Commodity Culture, Released on 3/13/24

Marc Faber sees signs everywhere that cracks are deepening in Western democracies due to reckless government spending and power mad politicians that exist only to serve themselves at the expense of the population. Marc warns that tyranny has crept into the West through bribes handed out to the masses and there is a price to pay for “free” money and empty promises. Marc also gives his take on how to navigate markets in these trying times, why he’s been advocating for gold going on 40 years, his thoughts on a potential commodities supercycle, and much more.

00:00 Introduction
00:33 Shift From Tech to Value Stocks
07:29 Nikkei Crash and Market Selloff
11:23 Outlook on Inflation
19:07 Is Gold the Ultimate Safe Haven Asset?
23:02 Commodities Supercycle
25:41 Madness in the West
28:34 Where Does America Stand?
32:47 What’s Behind the Green Agenda?
37:57 Positioning in Markets Today

Dr. Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland and obtained a PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr. Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In 1990, he set up his own business, Marc Faber Limited which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager. Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter, “The Gloom Boom & Doom Report,” which highlights unusual investment opportunities, and is the author of several books including Tomorrow’s Gold: Asia’s age of discovery which was a best seller on Amazon. Dr. Faber is known for his “contrarian” investment approach and charismatic personality. He became infamous after calling the 1987 crash in US equities.