Sunday, September 9, 2012

Business has Slowed Down considerably in Asia

Marc Faber : ...In Asia we don't have the unfunded liabilities that western European economies and the u.s. and japan have. we have essentially relatively solid financial conditions in Asia, but some countries, you know, like Vietnam car sales are down 40%. steel production or steel usage is down 40% from the peak a few years ago. so we have in some countries already a meaningful slowdown and by and large if you talk to businessmen, business has definitely slowed down considerably.   - in CNBC The Call 06 Sept 2012
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Dr. Marc Faber Tomorrow's Gold







Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In June 1990, he set up his own business, which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager.