Yeah, Schiff just so happened to be the broken clock who was right at that time. 2008 was his twice a day
He does stand out in a chorus of broken clocks on the other side of the coin.
Yeah, Schiff just so happened to be the broken clock who was right at that time. 2008 was his twice a day
2001 was mild because it was really localized to dotcom and the after effects of 9/11 and then accounting scandals which were really just a financial issue.
In the Great Recession, Main Street got hit in 2009. I saw a slide at a chemical industry conference that showed production was down 9percent in early 2009. 9percent for one of the largest manufacturing industries in America! As a derivatives trader sitting in a large bank (not sure if our firm would survive) this was lost on my until several years later. The world actually stopped spinning.
The first is called the dotcom bust and the second is called the Great Recession for a reason.
How about Jim Rogers?
Another guy I haven't seen or heard in years is Bill Fleckenstein. I remember him and his mullet back in the 90's forecasting bearish outcomes.
Recession Watch
Economists still overwhelmingly expect a recession to hit by the end of 2021. According to a National Association for Business Economics survey, 10% think it will come this year, 42% next year and 25% see it coming in 2021. Most respondents reckon the Fed will keep raising interest rates this year. Bloomberg