Geopolitical tensions are on the rise and could at some point in the future have a very negative impact on the global economy and financial markets, |
He will not come back right away, he will probably try to put up a front man. I don't think his character is such that he will just retire, leave politics and fade away. |
I wouldn't buy the Indian stock market today. It is not a bargain. If it goes too much higher, it could easily halve. Chinese shares, which were very expensive, are now more reasonable. |
I'm very positive regarding Japan's markets, |
If you are eager to invest in countries that have good corporate governance, don't invest in emerging economies, |
It's a step in the right direction, although not a big step, ... helps stabilize the currency for a while, but it's addressing the symptoms why the currency's weak, not the causes why the currency's weak. |
Over the last six to nine months the economy has performed again much better. |
The Japanese share market will strongly outperform New York in the next five years, ... The enormous cash reserves from private households and companies, the money they keep under their mattresses, will flow into the economy. |
Twenty years ago, ... [a family] spent its income on housing, clothing, food appliances, cars, a radio and a TV. Today, it will spend additional money on a DVD player, computers, fax machines, printers, several cellular phones and a whole host of other new electronic gadgets...modern society requires people to continuously enlarge the 'basket of goods' that are considered necessary to lead a 'good life.' |