Money manager Michael Pento predicts, "The economic data for the next few weeks, at a minimum, is going to be rancid beyond belief. I would be very cautious in thinking that the trading algorithms and the tape reading machines on Wall Street are going to ignore all of that, especially if this virus starts to spread to other nations in a more significant manner. Then it's going to be game over."
Pento likes gold and silver and recommends some in every portfolio. Pento is overweight gold between the two metals. Pento also predicts a "global recession in 2020" if the China virus does not get fixed soon. Pento also predicts massive amounts of global money printing will increase to fight the China virus and a coming global recession.
Michael Pento is a specialist in Austrian economics and is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Prior to starting Pento Portfolio Strategies he served as a senior economist and VP of the managed products division of another well known financial firm. Michael has also created ETFs and UITs that were sold throughout Wall Street. Earlier in his career, he worked on the floor of the NYSE. He is the author of The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market.