His comments, made at a private dinner event in Las Vegas, came after a rally on Wall Street on Tuesday brought major indices to record highs. The S&P 500 extended its recent rally to a fresh high to close at close at 1,625.96, and the Dow finished above the 15,000 milestone for the first time.
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As for yields, which have been driven to record lows on back of the Federal Reserve's aggressive bond buying programs, Roubini said they will "normalize very slowly."
The U.S. central bank is in its third round of quantitative easing program, which currently buys $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities, and $40 billion of Treasurys a month.
-- By CNBC.com's Li Anne Wong; follow her on Twitter: @LiAnneCNBC
-- This story was first reported by Scott Wapner.