Quantitative easing a time bomb: Stephen Roach

Stephen Roach: Fed's Asset Purchases Are `Charade,'

Stephen Roach chats with Ron Paul

Stephen Roach, former Morgan Stanley chief economist breaks down the risks facing the U.S. recovery; the cost of Fed policies; whether China's economy is hitting a wall; and the race for the White House with Ron Paul.

Stephen Roach: U.S. Economy 'Out of Emergency Room' (Audio)

Stephen Roach, a professor at Yale University and former non-executive chairman for Morgan Stanley Asia, says the U.S. economy is "out of the emergency room" and Federal Reserve "rates should start to rise on a regular basis."

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Roach, Rutledge: Growth In China Slowing?

Discussing the structural challenges China is facing as its economy slows, with John Rutledge, Rutledge Capital and Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley Asia non-executive chairman

Stephen Roach: US Consumer Still on Thin Ice

Stephen Roach says that says the slowdown in the economic recovery is the result of the slowdown in consumer spending - when you get shocks to the consumer, like gas prices, the cushion isn't there.

Stephen Roach: Recession in Europe but Asia will weather the storm

Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley Asia talks with Bloomberg about the European crisis and its effects on Asia.
"The Eurozone will be in recession at least for the first half of the year ... but the recession will be contained [i.e. mild]"
"If it is a very severe recession [he sees low odds of this], then it's a much tougher situation for China and the rest of Asia"
"China is in a much place better than India [lower inflation and low budget deficit]"

Stephen Roach Interview

"The idea that we can run zero interest rates in perpetuity and penalize savers is absurd."