- Source, Geopolitics & Empire
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Jim Rogers: The Coming Global Financial Crisis Will Be The Worst In Our Lifetime
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Investor Jim Rogers Bullish on North Korea Amid Global Economic Woes
Famed financial guru Jim Rogers predicts North Korea will be the biggest investment opportunity over the next 20 years even though the world is facing the "worst" economic crisis in his lifetime.
The investor, who co-founded the well-known Quantum Fund with George Soros in the 1970s, said he was confident about the potential of North Korea
despite the collapse of talks last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
"The process has slowed but [it] will continue," he told Nikkei in a recent interview.
There were considerable investment opportunities on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea "wants to denuclearize and open up. The Chinese and Russians are pouring into North Korea because they see great opportunities," he said. "There are [vast] natural resources [as well as] dedicated, cheap and educated laborers."
In South Korea, there is also "lots of capital and management expertise," he noted. However, he also expressed concern that the U.S. military, which has thousands of troops stationed on the peninsula, could hinder North Korea's opening. "They do not want to leave," he said.
Rogers also expressed fears about the world heading into a major economic crisis fueled by overwhelming debt
, which he claims started because of the loose monetary policy in the U.S.
"We're closer to the end," said Rogers, who is also the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index and shairman of Rogers Holdings. The U.S. has been experiencing a long period of continued economic expansion in which "it's been over 10 years since we had a bear market or an economic problem in America," although he noted that this does not necessarily mean the economy is headed downward.
While there is still the possibility of expansion "lasting another 10 years," he said he has nevertheless been preparing to weather a financial storm. "The next economic problem will be the worst in my lifetime," he added, and stressed that since the global financial crisis in 2008, debt has skyrocketed worldwide, to the point that it is "out of control."
The investor brought up examples from the past. "In 2007, when Iceland went bankrupt, nobody knew where Iceland was." However, Ireland, then iconic firms including Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers soon followed and went bankrupt, which made everybody realize that the "bear market had started." He compared this snowball effect to the current situation in which Latvia faced a financial crisis, then Argentina and then Turkey.
When asked what could trigger an economic crisis, he said that "unexpected corporate and local government bankruptcies in China will be the cause." In the past five to 10 years, debt has accumulated there. Although the government is trying to reduce the amount of debt, "when everybody starts cutting back, the economy will start to slow down."
China is also engaged in a trade war with the U.S. Rogers believes there will be "good news" in the near future where "the Chinese will agree to buy more agriculture, for instance, or might agree to purchase more energy from the U.S." However, his long term outlook is more pessimistic. "I know things will get bad a few months from now or a year from now," he said. He also noted that Singapore is in a sticky situation where "the economy is starting to feel the effects of the China-U.S. tension."
Regarding the U.S. Federal Reserve
, which has indicated that it wants to keep interest rates steady while also eyeing an end to the balance sheet reduction, he said, "In the short run, it will make the circulation of money better." However, he was also critical, saying, "More money, happy days for a while. The American central bank started this whole thing. They didn't know what they were doing. Major central banks printed unlimited amounts of money and now they're buying stocks and bonds. This is insane. This is not the way central banks are supposed to operate."
Interest rates have been the lowest in history. "If they continue in this way, debt will rise even more. If we all cut spending and stop printing money and reduce debt, that alone will cause problems. If we don't do it, the market will make us do it."
Currently, Rogers is keeping his assets safe, revealing that he owns "a lot of cash." On the other hand, the investor also commented, "I own Russian bonds in rubles in the short term, and recently I bought more Russian stocks. I own China too but have not bought any recently. When they go down, I would like to buy more."
Africa is another region of interest. Rogers has "bought [a little in] Zimbabwe stocks," as well as owning "a little in Ghana stocks." Looking forward, "I would like to buy Venezuela," he revealed. "I have learned that if you buy after a disaster, you gain after three to six years."
Rogers, once an avid Japanese stock investor, has offloaded his holdings. "I owned Japanese stocks for seven to eight years but then I sold [them] last fall. I own nothing in Japan: no currency, no bonds, no stocks. Japan has been ruined," he said. When asked why, he explained that raising taxes when [Japan] should be cutting them and printing more money "made me click."
The investor, who co-founded the well-known Quantum Fund with George Soros in the 1970s, said he was confident about the potential of North Korea
despite the collapse of talks last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean peninsula."The process has slowed but [it] will continue," he told Nikkei in a recent interview.
