Nouriel Roubini Foreign Quotations

If we continue with our current patterns of spending above our incomes, by 2013 the U.S. foreign liabilities could be as high as 75 percent of GDP and an increasing fraction of such liabilities will be in the form of equity. So, let us stop whining about the dangers of unfriendly foreigners owning our firms and assets and get used to it.

Our ability to finance ourselves depends upon the willingness of foreign central banks to hold dollars. That willingness is going to be shrinking (this) year.

The ability to send a 'sell' order that roils markets may not give China a veto over U.S. foreign policy, but it surely does increase the cost of any U.S. policy that China opposes.

Anything that makes your attempt to buy an asset more risky can have a material effect on the amount of investment we get. These days, we'd be lucky if we get lots of foreign direct investment. We should not restrict it. We should make it easier.