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New Reforms, Same Old China?

By Nouriel Roubini, Adam Wolfe and the RGE Macro Strategy team April 15, 2013 Nouriel Roubini, Adam Wolfe and the RGE Macro Strategy team explore prospects for economic and political reform following the transition of power to a new generation of leaders, and discuss the medium-term growth outlook for China.
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Draghi and Merkel vs. Berlusconi and Grillo: Who’s Going to Blink?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team April 9, 2013 Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team discuss the likely response from its European partners.
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Politics Testing the Power of Central Banks

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team April 3, 2013 Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team discuss tail risk reduction and its impact on global markets.
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Italian Elections Turn Messy—Steel Your Nerves and Hold On

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team Feb 27, 2013 Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team discuss the road ahead after the Italian elections delivered a hung parliament, leaving an unwieldy Senate.
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U.S. Fiscal Outlook—Scenarios for Sequestration

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team Feb 25, 2013 Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team discuss the near-certain sequestration beginning on March 1 and it's uncertain subsequent fate.
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Italian Elections—Non-Event or Risk Event?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy Team February 20, 2013 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy team discuss the upcoming Italian elections.
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After Davos—Policy Takeaways

By Nouriel Roubini February 7, 2013 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini for a discussion on his recent policy meetings and conversations at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos and during his trip to Asia.
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Kicking the Cliff Down the Road: The Outlook for the Debt Ceiling, Sequester and Other U.S. Fiscal Battles

By Nouriel Roubini January 8, 2013 Topics of discussion included implications of the fiscal deal for the drag on growth in 2013, the fiscal fights ahead and the likely effect on asset prices.
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Asia Podcast: Receding EZ Tail Risks Prompt an Upward Revision for 2013 Growth

By Michael Manetta, Ayoti Mittra and Adam Wolfe December 20, 2012 External demand will recover only gradually over the course of the year, precluding a major GDP growth acceleration; furthermore, another sharp slowdown in Chinese growth is expected toward the end of 2013, dragging the rest of the region down as well.
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Eurozone Trip Report

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy Team December 20, 2012 Though eurozone tail risks have diminished, daunting hurdles to growth and integration remain.
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Western Europe Podcast: Tail Risks Subside--for Now

By David Nowakowski, William Oman and Parul Walia December 20, 2012 For Europe, 2013 will not be much better than 2012, with more austerity in the face of private-sector deleveraging pointing to the eurozone economy contracting by half a percent, the UK struggling and the periphery remaining under stress.
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LatAm Podcast: Structural Reform Debate Rages on

By Juan Lorenzo Maldonado, Joao Pedro Ribeiro and Ibrahim Gassambe December 20, 2012 Lower growth and deteriorated external accounts will be prevalent, as domestic business cycles continue to normalize and external risks related to the U.S., eurozone and China loom large.
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The RGE 2013 Outlook: Slowing Global Growth Amid Tentative Regional and Asset-Class Differentiation

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy Team December 13, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy Team discuss the latest global outlook.
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China Passes the Baton to the Fifth Generation of Leaders—Now What?

By Adam Wolfe, Ibrahim Gassambe, Gary Clark and the RGE Macro Strategy Team November 8, 2012 The Chinese Communist Party will convene its 18th National Party Congress on November 8, ushering in a new generation of leaders to steer the world’s second-largest economy over the next decade.
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Emerging Europe Podcast: ECB Grants a Temporary Reprieve

By Jelena Vukotic, Maya Senussi and Natalia Gurushina October 18, 2012 The RGE Eastern Europe Analyst Team expect that a eurozone slump and a poor farming season will exacerbate weakness in domestic demand, pushing more export-oriented countries (Czech Republic, Hungary) back into recession and ensuring subpar growth rates in economies with a stronger domestic base (Turkey, Poland).
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Turkey's Goose Will Soon Be Cooked—Market Implications of Structural Vulnerabilities

