U.S. Inflation to Approach Zimbabwe Level, Faber Says

Mark Faber is a smart guy, I would take his remarks seriously.

Sorry for the lack of posts today, I'm in NY at the big book convention promoting my book it's a wild industry I'm learning.-Lou

U.S. Inflation to Approach Zimbabwe Level, Faber Says 

May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy will enter “hyperinflation” approaching the levels in Zimbabwe because the Federal Reserve will be reluctant to raise interest rates, investor Marc Faber said.

Prices may increase at rates “close to” Zimbabwe’s gains, Faber said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong. Zimbabwe’s inflation rate reached 231 million percent in July, the last annual rate published by the statistics office.

“I am 100 percent sure that the U.S. will go into hyperinflation,” Faber said. “The problem with government debt growing so much is that when the time will come and the Fed should increase interest rates, they will be very reluctant to do so and so inflation will start to accelerate.”

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