Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Large Fiscal Deficits are Undesirable

Marc Faber : “To intervene with monetary measures is negative to start with, and right now the same goes for fiscal measures because large fiscal deficits are undesirable,” Faber said. “What is the cause of the crisis? We have too much debt. To create more debt is not solving the problem.” - in Emerging Markets interview

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.