June 17, 2016Featured GuestsJim Rogers, John Williams, Martin Armstrong, & Bob Hoye Encore Episode Please Listen Here: Summary Chris welcomes back Bob Hoye, senior investment strategist of Institutional Advisors, who wishes every listener a Happy New Year. The economic endgame could be near - central bank policymakers are using every method possible, including negative interest rates and QE. His models suggest a paper asset crash is inevitable, it is merely a matter of time. Timing the event is challenging and will represent a sea-change in economics worldwide. The tipping point could stem from the Junk Bond market, where soaring yields have crushed prices, potentially threatening the higher rated debt market. Our guest's key takeaway point: a financial maelstrom of epic proportions will crush debt instruments and even shares - hard assets will be essential to economic survival. Chris welcomes back Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics, the subject of a new riveting documentary The Forecaster (2015).Watch the theatrical trailer video (Figure 1.1.). At the heart of his investing methodology are international money flows. The recent FOMC rate hike could actually be a boon for US equities indexes, as investors direct funds from sluggish international zones. The discussion includes the threat posed by a cash-less society, an economic ontology gaining momentum domestically and worldwide. The Forecaster shares his stock market forecast: expect 26,000 - 27,000, with a potential for 40,000 on the Dow Jones Industrials followed by extreme volatility into 2017-2020. The dialogue returns to the domestic economy - up to 70% of the national debt stems from interest on debt.Westerners could learn much from the economic miracle in Japan - following WWII, Japan became the 2nd largest economy worldwide. Since then, China has followed its own path, capturing the title of second largest superpower by building up the infrastructure. The chat concludes with an interesting discussion on the nature of market forecasting, expert systems and genetic algorithms, useful for improved prognostication.•Chris welcomes back Jim Rogers from his Singapore office - he notes twice as many US stocks were down in 2015 as up, a bearish market breadth indication. •The primary reason why the equities indexes remain aloft is the enormous debt burden added to the balance sheets of the Fed, since 2008. •But unlike 2008, 2000, 1987 and even 1929, the US is now the largest debtor nation in the world, putting the country at elevated risk of default. •This anomaly presents the most precarious economic quagmire in national history. •He's currently long the US dollar (from much lower levels), the Yuan, Chinese stocks, short US shares, long agricultural futures and holding on tightly to gold / silver. •Poised like a praying mantis, the ever vigilant investor is anticipating the right opportunity to increase his gold / silver exposure. •With an established knack for identifying profit opportunities outside the scope of the mainstream media he recently developed a penchant for undervalued Russian bonds and rubles. •Unlike the West, Russia is not a debtor nation but a creditor, for instance, Cuba owes Russia $25 billion as of 2013 figures. •Economist John Williams of Shadowstats.com returns to the show with a characteristically non-sanguine stance on the economy. •Global QE operations are detrimental, meant only for temporary banking system support, as a result long-term QE operations have caused economic dependence. •The low rate methodology is particularly deleterious for retiree's, many of whom •House loans are challenging to procure; 25% of existing house sales are cash transactions, indicating nervousness on the part of lenders. •Our guest expects Fed policymakers to revamp QE operations to prevent a systemic collapse in the US dollar. •Anything to avoid a Great Deflation - sending inflation to much higher levels. •The action fails to address the Fiscal spending /