There were considerable investment opportunities on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea "wants to denuclearize and open up. The Chinese and Russians are pouring into North Korea because they see great opportunities," he said. "There are [vast] natural resources [as well as] dedicated, cheap and educated laborers."
In South Korea, there is also "lots of capital and management expertise," he noted. However, he also expressed concern that the U.S. military, which has thousands of troops stationed on the peninsula, could hinder North Korea's opening. "They do not want to leave," he said.
Rogers also expressed fears about the world heading into a major economic crisis fueled by overwhelming debt
, which he claims started because of the loose monetary policy in the U.S."We're closer to the end," said Rogers, who is also the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index and shairman of Rogers Holdings. The U.S. has been experiencing a long period of continued economic expansion in which "it's been over 10 years since we had a bear market or an economic problem in America," although he noted that this does not necessarily mean the economy is headed downward.
While there is still the possibility of expansion "lasting another 10 years," he said he has nevertheless been preparing to weather a financial storm. "The next economic problem will be the worst in my lifetime," he added, and stressed that since the global financial crisis in 2008, debt has skyrocketed worldwide, to the point that it is "out of control."
The investor brought up examples from the past. "In 2007, when Iceland went bankrupt, nobody knew where Iceland was." However, Ireland, then iconic firms including Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers soon followed and went bankrupt, which made everybody realize that the "bear market had started." He compared this snowball effect to the current situation in which Latvia faced a financial crisis, then Argentina and then Turkey.
When asked what could trigger an economic crisis, he said that "unexpected corporate and local government bankruptcies in China will be the cause." In the past five to 10 years, debt has accumulated there. Although the government is trying to reduce the amount of debt, "when everybody starts cutting back, the economy will start to slow down."
China is also engaged in a trade war with the U.S. Rogers believes there will be "good news" in the near future where "the Chinese will agree to buy more agriculture, for instance, or might agree to purchase more energy from the U.S." However, his long term outlook is more pessimistic. "I know things will get bad a few months from now or a year from now," he said. He also noted that Singapore is in a sticky situation where "the economy is starting to feel the effects of the China-U.S. tension."
Regarding the U.S. Federal Reserve
, which has indicated that it wants to keep interest rates steady while also eyeing an end to the balance sheet reduction, he said, "In the short run, it will make the circulation of money better." However, he was also critical, saying, "More money, happy days for a while. The American central bank started this whole thing. They didn't know what they were doing. Major central banks printed unlimited amounts of money and now they're buying stocks and bonds. This is insane. This is not the way central banks are supposed to operate."Interest rates have been the lowest in history. "If they continue in this way, debt will rise even more. If we all cut spending and stop printing money and reduce debt, that alone will cause problems. If we don't do it, the market will make us do it."
Currently, Rogers is keeping his assets safe, revealing that he owns "a lot of cash." On the other hand, the investor also commented, "I own Russian bonds in rubles in the short term, and recently I bought more Russian stocks. I own China too but have not bought any recently. When they go down, I would like to buy more."
Africa is another region of interest. Rogers has "bought [a little in] Zimbabwe stocks," as well as owning "a little in Ghana stocks." Looking forward, "I would like to buy Venezuela," he revealed. "I have learned that if you buy after a disaster, you gain after three to six years."
Rogers, once an avid Japanese stock investor, has offloaded his holdings. "I owned Japanese stocks for seven to eight years but then I sold [them] last fall. I own nothing in Japan: no currency, no bonds, no stocks. Japan has been ruined," he said. When asked why, he explained that raising taxes when [Japan] should be cutting them and printing more money "made me click."
- Source, Asia Nikkei
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Jim Rogers unfazed by summit collapse, says North Korea still attractive
Jim Rogers, a famed investor and chairman of Rogers Holdings, said a unified Korea is just around the corner and the Korean Peninsula will be the world’s most attractive place to put money on.
Describing the botched US-North Korea summit
in Hanoi last week as only a “bump in the road,” Rogers said the reunification of the two Koreas is already happening.
“It’s a delay and it’s something that’s inevitable. It’s going to happen. ... North Korea wants it, South Korea wants it, China wants it (and) Russia wants it,” the renowned investor said in an interview with KBS World Radio News on Wednesday.
As to why the summit failed, he said a mistake was made, but everyone involved wants an agreement, especially Kim.
