11 November, 2011

The Missing Chapter - A Personal View of Russia - Twenty Years After & The Inflation Pulse Returns and Implications on the Fall Melt-Up of 2011

Marc Faber has just released his November 2011 market commentary on his gloomboomdoom.com website. This month report is entitled "The Strongest Principle of Economic Development Lies in Human Choices".

There are 2 attachments to the monthly market commentary (MMC):

The Missing Chapter - A Personal View of Russia - Twenty Years After by Eric Kraus, Managing Director of Anyatta Capital

The Inflation Pulse Returns and Implications on the Fall Melt-Up of 2011 by Michael A. Gayed, Chief Investment Strategist at Pension Partners, LLC

The first attachment can be accessed at "The Missing Chapter - A Personal View of Russia - Twenty Years After" and you can download the PDF at the end of the linked article. In this chapter, Kraus discusses about Russia before the 1997 collapse and the corruption that took place at the time and how it has now improved and that Moscow feels the freest place in Europe.

The second attachment refers to "Inflation, Deflation And The Fall Melt-Up of 2011" article on Seeking Alpha where Mr. Gayed explains how to navigate the markets which consistently changing market sentiments from deflation to inflation fear and vice-versa. He uses the price ratio of the Treasury Inflation Protected Bond ETF (TIP) relative to nominal 7-10 Year Treasuries (IEF) to anticipate sentiment. - in ETF Investment Ideas website

Marc Faber is an international investor known for his uncanny predictions of the stock market and futures markets around the world.