By the RGE Macro Strategy and Country Insight Teams October 12, 2012 We discuss our high-conviction view that Turkey's below-potential economic prospects and structural vulnerabilities will leave the country exposed to external shocks—soon to be reflected in market pricing.
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Western Europe Podcast: Crisis Begins to Hit the Core

By the RGE Western Europe Analyst Team October 10, 2012 RGE looks at the spread of the eurozone crisis from the periphery to the core and to other EU countries, and discusses the impact of recent policy measures on growth prospects going forward.
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Asia Podcast: Tomorrow Never Dies

By the RGE Asia Analyst Team October 4, 2012 The RGE Macro Strategy Team considers the divergences in regional growth trends in H1 2012, and how the most resilient economies will fend off weak external conditions heading into H2 and 2013 before Chinese growth slows sharply in the second half of next year, dragging the rest of Asia down with it.
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LatAm Podcast: Time to Take the Gloves Off

By Juan Lorenzo Maldonado, Joao Pedro Ribeiro and Natalia Gurushina September 25, 2012 RGE's Macro Strategy Team discuss the outlook for the Latin American region as it becomes more vulnerable to prospective risks from the U.S., EZ and China, with a normalization of domestic activity. The key challenge, however, is in the long run, where structural reforms are key in order to foster growth at a time where global growth will cease to offer precrisis levels of support.
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ECB Pending Actions

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe Analyst Team Sep 6, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini discusses the pending actions of the ECB ahead of the imminent policy meeting.
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How Fast is The EZ Unraveling?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe Analyst Team August 1, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe Analyst team discuss the evolving eurozone situation and key pressure points, presenting insight on the next policy moves and implications.
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On the Brink: The Next Policy Move for the EZ

By Nouriel Roubini July 19, 2012 Nouriel Roubini shares thoughts and observations on his trip to the eurozone, presenting insight on the next policy moves and implications.
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France—Au Revoir Euro?

By the RGE Europe Analyst Team July 11, 2012 The RGE Western Europe Team discuss our French scenario analysis, and the French banking and housing sectors.
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Western Europe Outlook: Moving Closer to the Edge

By Megan Greene, Katharina Jungen, Mark Willis, Mikko Forss, Parul Walia, Elisa Parisi-Capone and Natalia Gurushina June 22, 2012 The RGE Western Europe Analyst Team discusses deteriorating growth indicators and political divides in the eurozone, as troubled periphery countries move the region closer to restructurings and exits.
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What Do Fed QE3 and the U.S. Election Have in Store for GDP?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Macro Strategy Team June 21, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini discusses U.S. growth amid EZ crisis and election-year political maneuvering.
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LatAm Outlook Podcast: Batten Down the Hatches

By Juan Lorenzo Maldonado, Joao Pedro Ribeiro and Natalia Gurushina June 19, 2012 RGE's Macro Strategy Team discuss the outlook for the Latin American region in the context of heightened uncertainty regarding the global economy. Although fundamentals remain strong, balance sheets are healthy and policy space remains, Latin America will not be able to insulate itself from the perfect storm brewing in the global economy.
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Asia Outlook: Live and Let Die

By Natalia Gurushina, Michael Manetta, Ayoti Mittra and Adam Wolfe June 15, 2012 The RGE Macro Strategy Team surveys the growth outlook for Asia, where a eurozone recession is running headfirst into Chinese and Indian corrections after years of unsustainable growth. Within the region, relative safe havens will outperform those assets with a higher share of global factors.
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Global Economic Outlook: If It Can’t Continue, It Won’t

By the RGE Macro Strategy Team June 14, 2012 RGE presents our current outlooks for global economies, stick to our guns, emphasizing the risk of a perfect storm for the global economy in 2013.
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Emerging Europe Outlook: EZ Spillovers Mount

