Note: Any reading below 100 shows contraction for this index. From the National Restaurant Association (NRA): Restaurant Industry Outlook Remained Uncertain In June as Restaurant Performance Index Declined for Second Consecutive Month The restaurant industry’s economic challenges continued to persist … Read More

Coinciding with this week’s release of RGE Monitor’s updated 2009/10 Global Economic Outlook, here we present an overview of our European Economic Outlook, including the Nordics, the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe. Previous newsletters addressed RGE’s U.S. outlook , … Read More

7/22/09 - Nightly Business Report, PBS - NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini’s Outlook on the Economy Transcript from PBS : Wednesday, July 22, 2009 SUZANNE PRATT: Joining me now with his thoughts on health care and the economy is Nouriel Roubini. … Read More

Here is a graph from Jan Hatzius at Goldman Sachs (no link): Click on graph for larger image in new window. The graph shows the end of cliff diving for retail sales, auto sales, home sales, and capital goods orders … Read More

A little Saturday morning video … offered without comment. Bloomberg - Roubini Says U.S. Recession Will Last Six More Months ( Click here for full video ) 00:00 Outlook for the U.S. economy, recession 07:07 Reasons for current economic condition … Read More

7/9/09 - Bloomberg - Roubini Says U.S. Recession Will Last Six More Months ( Click here for video ) July 9 ( Bloomberg ) — Nouriel Roubini, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and Robert Shiller, … Read More

Greetings from RGE Monitor! The first half of 2009 has ended and we at RGE Monitor are in the process of updating our quarterly Global Economic Outlook.  Below you will find a preview of our views on the short-to-medium term … Read More

The June employment report suggests that the alleged ‘green shoots’ are mostly yellow weeds that may eventually turn into brown manure. The employment report shows that conditions in the labor market continue to be extremely weak, with job losses in … Read More

Note: Any reading below 100 shows contraction. From the National Restaurant Association (NRA): Restaurant Industry Outlook Softened in May as Restaurant Performance Index Posted First Decline in Five Months The outlook for the restaurant industry was dampened somewhat in May, … Read More

6/24/09 - Bloomberg - Nouriel Roubini Says U.S. Economy `Sort of Stabilizing’ ( Click here for Video ) ( Bloomberg ) –  Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, talks with Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton and Tom … Read More