Financial Sense Newshour: Experts

Jim welcomes back Evelyn Browning Garriss, Editor of the Browning Newsletter. Evelyn sees a new normal in the Pacific Ocean, with cooling on the North America side and warming on the Asian side. She expects average rainfall in the Midwest, which will not be enough to break the drought. Evelyn sees good weather for the planting season, but the problem will be a summer heat wave. She expects the rest of winter to be “bi-polar”, with cold-on, cold-off periods coming in quick succession. The Atlantic gulf stream is flowing hotter and faster, so expect more hurricanes later in the year.

Jim is pleased to welcome Don Coxe, Chairman of Coxe Advisors LLP and an economic historian of broad perspective. Don is the most bullish he has been since 2007, and sees growth picking up around the globe. He doesn’t see a recession in the US, and believes the only reason to be bearish on the US is due to political dis-function in Washington. Don believes the bond market has been driven to excess and the public is making a big mistake by going into bonds. He sees a strong rotation out of bonds and into stocks ahead. Don sees the global economy improving and thinks commodity stocks are the best way to play the global recovery. 

Jim welcomes back JKC de Courcy, Chief Executive at Courcy’s Intelligence Service in London, and publisher of Courcy’s Intelligence Brief. Mr. de Courcy sees three big threats in 2013: the continued fragmentation of the Middle East, a growing arms race between China and Japan, and an Israeli/Iranian confrontation. He sees continued bloodletting in the Middle East among religious factions, and notes that Jordan may be the next area of instability. Mr. de Courcy also sees growing tension between China and Japan, as the new government in Japan decides to re-arm. He also believes that Israel is planning for the worst, and may strike against Iran’s nuclear capability.

Jim welcomes back Eoin Treacy, Global Strategist at Fullermoney in London. Eoin sees the new Japanese government aggressively attempting to create more inflation, and improve exports by cheapening the Yen through massive money printing. He also believes the US industrial sector looks extremely attractive, and believes investors should be buying equities at these levels. Eoin also notes that the “dollar collapse” camp has been wrong in the past, and he believes they will be wrong again this year, as he expects the dollar to strengthen.