Jan VanEck, CEO of VanEck Funds, commented on the Federal Reserve's recent policy direction, suggesting that Chair Jerome Powell has established the intellectual foundation for a less interventionist approach.

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Jan VanEck, CEO of VanEck Funds, commented on the Federal Reserve's recent policy direction, suggesting that Chair Jerome Powell has established the intellectual foundation for a less interventionist approach. VanEck noted that this shift could represent a significant change in how the Fed interacts with markets, regardless of immediate bond market reactions.

VanEck also discussed current economic trends, including strong U.S. growth projections and the impact of global currency movements. He highlighted ongoing confidence in gold as a hedge and noted strong performance in rare-earth investments, reflecting broader shifts in the global economic landscape.

VanEck Funds: Powell's laid groundwork for less intervention from Fed

What does it all mean for the market? Let's put that question to our guest who's here on set with us The CEO of VanEck funds Jan VanEck. We were debating last hour. Did the bond market react to this or not? I mean the 10 years at 421 is that because of this or stronger eco data? So how are you processing it all? I mean, I do think obviously the Fed chair selection makes a big difference to the markets Scott Besson gave a talk or the communications in q4 that I think the market is really missing and he wrote an article called Gain-of-function Fed that basically said the Fed went nuts after during kovat and You know stimulated for way too long and he's given a very strong academic case He quotes articles from MIT and the San Francisco Fed like not his not his home base And he's laid the intellectual groundwork for a much less interventionist Fed So we're having a paradigm shift kind of regardless Does that is that why yields are rising or is that what should the impact of that be if it if it comes to pass? well, I think the Administration would give itself an A for its performance last year on the fiscal and monetary front because the 10-year You know came from a peak of 4-8 down to 4-1 4-2. So I think they're very happy here In fact in that interview, he saw Interest rates were normal Which means they're not going to go nuts and try to cut the short term because I think they realize that there They're graded on the 10-year or the 30-year And that's where Japan's interest rates are really rising and the UK is not looking great either. So the country's in trouble It's the longer end how much we talked about a little bit yesterday with Howard Lutnick Commerce Secretary a lot of cabinet members on this week and being rocking and rolling This dollar debasement trade that's been going on the US dollars Weakening but also the yen is weakening the euro has been strengthening How much is this factoring into your thinking about how and where to invest? Yeah, I don't feel strongly about the dollar this year. First of all, we don't really make currency calls That's pretty no, but you have an ETF around semiconductors. Those companies are based in Asia largely Yeah, there's a huge amount of currency indirect exposure No So what I was gonna say is the US economic growth looks like it's gonna be really good this year, right 2% 3% Maybe 4% let me except 5 yesterday. Yeah, I know the administration is talking 5 and 6, you know Anyway, that's a sort of side conversation. Is that a no? Well, they is that a 4.1 from the Bulgarian judge like you're not you're not you're not you're not all in with the 5% yeah, so the Atlanta Fed does this, you know GDP now cast and suddenly it went up to like 5 plus percent for the Fourth-quarter, but a lot of that was net export. So I'm like, I don't really know what that that's something we appeared out of nowhere 2% so listen, so I'm saying is if economic growth is good. That's not gonna be super weak for the dollar So I think you know, I don't see something strong magnetic pull for the dollar this year but we love gold for like many many years and that's sort of the context in a little bit of Every time the US does something crazy that you know, the rest of the world's like I'm just want more gold Do you get itchy at all from a trading point of view when you watch you know when you feel like a genius You go, it's nice But is it also a sign that that when we know that there are hedge fund participants in that trade across all the metals? Do you ever harvest gains or is it the kind of thing? We just say this is now gonna basically be the new floor for prices and you don't worry about it No, we literally do that We have model portfolios that we manage for financial advisors and clients and we have been selling gold over the last six months Basically because it's such a big holding for us And and and listen it could go sideways for a year But I just think in the context of where India and China is such a large part of the world They are not dollar based economies. And what else I think it's gold. I think gold is the currency And it's like a hundred years ago your rare-earth ETF as well is flying this year I mean again, maybe that's not a great sign, but it's just a sign that the world is kind of fragmenting Yeah, I think that's so I called nuclear nosebleed levels, you know, three or four months ago I think rare-earths are kind of nosebleed levels now, so

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