September 19, 2012

Germany’s Constitutional Court Backs ESM

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mark Willis, Parul Walia, William Oman and Rachel Ziemba September 14, 2012

EZ Liquidity Conditions Stable

William Oman September 13, 2012

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Mr. Draghi, Mr. Arnault, and Europes Gordian Knot

William Oman September 12, 2012

Italy Scenario Analysis: Ending la Dolce Vita

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Jennifer Kapila, David Nowakowski and William Oman September 12, 2012

Mixed Signals on EZ Liquidity Conditions, Capital Flight Picks Up Again

William Oman September 6, 2012

EZ Bank Data Show Accelerating Retail Deposit Flight From Spain

William Oman August 30, 2012

Ireland Outlook: Not Out of the Woods

William Oman August 16, 2012

EZ Liquidity Conditions Broadly Stable

William Oman August 16, 2012

EZ Liquidity Conditions Improve Marginally

William Oman August 9, 2012

French Housing Market: Fragile, Handle With Care

David Nowakowski and William Oman August 7, 2012

Capital Flight out of EZ Continues

William Oman August 2, 2012

Will Draghi Put His Money Where His Mouth Is?

Megan Greene, William Oman, David Nowakowski, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Natalia Gurushina July 31, 2012

EZ Liquidity Conditions Stabilize

William Oman July 26, 2012

ECB Liabilities to Non-EA Residents Show Intensifying Capital Flight

William Oman July 19, 2012

Indicators Point to Stabilization in Liquidity Needs

William Oman July 11, 2012

France Puts Tough Choices on Hold

Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Rachel Ziemba and William Oman July 6, 2012

Eurozone Crisis Dashboard: Fall in Eonia Swap Rate Points to ECB Rate Cut

William Oman July 4, 2012

France Scenario Analysis: Au Revoir Euro?

Mark Willis, Katharina Jungen, Jennifer Kapila, David Nowakowski and William Oman July 2, 2012

Reliance on MRO Liquidity Increases

William Oman June 27, 2012

Contextualizing the Latest Wave of Spanish Stress Tests

William Oman, Parul Walia, Jennifer Kapila, Natalia Gurushina, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and Mark Willis June 22, 2012

SMP Remains Closed, Amount Outstanding Falls by €1.3 Billion

William Oman June 21, 2012

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Angelas Ashes: Could a Slowdown in German Growth Save the Euro?

William Oman June 18, 2012

Eurozone Crisis Dashboard: ECB Opts Not to Reopen SMP

William Oman June 14, 2012

Eurozone Crisis Dashboard: ECB Action 'Temporary, Not Infinite'

William Oman June 8, 2012

Ireland Outlook: Recession Continues

William Oman June 6, 2012

EZ Crisis Drives Scandinavian Monetary Policy; Negative Rates Ahead in Denmark

Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Maya Senussi, William Oman and Mark Willis June 1, 2012

Goodbye Fiscal Compact, Hello Growth Agenda?

Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Mark Willis, Jelena Vukotic and William Oman April 27, 2012

Ireland’s Promissory Notes Deal Misses Bigger Picture

William Oman and Megan Greene April 18, 2012

Green Light for Greek PSI Deal, but More Debt Relief Needed

Katharina Jungen, David Nowakowski, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Jelena Vukotic, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss and William Oman March 9, 2012

Ireland Outlook Update: Weaker Exports to Hurt Growth

Megan Greene and William Oman March 7, 2012

EZ Divorce: Lessons of the Past for Those Who Make EZ History

William Oman January 31, 2012

Greek PSI and the ECB; EZ Yield Curves; EZ PMIs; UK Double Dip; Hungarian Monetary Policy; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, William Oman, Katharina Jungen and Mark Willis January 27, 2012

Mortgage Relief in Ireland and the U.S.: Crucial But Lacking

William Oman January 23, 2012

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

The Quiet Revolution

William Oman January 17, 2012

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Quiet Revolution

William Oman January 17, 2012

German, Global Central Bank, ECB Moves to Solve EZ Crisis; EZ Yield Curves; Hungarian Monetary Policy; Scandinavian Growth; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Mark Willis and William Oman December 2, 2011

