Is It (Finally) Time to Short US Treasuries – And Make a Fortune?

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Do we finally have the opportunity that many of us have been waiting for…the mouth watering chance to short US treasuries? First, a quick review of the fundamental facts, which we have discussed at length in this space. On October 19, we outlined 7 Reasons to Short US Treasuries – and then we promptly went […]

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What a crappy year 2008 was for commodities! Will they rebound in 2009? If you believe, as I do, that we are in the middle of a secular bull market for commodities, then current prices represent a tremendous buying opportunity. Jim Rogers has been saying it best lately – that you want to buy assets […]

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Here’s a video of Jim Rogers on CNBC’s Larry Kudlow & Co. from December 13, 2008. They start talking commodities around the 2:20 mark. Rogers’ insights: The Fed has gone too far in their money printings Commodities are not down because of fundamentals – they are down because of the forced liquidation of every single […]

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A short Jim Rogers interview on Bloomberg – I believe from December 11, 2008. He says he has covered his short position in US Treasuries for the time being, because the trade was going against him. He’s waiting to short them again, and describes US Treasuries as “the last bubble left.” Other thoughts from Jim: […]

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Here’s a recent interview of Jim Rogers on FT.com (Financial Times) on November 17, 2008. It’s a four-part interview, with a total running time of about 16-17 minutes. Below are my notes from the interview. Part 1 – Global recession will be long and deep. He has not yet exited his US dollar positions, as […]

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From Bloomberg: Legendary investor Jim Rogers says bonds will be a “terrible” investment as economic problems may persist until 2010. “Stocks in the West are still expensive on any historic valuation method,” while “bonds are going to be a terrible place to be for the next 10, 20 years,” Rogers, chairman of Singapore-based Rogers Holdings, […]

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