Marc Faber

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• A President Bush Economic Boom????

  Published 08 July 2004 | viewed 6,388 times

  It is with utmost interest that I watch the usually very upbeat news on CNBC. In fact, Mr. Kudlow and Mr. Cramer are extremely fitting…

• The Fed's Monetary Policy Dilemma

  Published 19 June 2004 | viewed 5,997 times

  We have pointed out before that the year 2003 was unusual in the sense that every asset class including bonds, stocks, real estate, and commodities…

• The Bubbles Mr. Greenspan has Created!

  Published 19 May 2004 | viewed 7,884 times

  Credit has to be given to Mr. Greenspan. By bailing out the S&L Associations in 1990 he contributed to the creation of the emerging market…

• Booming Commodity Prices, but...

  Published 19 April 2004 | viewed 6,819 times

  In the past, I have frequently discussed long-term price cycles and observed, based on research carried out by economists such as Nikolai Kondratieff among many…

• Should You Buy What China Buys?

  Published 16 March 2004 | viewed 5,688 times

  It is true that China with its extremely competitive manufacturing sector whose productivity is rising rapidly, and India with its very low cost but increasingly…

• Something Will Give!

  Published 18 February 2004 | viewed 6,582 times

  A commentator characterized the year 2003 as an investors' "flight to garbage." Indeed, some assets perceived to be of lower quality, such as Ecuadorian and…

• A More Cautious Approach Toward Asia and Commodity Prices

  Published 03 November 2003 | viewed 3,663 times

  "Asia is firing on all cylinders. Consumer spending has more than recovered from Sars. In an increasing number of countries investment too is picking up.…

• Do Economic Statistics Adequately Reflect the Size of the Asian Economies?

  Published 13 October 2003 | viewed 5,387 times

  Officially, the US has a GDP of about US$11 trillion, while Chinas GDP amounts to US$1.1 trillion and India's to about US$500 billion. Moreover, whereas…

• Of Bombs and the Bond Market

  Published 21 August 2003 | viewed 3,385 times

  A version of this essay was first published in The Daily Reckoning. So spoke Larry Kudlow, of CNBC fame, in a recent "Cramer and Kudlow"…

• The Reality Of War

  Published 10 April 2003 | viewed 3,528 times

  A version of this essay was first published in The Daily Reckoning. There is an important point investors should be aware of, which may have…

• Infectious Pests

  Published 29 April 2003 | viewed 3,995 times

  A version of this essay was first published in The Daily Reckoning. Although SARS does not appear to be as contagious as the 1918 Spanish…