By Rachel Ziemba, Jelena Vukotic and Natalia Gurushina June 13, 2012 RGE's Macro Strategy Team survey the the macro and financing risks in Emerging Europe, a region that stands out for its linkages with the eurozone that are reinforcing weak domestic demand. Regional assets remain highly correlated with risk sentiment.
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There Is No Vaccine for the Spanish Flu

By The RGE Macro Strategy Team June 11, 2012 The RGE Macro Strategy Team apply our views on the eurozone crisis to each of the asset classes, provide updates to our model portfolio and review our active tactical trade ideas.
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What's Wrong With the Consensus on Global Macro and Markets

By Nouriel Roubini May 30, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini discusses global tail risks, likely policy responses and major asset-price implications.
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Middle East and North Africa: Egyptian and Iranian Spillovers

By Rachel Ziemba and Maya Senussi May 29, 2012 The RGE MENA Analyst Team surveys the impact of the Egyptian presidential elections and stalemated Iranian nuclear talks.
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Eurozone Policy Options and Likely Outcomes

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe Team May 16, 2012 A discussion on: How has austerity affected politics in the periphery? How has the EZ's power base shifted with Hollande's election? What options does the EZ have for developing and implementing a growth compact? What policy bullets does the ECB have left?
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Room for QE3—A Portfolio View

By the RGE Market Strategy Team May 8, 2012 RGE Market Strategy Team applies our view on the likelihood of QE3 to each of the asset classes, provides updates to our model portfolio and reviews our active tactical trade ideas.
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The IMF and Spain—How to Keep the Elephant in the Room From Getting Shot?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe Team Apr 30, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Western Europe team discuss key takeaways from the recent IMF meetings and RGE's scenario analysis on Spain.
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Western Europe Outlook: ECB Buys Time, but Outlook Still Grim

By Megan Greene, Mark Willis, Katharina Jungen, Elisa Parisi-Capone, Parul Walia and Mikko Forss April 11, 2012 The RGE Western Europe Analyst team presents a significant upgrade to our previous outlook, not because our overall story for the eurozone has changed, but rather because the ECB’s long-term refinancing operations have bought enough time to push the defaults and EZ exits that we expect beyond our two-year outlook period. The improved outlook for the EZ has also favorably impacted our forecasts for the UK and Nordics.
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China and Oil Worries—A Chilly Wind Blows In From the East

By the RGE Market Strategy Team April 5, 2012 The RGE Market Strategy Team apply our outlook on slowing Chinese activity and changing investment dynamics to each of the asset classes, provide updates to our model portfolio, and review our active tactical trade ideas.
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Emerging Europe Outlook: A Modest Reprieve

By Rachel Ziemba, Jelena Vukotic, Maya Senussi and Natalia Gurushina April 2, 2012 The RGE Emerging Europe Analyst Team survey the improved outlook across Emerging Europe, which has benefited from stabilization in the eurozone and global economy, but still suffers from bank deleveraging and financing strains, and will experience below potential growth. With stronger global liquidity, the risks of policy complacency remain.
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Middle East and North Africa Outlook: Politics in the Driving Seat

By Rachel Ziemba and Maya Senussi March 29, 2012 The RGE MENA Analyst Team survey the paradoxical economic benefits from Iranian intransigence for oil exporters like Saudi Arabia and the financial strains faced by oil importers like Egypt, where economic and political uncertainty remains self-reinforcing.
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Asia Outlook: Quantum of Solace

By Adam Wolfe, Michael Manetta, Ayoti Mittra and Natalia Gurushina March 29, 2012 The RGE Asia Analyst Team look at a revised-up outlook for Asia/Pacific, with more modest improvement for EMs within the region.
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LatAm Outlook—Renewed Domestic Focus

By Juan Lorenzo Maldonado and Natalia Gurushina March 27, 2012 RGE’s LatAm economists discuss changes in our eurozone scenarios and U.S. outlook as they pertain to prospects across the region.
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Global Economic Outlook Conference Call: Better, But No Cigar

