# Prof. Nouriel Roubini comments on Ben Bernanke's view of gold

1 Faculty News October 7, 2013 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-06/gold-befuddles-bernanke-as-central-banks-losses-at-545-billion.html) -- “'Bernanke was suggesting in his own way that too much importance is given to gold, it’s too hyped,' said [Nouriel Roubini](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nouriel-roubini), professor of economics and international business at New York University. 'Gold is not a currency.'”

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