“Communism totally ruined North Korea. They don’t have anything in North Korea. They don’t have tables, electricity, (and) soap. They don’t have anything so there are huge opportunities in a country which is opening up,” he said.
He added that nobody foresaw reunification in Germany and that the Korean Peninsula is going to be the most exciting place in the world in the next 10 to 20 years.
Rogers, who once said he would “put all of my money” in North Korea, became an outside director of Ananti, the only South Korean resort operator in the North, in December.
He has said the country would have great potential if it opens up
, noting that a unified Korea would make it an ideal region for investment due to abundant natural resources and cheap labor in the North, and capital and know-how in the South.
Regarding news reports last month that he plans to visit North Korea in March at the invitation of Chairman Kim Jong-un, Rogers said he is willing to visit the nation anytime, though he has neither been invited nor heard about anything yet.
The interview with Rogers regarding his views on the US-North Korea summit and the future of the Korean Peninsula aired on the KBS Radio mobile app from 7:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Describing the botched US-North Korea summit
in Hanoi last week as only a “bump in the road,” Rogers said the reunification of the two Koreas is already happening. “It’s a delay and it’s something that’s inevitable. It’s going to happen. ... North Korea wants it, South Korea wants it, China wants it (and) Russia wants it,” the renowned investor said in an interview with KBS World Radio News on Wednesday.
As to why the summit failed, he said a mistake was made, but everyone involved wants an agreement, especially Kim.
“Communism totally ruined North Korea. They don’t have anything in North Korea. They don’t have tables, electricity, (and) soap. They don’t have anything so there are huge opportunities in a country which is opening up,” he said.
He added that nobody foresaw reunification in Germany and that the Korean Peninsula is going to be the most exciting place in the world in the next 10 to 20 years.
Rogers, who once said he would “put all of my money” in North Korea, became an outside director of Ananti, the only South Korean resort operator in the North, in December.
He has said the country would have great potential if it opens up
, noting that a unified Korea would make it an ideal region for investment due to abundant natural resources and cheap labor in the North, and capital and know-how in the South.Regarding news reports last month that he plans to visit North Korea in March at the invitation of Chairman Kim Jong-un, Rogers said he is willing to visit the nation anytime, though he has neither been invited nor heard about anything yet.
The interview with Rogers regarding his views on the US-North Korea summit and the future of the Korean Peninsula aired on the KBS Radio mobile app from 7:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
- Source, Korea Herald
Monday, April 1, 2019
Jim Rogers On Untapped Prospects
"Donald Trump should take the American troops home tomorrow and say guys, [North and South Korea
] this is your problem.
] this is your problem.
You sort it out. President Moon should go up to the border and open the border just like in Germany."
"North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Moon should meet at the border, take down the border and have a K-POP concert."
- Source, ARIRANG TV
Friday, March 22, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
The Future of Money
Jim Rogers shares his thoughts on cryptocurrency
, the world economy and the upcoming financial crisis; as well as what you can do to prepare for it.
- Source, Millionaire Asia Singapore
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Jim Rogers: You Better Prepare for Trouble
Jim Rogers is a legendary investor from the US, who is frequently featured on both mainstream and alternative financial news media outlets.
He is most famous for having co-founded and run the wildly successful Quantum Fund with George Soros on Wall Street in the 1970’s.
- Source, John Vallis
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Jim Rogers: Cannabis will Be a Great Investment
He says he has a private cannabis company in Colombia but he’s not yet invested in any public stocks in the sector.
Meanwhile, Rogers says he’s ‘very very optimistic’ on North Korea, adding, however, that he doesn’t want to be ‘rich and in jail’.
- Source, IG UK
Friday, February 22, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019
Jim Rogers: What if Gold Doesn't Pullback?
This week, we have a returning guest, Legendary investor and commodity expert, Jim Rogers joins us from Singapore.
Learn what Jim thinks about our potential negative interest rate future ahead, what he will do if gold and the US dollar decouple with out a major pullback in the medium to short-term.
And finally we cover some personal news about Jim's two young daughters who are rising stars in China.
Stick around for the clips at the end of the show to see footage of Jim on his motorcycle tour through China in the 1980s as well as hear from 2 of his greatest investments to date.
- Source, Silver Doctors
Friday, February 8, 2019
Jim Rogers: India’s Government is Making All the Wrong Moves
How does the world see Budget 2019, Know from Jim Rogers, American Businessman.
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- Source, WION
Monday, February 4, 2019
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