(The following quote via TraderMark)
Julian Robertson is a legend; when he speaks – I listen.
Robertson had the best hedge fund record throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It is reported that the compound rate of return to his investors was 32%. During his active years, he was considered to be the “Wizard of Wall Street.” His hedge fund, Tiger Management, became the world’s largest fund, which peaked at over $23 billion invested.
He seems to appear on CNBC once a year, this is our opportunity to learn via osmosis.
(a) Nailed it —> [Oct 30, 2007: Julian Robertson Calling for “Doozy of a Recession“] <— market, as a “forward looking indicator” was at all time highs
(b) Nailed it —> [Oct 13, 2008: Julian Robertson Buying Some of Our Names – But Bearish on Economy]
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A few days ago, Mr. Robertson appeared on CNBC TV a couple of days ago and his comments have really caught the attention of online investors. Â (Peter Grandich, AGORACOM Chief Commentator, would love him). Â I’ve provided you with an 8-minute clip of the interview, which is worth its’ weight in gold given his track record. Â Some of his comments include:
- We’re in for some rough waters. The recession is temporarily over but the US has not addressed its problems
- The US can’t possibly pay back its debt
- Tragic that US leadership has put the country in this position
- Correct course is to scale back, stop spending and start saving
- It’s almost Armageddon if China and/or Japan stop buying US debt
- Inflation risk is much higher than deflation
- 6-7% Â interest rate is conservative … we could easily see 15-20%
- Chinese don’t want to stop buying our bonds – but there could be circumstances where they have to
- His solution would cause temporary pain in America. People will have to ask for it because government won’t.
- Japan could be forced to sell some long-term US bonds, which is much worse than not buying
- China is buying short-term debt because US can’t sell long-term debt. Â History has shown that short-term borrowing is fatal.
- US has yet to attack their problems. Â “Stimulating” is just spend and borrow in disguise. Â US needs to stop.
Drawing my own conclusions, gold would absolutely benefit from both high inflation and a loss of confidence in US debt, which would have to mean a loss of confidence in the $USD. Â What were once fringe scenarios are now very plausible scenarios.
Regards,
George
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