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Jim Rogers Says Commodities Will ‘Go Through the Roof’
The Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index shows commodities jumped 29% in the first six months of this year - the best first half for more than 30 years.
But there is much talk now of a “commodities bear market” and the popping of the so-called “commodities bubble” as prices pull back from their highs.
Jim Rogers, however, remains a commodities bull. “This bull market is not magic,” says Jim, writing in Whiskey and Gunpowder. “It’s not some crazy ‘cycle theory’ I have. It does not fall out of the sky. It’s supply and demand. It’s simple stuff.”
Jim Rogers Says China Remains a Strong Profit Play
Despite its many problems, China remains such a strong long-term profit play, says global investment guru Jim Rogers.
In the second part of an exclusive interview with Money Morning, Rogers says giving up on that country now would be like selling all your U.S. stocks at the start of the 1900s - before America created massive wealth by evolving into a world superpower.
“I have never sold any of my Chinese companies,” Rogers said. “You know, selling China in 2008 is like selling America in 1908. Sure, let’s say the market goes down another 40% - so what!
No End in Sight for Dollar Slump
Editor’s Note: There’s a lot of confusion about the direction of the dollar and commodity prices, says Chuck Butler in The Daily Reckoning. Hank Paulson is talking up a strong dollar. Analysts are calling commodity prices a bubble. But the trend is clear. The dollar is in a slump. Commodities such as oil and gold are off the dial. And there is nothing to suggest a turnaround in the near future…
Jim Rogers Buys into Taiwan
Editor’s Note: Earlier this week 12% Letter editor Tom Dyson put out a Jim Rogers teaser, “The World’s Cheapest Stock Market Is Ready to Soar.” Turns out Jim is investing in Taiwan. Taiwan is cheap. And there’s a catalyst: a new Taiwanese president means trade between Taiwan and China is booming.
The World’s Cheapest Stock Market Is Ready to Soar
An interesting piece from Stansberry Research’s Tom Dyson. A bit of a teaser though. Tom is tipping one international stock market soar.
Fixing My Big Investment Mistake this Year
Today, I’ll share with you the biggest mistake I made this year. I didn’t follow the “secret.” It’s a simple secret. And I should have known better.
Brazil Is Hitting the Town and Buying…Dollars?
Brazil has had some good fortune lately. On April 30, Standard and Poor’s upgraded the entire country and nine of Brazil’s banks to “investment grade.”
Jim Rogers Sees More Pain to Come While Warren Buffett’s Housing Expert Sees Rebound Under Way
When asked about their outlook for the crisis-ridden U.S. housing and financial-services markets, two U.S. financial experts provided outlooks that completely contradicted one another - once again underscoring how tough it is for investors to predict when the U.S. economy will turn around.
Jim Rogers: China Will Become the World’s Next Superpower
Billionaire investor Jim Rogers thinks China will be the world’s next superpower.
The man who co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros has left the US with his family and moved to Singapore. Meanwhile, the LA Times reports a growing wave of Chinese businesses are expanding into the US.
From Spartanburg to Los Angeles they are building factories, buying companies and investing in business and real estate.
Myth Buster
Today’s Whiskey is a special excerpt from legendary financial mind Jim Rogers’ book, Hot Commodities. In this essay, Jim explains away some of the myths many people associate with commodity markets.
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