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Warren Buffett Predicts Chaos If Bernanke Is Not Re-Confirmed
Is it time to sell?
Warren Buffett would seem to think so. Buffett said this week in an interview with CNBC that if Ben Bernanke wasn't reconfirmed as Federal Reserve chief, 'just tell me a day ahead of time so I can sell some stocks.'
Here was Buffett's take on the matter:
CNBC:…Should he be confirmed?
Buffett: If I could vote twice I would. He should be. He did a magnificent job over this period… We can't sit here and armchair quarterback him. But when we look back at September and October 2008, he took some extraordinary actions….we talked about it being an economic pearl harbor. He did what he should have done in response.
Q: What happens if he's not recommended?
Buffett: Well, just tell me a day ahead of time so I can sell some stocks.
Q: You think there would be a strong sell off in the market?
Buffett: Oh, I think so. Sure.
Q: Across the Board
Buffett: Yeah, I think it would be justified.
Q: You do?
Buffett: Yeah, I think Congress is a worry of the American people, particularly what they have seen over the last 12, 18 months. If Congress essentially said we can do this better than Ben Bernanke…I would get very worried.
到抛售的时候了吗？
巴菲特似乎正是这么想的。巴菲特上周在接受CNBC电视频道采访时说，如果贝南克未能连任美联储主席，那么“请提前一天告诉我，那样我可以抛出一些股票。”
巴菲特在这个问题上是这么想的：
CNBC：……他应该获得连任吗？
巴菲特：要我能投两次票，我都会支持他。他应该连任。他在那段日子里干得非常好。我们不能坐在这里空口对他指手划脚。但是当我们回头看看2008年9、10月时的情景，他采取了一些非常措施，我们曾经谈过当时的美国就象遭遇了一场经济上的珍珠港惨败。为了应对危机，他做了自己应该做的。
CNBC：如果他未获得连任，那么会怎么样？
巴菲特：哦，请提前一天告诉我，那样我可以抛出一些股票。
CNBC：你认为那样会引发市场的抛售狂潮吗？
巴菲特：恩，我认为是这样的。肯定会这样。
CNBC：整个大盘都会受到冲击吗？
巴菲特：是的，我认为应该会是这样。
CNBC：真的？
巴菲特：恩。我认为国会是令美国人民担心的对象，尤其是在见识了国会过去一年、一年半左右的时间里的所做所为之后。如果国会说我们可以干得比贝南克更好……那么我会对这种说法非常担忧。
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发表于 2016-8-12 16:29:27