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We Are In A Global Bond Bubble

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 04:41
"Mr. Bernanke believes you can expand the central bank balance sheet infinitely, and suffer no ill effects. Anything you do to diminish demand for the thing will cause the price to drop. Same thing here. Bond prices will drop, which causes interest rates to rise. We are in a global bond bubble. When it pops is anyone’s guess. I have tried to short bonds a few times. The French tried money printing in the 50’s, the Italians in the ‘60s. At some point, the market won’t take it, and bond prices will go down and rates will rise. We have more money than Bernanke and the central banks do. So at some point this will happen." - in Fusion Marketsite

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Chinese Blocked Currency

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 04:38
"One of the few things I disagree with on China is their having a blocked currency. It creates imbalances, like you see in housing, as people need to put their money somewhere. China has made strides in recent years to open up their currency and they will continue to do so." - in Fusion 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Gold Is Not Money

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 05:36
"Everybody has their own view. Mine is that gold is not money until you can go into a shop and get someone to accept it as money. Gold, certainly in recent decades, is nothing more than a commodity. Yes at times it has been money in the past, but so has silver, so have seashells, so have cattle. A lot of things have been used as money. Silver has been money more than gold historically, and throughout the world there is a lot more silver around." - in GoldMoney.com

Related stocks and ETFs: SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), Newmont Mining (NEM), Goldcorp (GG), Barrick Gold (ABX)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Street Smarts: People Tell Me It’s My Best Book

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 05:28
"To my surprise people tell me it’s my best book. I never would have expected this reaction. I’ve written a few books about specific things, but my publisher said, “look, you’ve never sort of pulled it together: how did you get from the backwoods of Alabama to Singapore” – among a few things. I had a few setbacks along the way, and a couple of successes. So I sat down to put it all together in the book, how it all worked and everything seemed to be worth it. Some people seem to enjoy it, to my delight." - in Gold Money

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Recognize Change

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 05:25
"Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react accordingly will benefit." - in A Gift To My Children 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

When People Hate A Market

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 06:21
"Everybody hates Russia for many good reasons...including me for a long time. That's usually a place that you should look, when people hate a market. And so I am looking." - in Mining

Related ETFs: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Backlash Against Foreigners & Decline

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 07:06
“Every country in history that has a backlash against foreigners is going to go into decline.”  - in Forbes

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

If Anyone Wants To Sell Renminbi, I’d Be Willing To Buy

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 06:52
“If anyone wants to sell renminbi, I’d be willing to buy.” - in IB Times 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Investing in Russia

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:53
"Maybe [Putin] doesn't like being treated as a KGB thug. He understands there has not been great prosperity in Russia in the past few years... I have the view that international capital is welcome in Russia. And if you go there and you invest, you will find opportunities." - in Stansberry Research 

Related ETFs: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

One Of The Reasons Why Singapore Has Been Successful

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:44
“One of the reasons why Singapore has been successful is because it encouraged immigration and nearly everyone in Singapore is an immigrant or family of an immigrant.” - in Forbes 

Related ETFs: MSCI Singapore Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE:EWS)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Moving to Asia

Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:43
“If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007 you move to Asia.” - in Forbes

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Fed`s Exit Plan

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 05:32
“I don’t know if there’s an exit plan. If and when they stop, it’s going to cause lots of ramifications in the market and lots of — perhaps even chaos, but certainly turmoil and upset. The only exit plan that he’s talked about is to let it all mature. That sounds wonderful, but it’s not very practical.” - in CBS Market Watch

Related ETFs: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), SPDR SP 500 ETF (SPY)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Gold: It Has Corrected For 18-to-20 Months Now

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 05:24
“It has now corrected for some 18-to-20 months now. I find that encouraging … Until it scares a lot of people, the correction is not over. I would certainly like the correction to be over this afternoon and see gold go to $2,000 or to $3,000, but that’s not reality.” - in CBS Market Watch Blog

Related ETFs: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

There Is A Slowdown In The Chinese Economy

Wed, 06/05/2013 - 05:17
"There is a slowdown in the Chinese economy and naturally this is impacting the commodity prices as well. China has also unsuccessfully tried to burst the bubble in the real estate sector since the past few years. Going ahead, I think this bubble will also burst though it is difficult to put a time frame to it right now." - in Business Standard

Related ETFs: United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Long-Term Bull Market In Commodities Is Not Over Yet

Tue, 06/04/2013 - 05:57
"I think the bull-run in commodities will continue and what we are seeing now is a long overdue correction. In all bull markets, there are corrections and it does not mean that it has come to an end. We have seen that in the equity bull markets. For example, between the years 1982 and 2000, a lot of people called a correction an end of the bull phase in equities. This is exactly what is happening to commodities right now. So, the long-term bull market in commodities is not over yet." - in Business Standard

Related ETFs: United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE:USO), iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Recovery Is Fragile

Tue, 06/04/2013 - 05:55
"The recovery, in my opinion, is fragile. Central banks in America and elsewhere have been printing and pumping in huge amount of money into the world, which is also flowing into other economies. This has never happened in the recorded history and unfortunately, I think all this will end very badly for investors." - in Business Standard

Related ETFs: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), SPDR SP 500 ETF (SPY)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Crude Oil: Buying Extreme Weakness

Mon, 06/03/2013 - 04:47
"I suggest buying into crude if prices fall sharply." - in Economic Times

Related assets & ETFs: United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), Nymex Oil Futures

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The End Of The Artificiality

Sun, 06/02/2013 - 05:45
"I am not very optimistic about equities because you see what happened in Japan when people started getting worried about the end of the artificiality. When everybody realises that all the central banks are going to have to cut back, it is not going to be fun.” - an excerpt from "Gold Slump is a Correction"

Related stocks and ETFs: Newmont Mining (NEM), Goldcorp (GG), Barrick Gold (ABX), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Gold Correction: It`s Not over Until It Scares A Lot Of People

Sat, 06/01/2013 - 05:43
“It has now corrected for some 18-to-20 months now. I find that encouraging. Until it scares a lot of people, the correction is not over. I would certainly like the correction to be over this afternoon and see gold go to $2,000 or to $3,000, but that’s not reality.” - in CBS Market Watch

Related ETFs: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Bernanke`s Exit Plan

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 05:40
"Mr. Bernanke's exit plan apparently is that he is going to leave his job. He doesn't want to stick around for the hangover. He doesn't want to be around for the consequences of what he's doing." - in CBS Market Watch 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.