# Professor Nouriel Roubini's views on the UK's possible exit from the European Union are highlighted

1 Faculty News June 21, 2016 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027305.jpg?itok=Ipx0jiaQ)>

Excerpt from [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/21/roubini-brexit-risks-significant-damage-to-uk.html) -- "[Roubini](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nouriel-roubini), nicknamed 'Dr Doom' after a series of gloomy forecasts, laid out his warnings for the U.K. in a series of tweets on Tuesday, ahead of the referendum Thursday. He argued that the country's substantial current account and fiscal deficits 'may risk a sharp currency fall and a sudden stop of capital' if a majority of voters opt to leave the EU."

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