Are you kidding me? Commodities are in one of the worst historic bear markets and Rogers is talking like this was just some minor correction before "the big surge". He's just guessing. How would he know if the "commodity super cycle" will last 2018? Is this written in stone somewhere? For all we know the commodity bull market could have ended this year and it's in a multiple year bear market for now. Only time will tell.Quote from KrispyKreme50:
In defense of Jim Rogers, I believe he has mentioned that the commodity bubble cycle will last through 2018. Since he is a long term investor, I doubt one year will change his long term forecasts. Besides, Rogers has been spot on with almost all of his other calls.
Quote from makloda:
Anybody notice how Rogers and his old 'pal' George Soros (who incidentally made billions in the markets after Rogers left, yet Quantum is still Rogers biggest claim to fame) has an opinion completely contrary to what Jimmy is spouting off?
Rogers opposes all bailouts. "Let them all fail, it's not a big deal. Brokers have failed before, they should all fail now. Letting Lehman fail was the best thing they've done so far." He wants zero regulation. "Let the market sort it out, we don't need any rules."
Soros on the other hand supports bank/broker bailouts that enable stability in the global financial system. Soros is openly scared - politically and economically - of what would happen to the world if a series of bank failures drives the world financial system to a stand still. Soros hopes for stricter regulation of the financial system (e.g. allowed concentration of assets held by financial institutions) going forward.
Quote from makloda:
Anybody notice how Rogers and his old 'pal' George Soros (who incidentally made billions in the markets after Rogers left, yet Quantum is still Rogers biggest claim to fame) has an opinion completely contrary to what Jimmy is spouting off?
Rogers opposes all bailouts. "Let them all fail, it's not a big deal. Brokers have failed before, they should all fail now. Letting Lehman fail was the best thing they've done so far." He wants zero regulation. "Let the market sort it out, we don't need any rules."
Soros on the other hand supports bank/broker bailouts that enable stability in the global financial system. Soros is openly scared - politically and economically - of what would happen to the world if a series of bank failures drives the world financial system to a stand still. Soros hopes for stricter regulation of the financial system (e.g. allowed concentration of assets held by financial institutions) going forward.