U.S. Banks and Credit: The EZ Outbreak

Jennifer Kapila, Prajakta Bhide and William Oman November 30, 2011

EZ Crisis Response; Eastern Europe Banks; ECB Monetary Policy; Hungary and the IMF; Belgian Politics; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Jelena Vukotic, William Oman, and Mark Willis November 25, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Europes Perfect Storm: When Possibility Meets Actuality

William Oman November 14, 2011

Why the ECB's Monetary Policy Threatens the Eurozone, and Why It Needs a Higher Inflation Target

William Oman November 9, 2011

EZ PMIs; Greek Politics; UK Growth; Romanian Monetary Policy; Russian IP; Turkish Inflation; EZ Calendar

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Megan Greene, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, Tetiana Sears, Maya Senussi, Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis and William Oman November 4, 2011

Low Inflation in EZ Core Threatens Periphery’s Efforts to Regain Competitiveness

William Oman and Megan Greene October 21, 2011

PMIs Painting a Gloomier Picture by the Month

Mikko Forss, Megan Greene, Rachel Ziemba, Katharina Jungen, Parul Walia, Maya Senussi, Jelena Vukotic, Tetiana Sears and William Oman October 7, 2011

UK QE2; Hungarian Financial Stability Concerns; Swedish Policy Bullets; Swiss Currency Strength; Irish Growth Outlook

Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, Mikko Forss, William Oman and Sehaj Malik September 23, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

The (Debt) Hangover Part II

William Oman September 13, 2011

Weak Domestic Demand Prospects in Europe, With Few Bright Spots

Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Jelena Vukotic, David Rogovic, William Oman, Sehaj Malik and Filipe Albuquerque September 1, 2011

Finnish Collateral Demands, Polish Consumption, Czech Rating Upgrade, EZ PMIs, Portuguese Consumption

Mikko Forss, David Rogovic, Jelena Vukotic, William Oman and Filipe Albuquerque August 26, 2011

Ireland Outlook Update: Export-Led Growth to Remain Fragile

William Oman and Katharina Jungen August 26, 2011

Europe-Wide Growth Slowdown

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Katharina Jungen, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic, Parul Walia, William Oman, Sehaj Malik, Filipe Albuquerque August 19, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

A Durable Recession?

William Oman August 16, 2011

PMIs Paint Gloomy Picture, With Few Exceptions

William Oman, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Parul Walia, Mikko Forss, David Rogovic and Jelena Vukotic August 5, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

China, the West, and the Rebalancing of Global Growth

William Oman August 1, 2011

UK Monetary Policy; Eurozone Inflation; Swedish Households; Eastern European Banks; Turkish Consumer Confidence; Polish Manufacturing

Parul Walia, William Oman, Mikko Forss, Jelena Vukotic and David Rogovic July 22, 2011

Greek Debt; Volatile Turkish Inflation; Fragile Irish Growth; Russia's Weak Fixed Investment; Poland's Shale Gas Bonanza; Denmark's Bank Woes

Mikko Forss, William Oman, Elisa Parisi-Capone, David Rogovic, Oritse J. Uku and Jelena Vukotic July 8, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Ireland: Latest GDP Contraction Worrying

William Oman April 1, 2011

UK Budget; German Politics; Polish Monetary Policy

Parul Walia, Katharina Jungen, David Rogovic, William Oman and James Mason March 31, 2011

Ireland: GDP Contraction to Heighten Debt Burden?

William Oman and James Mason March 31, 2011

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Ireland: Negative Fiscal Feedback Loop Linking Emigration and Bank Losses?

William Oman March 21, 2011

Ireland: Negative Fiscal Feedback Loop Linking Emigration and Bank Losses?

William Oman March 20, 2011

Eastern Europe Monetary Policy; Icelandic Policy Rate; Irish Fiscal Challenges

Jelena Vukotic, David Rogovic, Mikko Forss and William Oman March 18, 2011