Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Kyle Bass: The Looming Crises in Asia

Link to: Kyle Bass: The Looming Crises in Asia
For the last several years, nobody has been more outspokenly bearish on Japan than Kyle Bass. In a recent talk, Bass reiterated his doubts about Japan’s chances of averting a debt crisis. What’s more, he also said China’s economy will fall below expectations. 
Bass changed one aspect of his outlook on Japan. Instead of predicting a collapse of the Japanese bond market, he focused on a severe weakening of the yen – without predicting when that might happen. His predictions for China were equally distressing. He said that its banks will be saddled with non-performing loans and that its economy is actually contracting. 
“I don’t think the markets are discounting what’s really happening in China,” he said.