Buy gold and a farm in the country!

During the EPCA presentation when Dr Marc Faber was asked about the remedies he recommends in order to face the impact of another crisis he suggested to "Buy gold and a farm in the country!" - via EPCA

The struggle for energy between the US & China could result in the Middle East going up in flames

During The EPCA Annual Meeting speech Dr Marc Faber expressed concerns about competition for energy resources, with China being pitted against the West, represented primarily by the U.S. “Oil is a big priority for China. But the U.S. could seek to contain China by limiting its access to oil in the Middle East.” He suggested western intervention in Libya can only serve to set alarm bells ringing in China, and pointed to a struggle developing for an overland trade route to the region as China courts Pakistan while the U.S. strengthens ties with India. This is due to the threat the U.S. navy poses to China’s shipping lanes, Faber said. The struggle for energy could result in the Middle East “going up in flames”, he said.
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China is the elephant in the room

China is the elephant in the room, Marc Faber told the EPCA audience . Noting a global shift in the balance of global economic and military power from West to East, he also highlighted the massive increase in China’s share of global commodity consumption. He is skeptical about GDP growth figures for China, suggesting they may be closer to 5% per year than 10%. Faber suggests that recent downward slides in stock markets are more likely to be the result of concerns about China’s economic bubble bursting rather than European woes. “If China grows or contracts by 3%, that translates into a huge impact, particularly in demand for commodities.” Marc Faber says - via EPCA