Financial Sense Newshour: Experts

Jim welcomes back Simon Mikhailvoich, Co-Founder of Eidesis Capital LLC in New York City. Simon discusses the current debt issues in the US and notes that our deficit spending is being financed by the Federal Reserve printing money, enabling politicians to spend even more money. Simon also looks at the bond market, which he believes many investors perceive as a safe haven. He notes that most of today’s population has never experienced a true bond debacle, such as happened in Greece, and most expect the current situation to continue indefinitely. That is not likely, as interest rates have been falling for 30 years, and are now near historic lows. As to gold, Simon advises investors to ignore the short-term volatility in gold, and focus on the long-term fundamentals.

Brian Pretti CFA of ContraryInvestor.com joins Jim again this week. Brian sees 2013 as an inflection point for Quantitative Easing (QE), noting that if you stretch a rubber band long enough, it eventually breaks. Brian believes the final end-game of the Debt Super Cycle is nearly at hand, when governments will be forced to deleverage. He thinks the bond market may begin to show some vulnerability as the “bond vigilantes” begin to test the resolve of the major central banks.

Jim welcomes back noted technician Charles Nenner this week. Charles sees a short-term buy signal in the stock market which should last into February. He also expects a rally by mid-January in the bond market, which should be used to get out of all bond funds. Charles believes the long term bull market in bonds is over and investors can expect rising yields in the future. Also this week, Ryan Puplava has this week’s Market Wrap-up, Erik Townsend discusses commodities, and Rob Bernard stops by with the Fixed Income Report.

Jim welcomes back geologist Keith Barron PhD. He thinks January could be a big month in the metals, and looks for a positive start to the year. Keith also notes that gold discoveries are becoming smaller in size, as “elephant” discoveries are now very rare. Mining CEO’s are now looking for quality ounces, not quantity ounces. Keith sees gold production declining dramatically in South Africa. Keith believes there will be a significant shift in acquisitions, as large cap miners focus on grade, infrastructure and low capital costs in the future, as well as geopolitical considerations.