In the latest issue of his investment newsletter, Marc Faber shared his concerns about rising commodity prices. According to the Business Intelligence-Middle East (UAE) website today:

Marc Faber the Swiss fund manager and Gloom Boom & Doom editor said he has some short-term concerns about commodity prices including gold. He is also reluctant to invest in bonds.

In the latest issue of the Gloom Boom & Doom, Faber writes: “Since we had in 2008 the third best annual return (41%) in the last 35 years and since each time high returns were followed by negative returns I would be, regardless of the economic outlook, very reluctant to invest in long term government and also in corporate bonds.”

Faber says he is more negative about US bonds under a further deterioration of the economy than under a recovery, adding that ‘inevitable’ further economic weakness ‘will lead to further fiscal stimulus packages and necessitate further money printing’.

He believes the latest GPP growth figures are a result of massive government interventions into the free market which inevitably resulted in extremely volatile economic and financial conditions.

As a result assets are over-stretched: equities are too high, the euro is over-bought the dollar is oversold.

Even gold may be due for a short term correction, he says.

“I should also mention some concerns (for now of short-term nature) I have about commodity prices including gold. A large number of commodities including oil, the CRB Index, and gold broke out on the upside in early October,” Faber said.

“I would regard a failure to hold above the ‘upside breakout points’ in the period directly ahead with great caution. In the case of gold a decline below US$1,000 would likely lead to further more meaningful weakness, possibly down to between US$800 and US$900,” Faber added.

Big correction coming?

Source:

“Marc Faber has short term concerns about commodities, says gold may drop to US$800”
BI-ME Staff
Business Intelligence-Middle East (UAE), November 6, 2009

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