Contrarians Prep for Massive Rate Hikes, Sliding Dollar

Monday, October 5, 2009 3:15 PM

By: Ellen Chang and Dan Weil

Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management, the former hedge fund firm, is protecting himself against the possibility of foreign buyers halting their purchases of U.S. Treasury securities.

Meanwhile, commodities guru Jim Rogers is reiterating his warning on the U.S. dollar, predicting hyperinflation due to government overspending and easy monetary policy.

Robertson has acquired “curve caps,â€