RGE Monitor launches Asian presence

HONG KONG - Economics and policy website RGE Monitor has opened an Asian subsidiary in Hong Kong, marking the first international expansion for the New York-based company.

RGE Monitor targets global traders, economists, corporate executives and journalists. Previously a free academic resource aggregated by co-founder Nouriel Rubini, professor of economics at New York University, it has been run as a subscription based website since 2004.

The Hong Kong office will be headed by regional director Douglas Jaffe, who joins from his previous position as research director at Financial Insights, Asia Pacific.