
‘Worst recession of my lifetime’: Jim Rogers issues stark warning on US economy
The recent stock market slump in the US has raised concerns about President Donald Trump's economic policies such as tariffs, immigration crackdowns and federal budget cuts. Will these policies eventually benefit the market and investors?
This seems unlikely, said Jim Rogers, a renowned global investor, author and commodities guru. Rogers has already sold US stocks and his money is going to the US dollar, which has been strengthening.
In an interview with Mint, he said while he believes Trump wants to 'make America great again', his administration will find it hard to walk the talk. He also said he expects the US economy to soon be hit by the worst recession of his lifetime. He said while he is tracking the Indian market, he will invest in it only if asset prices fall further.
Here are some edited excerpts from the interview.
I sold my US stocks because I believe America is going to have problems. The country has not had any problems since 2008 – the longest such period in American history. This is why I believe the country will have problems.
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Whether it will be due to actions taken by the President Trump or anyone else will only be known in the future, but we will have problems. It has been 15-16 years since the last recession, so it's long overdue. Brace for an economic slowdown, recession and inflation troubles.
President Trump does not know what he wants to do. He keeps changing his opinion. He keeps saying he does not want a recession in the US economy and he wants to see America successful. That's great. But merely saying it does not mean that it will happen. We are surely going to have economic problems in the US in the next
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