"All the Federal Reserve has succeeded in doing is reflating a bubble. Of course, the temporary wealth effects associated with these inflated asset prices have benefited a small portion of the population at the expense of the larger economy," he said.
"The majority of Americans are experiencing the much more negative consequences of quantitative easing. They're seeing a decline in their standard of living and a rise in their cost of living.
Schiff spoke the same day as a new government report showed producer prices swelling at the fastest pace since September 2012. Food prices also have been surging lately.
However, other inflation indicators have been within the range the Fed is watching before it will consider raising rates.
Although disagreeing with Schiff's inflation-deflation argument, Roubini cited potential mistakes in Fed policy as one of at least six significant risks to the global economy.
The others are: Persistently lower growth in China that the market has not acknowledged; the risk of "secular stagnation" in developed economies; financial crises in emerging market countries such as Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Argentina, Venezuela and Thailand; a new Cold War between Russia and the West; and simmering tensions between China and Japan.
Those are competing against six bright spots: The risk of a euro zone debt crisis has been reduced; the debt ceiling fight in the U.S. has been resolved; aggressive easing in Japan has pushed risk of a recession into the future; deflationary risks are lower; tensions between Israel and Iran have been defused, and geopolitical unrest has not derailed growth in countries such as Pakistan.
"Usually they call me 'Dr. Doom,' but next to Peter I am not Dr. Doom," Roubini said. "There are some risks in the global economy that are actually receding. There are other risks that are rising. You have to look at the balance of the two."
- Source, CNBC
