Roger Strassburg hatte die Gelegenheit, sich in Berlin mit James Galbraith zu unterhalten. Galbraith war kurz zuvor in Griechenland und traf sich dort mit Yanis Varoufakis und Alexis Tsipras. Seine Erfahrungen in Griechenland, die Gefahren für die Eurozone und transatlantische Missverständnisse sind Thema des Gesprächs.
Contrary, to orthodox “win-win” theory, globalization is a highly asymmetrical phenomenon. Initially, it creates far more producers than consumers. It also results in extraordinary imbalances between nations with current account deficits and surpluses. And it has led to a widening disparity of the returns between labor and capital. Does this mean that globalization is inherently unsustainable? Probably not. But it does mean that the most destabilizing phase of this mega-trend could well be close at hand.
Economist Nouriel Roubini says the risk of a global recession is greater than 50 percent, and the next two to three months will reveal the economy’s direction. In an interview with WSJ’s Simon Constable, Roubini also says he’s putting his money in cash. This is not the time to be in risky assets, he says.