Outcome in China Uncertain

Marc Faber : Coming back to China, look nobody knows precisely what the outcome in China will be. But all I can tell you is from living in Asia there has been a slow down in the growth in Asia. And in most countries, corporations have begun to report disappointing earnings. There is a reason why stocks in the world are down between 20% and 30%. The S&P this year as I expected, has out preformed the emerging economies. But there is a reason why stocks went down this much, and I think for monetary reasons they will rebound now, the way the S&P is rebounding, but it does not change the fact that something is not quite right. - in FSN

The US market is likely to outperform the Emerging Markets in the foreseeable future

Marc Faber : Foreigners have been selling Indian shares, so there is a negative view about India at the present. In the world, the consensus amongst fund managers is that India is not perfect and the US market is relatively more attractive than other markets. So, the money flows into the US markets. Markets like India and China have grossly underperformed, but the other markets are down 20 per cent. In the case of India, the rupee is down at the same time, so we have a terrific underperformance here. Although it is true that the US market is likely to outperform the emerging markets in the foreseeable future, it doesn’t mean the US market would go up much. Secondly, I would rather wait for a buying opportunity in India and other emerging economies that may arise in 2012. - in NDTV

The Chinese Tourists like Casinos

Marc Faber : "Eighty per cent of Chinese traveling outside the country for the first time head for a casino and 90 per cent of Chinese who travel to the US visit Las Vegas."