Top Economic Advisers Forecast World War Submitted by George Washington on 11/18/2012 11:40 -0500 Charles Nenner China Global Economy Goldman Sachs goldman sachs Jim Rogers Kyle Bass Kyle Bass Marc Faber Purchasing Power Trade War Trade Wars Kyle Bass writes : Trillions of dollars of debts will be restructured and millions of financially prudent savers will lose large percentages of their real purchasing power at exactly the wrong time in their lives. Again, the world will not end, but the social fabric of the profligate nations will be stretched and in some cases torn. Sadly, looking back through economic history, all too often war is the manifestation of simple economic entropy played to its logical conclusion . We believe that war is an inevitable consequence of the current global economic situation. Larry Edelson wrote an email to subscribers entitled “What the “Cycles of War” are saying for 2013″, which states: Since the 1980s, I’ve been studying the so-called “cycles of war” — the natural rhythms that predispose societies to descend into chaos, into hatred, into civil and even international war. I’m certainly not the first person to examine these very distinctive patterns in history. There have been many before me, notably, Raymond Wheeler, who published the most authoritative chronicle of war ever, covering a period of 2,600 years of data. However, there are very few people who are willing to even discuss the issue right now. And based on what I’m seeing, the implications could be absolutely huge in 2013. Former Goldman Sachs technical analyst Charles Nenner – who has made some big accurate calls, and counts major hedge funds, banks, brokerage houses, and high net worth individuals as clients – says there will be “a major war starting at the end of 2012 to 2013”, which will drive the Dow to 5,000. Why are these economic gurus forecasting war? For one thing, many influential people wrongly believe that war is good for the economy. In addition, Jim Rogers says : If it turns into a trade war, it is the most momentous thing of 2011,” said Rogers. “ Trade wars always lead to wars . Nobody wins trade wars, except general who end up fighting the physical wars when they happen. This is very dangerous. Rogers also explains : A continuation of bailouts in Europe could ultimately spark another world war, says international investor Jim Rogers. *** “Add debt, the situation gets worse, and eventually it just collapses. Then everybody is looking for scapegoats. Politicians blame foreigners, and we’re in World War II or World War whatever .” And Marc Faber says that the American government will start new wars in response to the economic crisis: “The next thing the government will do to distract the attention of the people on bad economic conditions is they’ll start a war somewhere.” “If the global economy doesn’t recover, usually people go to war.” Faber also believes the U.S., China and Russia may go to war over Mideast oil . Average: 4.72222 Your rating: None Average: 4.7 ( 18 votes) Tweet George Washington's blog Login or register to post comments 19314 reads Printer-friendly version Send to friend Similar Articles You Might Enjoy: Japan Machinery Orders Implode As Global Economy Grinds To A Halt Marc Faber Jim Rogers On Our "Clueless, Ignorant, Dangerous" Leaders 150 Seconds Of "You Can't Handle The European Truth" From Kyle Bass Guest Post: Cashing In On Japan's Debt Conundrum? Kyle Bass: Fallacies Such As MMT Are "Leading The Sheep To Slaughter" And "We Believe War Is Inevitable"
Lessons In Fiat Reality: "Why I Learned To Trade Less And Love The Farm" Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/21/2012 13:22 -0400 Demographics Jim Rogers Reality Stephen Diggle is one of the least well known (except to his clients) and yet most successful hedge fund managers over the past decade - having made around two-and-a-half billion dollars during the financial crisis - but in the last few years, he came to a dramatic (and we hope enlightening for many) perspective. This fascinating presentation, in his own words, discusses "how , having made that fortune trading, came to conclude that wanted to preserve the real value of that fiat money windfall, had to get away from trading and buy, own, and operate real assets with real cashflows." - most specifically farms. From being ridiculed as a 'Cassandra' in the mid to late 2000s, Stephen's conviction then that the world was heading for a crisis was as high as his conviction now that in order to ride the wave of global central bank intervention and the implicit macro-economic waves that will crash on every shore in the forthcoming years, that farmland (preferably diversified) is the best risk-reward 'trade' in the coming decade . An intriguing tale of reality and un-greed and everything you need to know about agriculture (from demand to demographics and from fiat-debauchment to interventionist policies) but never knew to ask. An inspiring and insightful brief presentation that offers more depth than any Jim Rogers' mini-clip on CNBC. Inflationary concerns... and macro drivers... The 'real' price of land (in USD)... and in Oz of Gold... Probably the most famous proponent currently of investing in farmland is Jim Rogers , who remains among the most prescient of investors; unfortunately he is offered neither the time or space to detail this view among the mainstream media. We hope Stephen's presentation provides all the color needed to comprehend this global macro view. (h/t Grant Williams) Average: 4.642855 Your rating: None Average: 4.6 ( 14 votes) Tweet Login or register to post comments 17607 reads Printer-friendly version Send to friend Similar Articles You Might Enjoy: Rogers: "Volume Is Not Going To Come Back. We've Had A Great 30 Years. That's Finished!" Guest Post: Two No-Brainer Ways To Play Rising Food Prices For Marc Faber The Iron 'Ore' Lady Has Sung Marc Faber Jim Rogers On Our "Clueless, Ignorant, Dangerous" Leaders The Commodity Matrix: What Is The Resource Of Tomorrow, And Who Will Benefit From It?