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams March 26, 2012 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research teams preview the latest Global Economic Outlook, discussing policy responses to the eurozone (EZ) crisis, prospects for the EZ periphery, U.S. macroeconomic upside and the slowdown for China.
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South Africa, Its Links to China and Commodities Performance

By Rachel Ziemba, Adam Wolfe, Shelley Goldberg, Natalia Gurushina and Maya Senussi March 22, 2012 Senior RGE Economists and investment strategists discuss the Chinese economic slowdown as it relates to South Africa’s economic and commodity outlook.
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EZ Political Risks—Policy and Economic Implications; Navigating Stormy Waters

By the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams March 13, 2012 The RGE Europe Analyst Team and members of the RGE Market Strategy Team review upcoming elections, treaty ratifications and policy debates impacting EZ policy and economic outcomes.
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Webcast: Risks Are More Balanced—Fundamentals vs. Sentiment

By the RGE Market Strategy Team March 7, 2012 The RGE Market Strategy Team share the current market outlook across asset classes, provide updates to our model portfolio and review active tactical trade ideas.
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Kick the Can, Buy Some Time—But Can the EZ Go the Distance?

By the RGE Market Strategy Team Feb 10, 2012 The RGE Market Strategy Team share the current market outlook across asset classes and updates to the model portfolio, and review active tactical trade ideas. Download Event Audio

Nouriel Roubini's Rundown from Davos

By Nouriel Roubini Jan 30, 2012 Nouriel offers policy and thematic insight from the 2012 World Economic Forum at Davos. Download Event Audio

EZ State of Play—Another Summit, More Skepticism

By Megan Greene and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams Jan 27, 2012 Senior economist Megan Greene and members of the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams review expectations for the January 30 EU summit.
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Russian Macro and Markets in Global Context – Is Defensive Positioning Justified?

By Rachel Ziemba, Shelley Goldberg and Natalia Gurushina Jan 25, 2012 Directors Natalia Gurushina, Shelley Goldberg and Rachel Ziemba discuss Russia in light of RGE’s global macro and market outlook, with a special focus on the Russian economy and its effects on various asset classes.
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Crude Oil—Conflicting Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Forces

By Rachel Ziemba, Shelley Goldberg, Gary Clark and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams January 18, 2012 On Wednesday, January 18, at 9 a.m. EST/2 p.m. GMT, join directors Rachel Ziemba and Shelley Goldberg, economist Gary Clark and members of the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams for a conference call to review crude oil and political risks in the Middle East. Download Event Audio

2012 Prospects and Risks: Pernicious or Manageable?

By the RGE Market Strategy Team January 12, 2012 The RGE Market Strategy team review the current asset information and discuss each of the active trades. Watch Webcast | Download Event Audio

Asia Outlook for 2012-13

By Adam Wolfe, Michal Manetta, Ayoti Mittra and Natalia Gurushina January 5, 2012 The RGE Asia Analyst team discuss the coming slowdown in Asia, which will not be as severe as 2008-09 for most of the region, with the important exception of China. Download Podcast Audio

LatAm Outlook for 2012-13

By Bianca Taylor, Juan Lorenzo Maldonado and Natalia Gurushina December 16, 2011 The RGE LatAm Team look at transmission of the global slowdown for Latin America through hits to external accounts and sentiment, and discuss trade recommendations. Download Podcast Audio

Emerging Europe Outlook for 2012-13

By Rachel Ziemba, Natalia Gurushina and the Eastern Europe team December 15, 2011 Directors Rachel Ziemba and Natalia Gurushina, along with the Eastern Europe team, discuss vulnerability to contagion from the eurozone. Download Podcast Audio

Western Europe Outlook for 2012-13

By Megan Greene, Elisa Parisi-Capone and the Western Europe team December 15, 2011 Senior Economists Megan Greene and Elisa Parisi-Capone and the Western Europe team break down their baseline for the future of the eurozone. Download Podcast Audio

MENA Outlook for 2012-13

By Rachel Ziemba and the MENA team December 14, 2011 Director Rachel Ziemba and the MENA team consider how the region will look a year after the Arab Spring. Download Podcast Audio

EZ Recession + Chinese Slowdown + U.S. Malaise + EM Pullback = Global Double Dip?

