by Barron Maestro on April 11, 2012
CNBC’s Becky Quick interviewed Mark Mobius this morning. Mobius is a global investor and emerging markets fund manager, and is considered to be one of the leaders in the industry as he has been involved in these markets for over 40 years (according to Wikipedia).
Quick questioned Mobius on whether this spring season was a tipping point for the markets like it had been in the past couple of years. Mobius responded that he believed we were in pretty good shape for the emerging markets which have outperformed other markets so far this year.
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by Barron Maestro on December 23, 2011
Amongst the shrill of voices calling for the complete and utter destruction of the European economy, the calming voice of Mark Mobius, chairman of Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Group, says there is nothing to worry about. He expects the crisis to be resolved by the middle of this summer.
However, Mobius did see one major risk to investors.
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by Barron Maestro on August 12, 2011
Franklin Templeton’s Mark Mobius was interviewed regarding his views on the current investment landscape by CNBC and Reuters Insider. Mobius felt there wouldn’t be a double-dip recession because of his interpretation of what Ben Bernanke recently said.
Regarding a QE3 program, Mobius is confident it will be implemented by the Fed soon. It won’t be called QE3, but “that’s the reality,” according to Mobius.
Mobius said we are definitely going to see growth in the U. S. and other parts of the world and we’ll see a surge in the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) as a result of recent easing.
Mobius made some interesting comments regarding emerging markets in both interviews.
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by Barron Maestro on August 5, 2011
Mark Mobius, foreign investing guru, is of the opinion that the Indian share market will outperform other emerging markets. In an interview by The Economic Times, Mobius said India has a tremendous future over the long term. Regarding the current market turmoil Mobius doesn’t believe the correction will get too deep.
Regarding gold, Mobius feels it is not in a bubble. He thinks it provides an alternative to shaky currencies. Mobius further stated:
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by Barron Maestro on August 2, 2011
Global investing guru Mark Mobius said the U. S. dollar and Treasury bonds are no longer the safe havens in the investing world. Mobius prefers emerging markets in the current environment and is also bullish on commodities and gold. In dollar terms he expects commodities to make progress over time.
Mobius doesn’t expect a global recession to develop as consumers worldwide have cash and the propensity to spend it. He is bullish on the prospects of China, India and Russia whose stocks have been relative Click To Continue →
by Barron Maestro on July 26, 2011
Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius said if U.S. policymakers “don’t extend the debt ceiling it will be quite positive for the demand of other currencies” and emerging market stocks as investors seek diversification. The odds of this actually occurring appear to be extremely low.
Mobius considers the best opportunities in the emerging world to be in Asia. Mobius would buy Philippine stocks if prices dropped there.
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Mark Mobius: China’s Stock Market May Be Largest in 3 Years
November 3, 2009Nicholas A. Vardy, Editor, The Global Guru, writes that it doesn’t matter if the U. S. is in decline, the rise of the rest of the world will create growth opportunities for investors. He specifically cites the case of the emerging markets which have 30% of the world’s population. Vardy notes that China’s car market [...]