Iran: A Military Confrontation Would Be Madness

It is pretty clear that many people in Washington DC and in America who want to do something with Iran. There seem to be many people in Israel who want to do something with Iran.

I find it madness if they would even think about something like that because if they do, it is going to cause all sorts of havoc in the world and retaliation, but people do foolish things all the time. - in ET

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QE 3 Is Already Taking Place, Look At The Federal Reserve`s Balance Sheet

We already have QE 3. Get out the Federal Reserve‘s balance sheet. You’ll see that they’ve been pumping up – you can see unadjusted M2 is going through the roof. Look at their balance sheet.

All sorts of assets are suddenly appearing on their balance sheet. Where did they come from? They didn’t come from the Tooth Fairy; they came because they’re in there buying in the market as fast as they can. There Is QE 3 already. They don’t call it that but it’s there. – in Reuters

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If Somebody Starts Bombing Iran, Everything In The World Is Probably Going To Go Down For A While

If somebody starts bombing Iran, everything in the world is probably going to go down for a while except maybe gold. Maybe the US dollar would go up initially, but probably everything would be hit in the shock except maybe gold. So I own gold. I am not selling my gold. I bought some gold on Monday a little bit. Not very much, but if gold goes down a lot, I would buy. I hope I am smart enough to buy a lot more gold. Gold is going to go much higher over the course of this decade. Do not sell your gold, not yet. - in Economic Times

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Myanmar Once Was The Single Richest Country In Asia

In 1962 Myanmar was the single richest country in Asia. Now it’s the poorest because it’s been so badly managed in the past 50 years. But they are changing that now.” - in Bloomberg

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Myanmar: They Have Evrything

It’s right between China and India, 60 million people, massive natural resources, agriculture. You could feed much of Asia, they have metals, they have energy, they have everything. - at the gathering in New York

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Everybody Is Now Loosening The Money Supply, Printing Money

Throughout history when you have people printing money and debasing currency, the way to protect yourself and to make money is to own real assets. Silver, rice, natural gas, and those are not specific recommendations. I am just saying those are natural resources.

You now have the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, America, the Chinese apparently are loosening up. Everybody is now loosening the money supply, printing money. That's good for real assets. - in Economic Times

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If I Could Put All Of My Money Into Myanmar, I Would

If I could put all of my money into Myanmar, I would. Myanmar is in the same place China was in early 1979, when Deng Xiaoping said we have to do something new. Myanmar is now opening up. - at a conference in Singapore yesterday

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I Don`t Own Any US Equities

"I don’t own any U.S. equities." - in a recent Bloomberg TV interview

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I Expect The Renminbi To Double Or Triple In The Next Decade Or Two

I own the renminbi. Every time I can, I buy more renminbi. I expect the renminbi to double or triple in the next decade or two. - in Bloomberg

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Paper Money Is Becoming Very Suspect Everywhere In The World

Probably none of us are going to own any paper money at all ultimately, but that’s later in this decade, because paper money is becoming very suspect everywhere in the world. - in Bloomberg

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Everybody’s Having A Wonderful Time Running The Printing Presses

Everybody’s having a wonderful time running the printing presses. The way to protect yourself at a time like that, historically anyway, has been to own real assets. Those are my longs, and currencies. - in Bloomberg

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How To Play: Own Real Assets

My way of playing this is to own real assets like commodities. You now have the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve printing money. The way to protect yourself at a time like this is to own assets. - in CNBC

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Europe As a Whole Is The Largest Economy In The World

Europe as a whole is the largest economy in the world. If Europe has problems, we in the US are going to feel those problems. - in CNBC

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Don`t Listen To Governments

If you listen to governments, then you are not going to make a lot of money. Governments lie, distort and make mistakes. - in CNBC

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The Situation Is Getting Much Worse

Overall, the situation is getting much worse. They’re spending other peoples’ money, they’re printing money, so overall, I’d be very worried about 2013-2014, and maybe even later in 2012 if it becomes clear that 2013 is not going to be fun. - in the money man report

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Countries All Over The World Are Debasing Their Currencies Now, Singapore Is Not

"I still hold all my gold - if gold goes down more I will certainly buy more gold. Gold is going to be much, much higher over the next decade. Countries all over the world are debasing their currencies now, Singapore is not. But nearly every place else yes. I think I have to own some gold." - in Channel New Asia

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I Am Worried About 2013, 2014

Things look better, but whether it is actually real or not is the question. I am worried about the U.S., especially in 2013 and 2014. In the U.S., they are going to continue printing money and sending out good news to win votes this year. - in Money News

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Gold Will Not Go Over 2,000 USD This Year

I do not think it will go to 2,000 dollars an ounce this year, no. I own it and I am not planning on selling it. It will go over 2,000 dollars an ounce one day, but not this year. - in a recent interview

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Europe Needs To Stop Bailing Out Greece

Europe needs to stop bailing out Greece. The real issue is are they going to change their ways in future? If they do that, the situation will improve. Just sorting out Greece is not enough, if they were to address the problems in other countries then that would be exciting. But I do not think they will. - in Investment Week

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Printing, Sending Out Good News To Win Votes

In the US, they are going to continue printing money and sending out good news to win votes this year. - in Investment Week

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To Lend Money To The Most Indebted Nation In The World Is Incomprehensible To Me

US T-bills are at historic lows. To lend money to the most indebted nation in the world is incomprehensible to me. This is a bubble. - in Investment Week

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CNBC Video: They Are Changing The Way To Calculate Inflation, Again

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Huge Inflation Down The Road

I'm short technology stocks in the US and i'm not buying anything in the US.

I do think that this year is going to be better in the economy and the stock market partly because they're printing a lot of money, that will help some parts of the economy and help commodities.

But you also have to remember this leads to huge inflation down the road. - in CNBC

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Bernanke Is Destroying The Savings Class

As far as the zero interest rate policy, it's a disaster for most people in the world. You're destroying the whole class of people in america who save and invest, and if you destroy your savings class, you really build up huge problems for the future. - in CNBC

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Election Year: The Economy Is Going To Look Better Than It Does Normally

Every time there's an election, the government spends as much money as it can to get votes. and the central bank prints as much money. so this year, the economy is going to look better than it does normally. - in a recent CNBC video interview

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I Am Bullish On All Agriculture

I am bullish on all agriculture, everything from sugar to rice, to wheat to corn. - in Sydney Morning Herald

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How Does China Look?

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Facebook: I Am Not Buying Because Its A Very Expensive Stock

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I Am Not Buying Anything Right Now

I am not buying anything right now. I am mainly looking out the window. I bought little gold when it went down, not long ago. - in a CNBC video interview with Larry Kudlow

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CNBC Video: Interest Rates Policy Will Destroy The Dollar

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CNBC Video: Facebook, Interest Rates, US Dollar

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European Summits: It`s All A Charade

We've been having European summits every few weeks for the past two years, it's all a charade. They are just trying to get through the French elections and I am not paying too much attention to it until they start to take real action. - in CNBC

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Nobody Will Leave The Euro In 2012

I don't think we'll see anybody will leave the euro zone in 2012, there are 40 elections in 2012 there will be more problems this year, governments everywhere will do their best to make sure we get through elections. - in CNBC

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