Marc Faber: Difficult to Make Any Market Predictions Now

The video discusses the challenges of predicting market trends due to global monetary interventions. It highlights recent unpredictable changes in oil, natural gas, and wheat prices, emphasizing market volatility. The speaker references a Bloomberg report forecasting higher interest rates on Treasury notes. Despite bearish forecasts, US Treasurys performed well in 2014, and French government bonds saw unexpected yield declines.

What recent changes in the energy market are highlighted as examples of unpredictability?

• Drop in natural gas prices by 50%

• Increase in natural gas prices by 35%

• Drop in oil prices by 40%

• Increase in oil prices by 40%

What commodity experienced a significant price change since October 7th?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Soybeans

• Rice

What is the general sentiment of forecasters regarding interest rates on Treasury notes?

• Interest rates will decrease

• Interest rates will remain stable

• Interest rates will increase

• Interest rates will fluctuate unpredictably

How did long-term US Treasurys perform in 2014?

• Returned more than 25%

• Returned less than 10%

• Returned less than 5%

• Returned exactly 20%

What was surprising about the yield of French government bonds?

• They remained at 1.5%

• They decreased to 0.82%

• They increased to 2.5%

• They increased to 1.2%