By the RGE Economic Research Team December 12, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research teams preview RGE’s 2012 Global Economic Outlook Update. Download Event Audio

Finding Market Opportunities When Extreme Volatility Reigns

By the RGE Market Strategy Team December 8, 2011 The RGE Market Strategy team review current asset information and discuss each of the active trades. Download Event Audio

A Preview of the U.S. Outlook for 2012

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams December 2, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams on review RGE’s updated United States Outlook. Download Event Audio

Can the EZ Be Brought Back From the Brink?

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams November 17, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams review the current state of the eurozone and future prospects Download Event Audio

Italy Now at Risk of Debt Restructuring

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams November 10, 2011 Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research teams review the urgent state of Italian debt and the asset class implications. Download Event Audio

EZ Recession in 2012 and Falling Global Growth Expectations

By the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams Nov 8, 2011 The RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams review the current state and future situation of the eurozone and the asset class implications. Download Event Audio

Eurozone in Crisis: Summit Response–What Really Can We Expect?

By the RGE Economic Research Team Oct 27, 2011 The RGE European Economic Research team review the current state and outcome of the eurozone summit, providing an overview before opening the discussion up to Q&A. Download Event Audio

Eurozone in Crisis—More Than a Plan to Plan Needed

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams Oct 21, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research teams review the current state and future situation of the eurozone, including next likely policy measures and their effectiveness; implications for the financial sector; and upside/downside risks and scenarios. Download Event Audio

Cross Asset Monthly

By the RGE Market Strategy Team Oct 11, 2011 The RGE Market Strategy Team review current asset information and discuss each of the active trades. Download Event Audio

Regional Outlook Updates

Oct 6, 2011 Following the release of the latest update to our Global Economic Outlook, RGE hosted a series of conference calls to discuss implications for specific regions.

The World Does Not End Every Day

By Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams Sep 27, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini and the RGE Market Strategy and Economic Research Teams introduce RGE’s Q4 2011 Global Economic Outlook Update.Download Event Audio

EZ Debt Crisis-United States of Europe or EZ Break-Up?

Nouriel Roubini, Arnab Das and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams Aug 9, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini; Arnab Das, the managing director of market research and strategy; and the Market Strategy and Economic Research teams held a conference call to discuss the eurozone (EZ) debt crisis. Download Event Audio

S&P's Downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating

Nouriel Roubini, Christian Menegatti and the RGE Economic Research and Market Strategy Teams Aug 08, 2011 RGE Chairman Nouriel Roubini, Head of Research Christian Menegatti and the Market Strategy and Economic Research teams hosted a conference call to discuss S&P's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating to AA+. Topics of discussion included likely market reactions and short- and long-term implications for fixed income. Download Event Audio

Introducing RGE's Asset Allocation Work

By Gina Sanchez Jul 19, 2011 A conference call to explain our market strategy and asset allocation work. Gina Sanchez, Director of Equity and Asset Allocation Strategy discusses how we perform our asset allocation and formulate our views on assets; and provides an overview of how the RGE model portfolio currently stands. Download Event Audio

Greek Debt Situation and Options

Nouriel Roubini and Arnab Das May 18, 2011 Nouriel Roubini and Arnab Das hosted a discussion of the current Greek debt situation and the options officials are contemplating, which include term extensions, restructuring and possible new short term lending. A Q&A period followed the call, where clients were able to ask the RGE team about various aspects and likelihood of each of the possibilities for Greece. Download Event Audio