Laws change, moods change, times change! These changes present tremendous opportunities across the financial market for savvy investors. Socionomics expert, Euan Wilson joins the show to talk to John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld about social mood and its impact on financial markets. A great example is the current support for the legalization of marijuana across the United States. This change in social mood has created a boom that was forecasted by Euan and others several years back. Tune in to find out more about this paradigm shift in American mood! John and Merlin also announce the latest gold coin winner!
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD extends rally toward 1.1600 as US Dollar keeps falling
EUR/USD trades roughly 1.5% higher so far this Monday as the relentless US Dollar selling drives it toward the 1.1600 threshold - the highest level since November 2021. Growing concerns over a US economic recession and the Federal Reserve’s autonomy continue to exert downward pressure on the USD.
GBP/USD surges past 1.3400 on intense US Dollar weakness
GBP/USD continues its winning streak, recapturing 1.3400 in European trading on Monday. The extended US Dollar weakness, amid US-Sino trade war-led recession fears and heightened threat to the Fed's independence, continue to underpin the pair. Thin trading is set to extend.
Japanese Yen seems poised to appreciate further against weaker USD amid trade woes
The Japanese Yen retains its bullish bias against a broadly weaker US Dollar heading into the European session and trades near a multi-month high touched earlier this Monday. Worries that an all-out trade war would trigger a global recession continue to weigh on investors' sentiment and drive flows toward the traditional safe-haven JPY.
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Gold nears $3,400; fresh record highs and counting amid USD sell-off
Gold price closes in on $3,400 as the record rally regains strength on Easter Monday. Concerns over US-China trade war escalation and the Fed’s independence smash the US Dollar to three-year troughs. RSI stays overbought on the daily chart, with thin volumes likely to exaggerate moves in Gold price.
EUR/USD extends rally toward 1.1600 as US Dollar keeps falling
EUR/USD trades roughly 1.5% higher so far this Monday as the relentless US Dollar selling drives it toward the 1.1600 threshold - the highest level since November 2021. Growing concerns over a US economic recession and the Federal Reserve’s autonomy continue to exert downward pressure on the USD.
GBP/USD surges past 1.3400 on intense US Dollar weakness
GBP/USD continues its winning streak, recapturing 1.3400 in European trading on Monday. The extended US Dollar weakness, amid US-Sino trade war-led recession fears and heightened threat to the Fed's independence, continue to underpin the pair. Thin trading is set to extend.
How to make sense of crypto recovery – Is it a buy or fakeout
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP, the top three cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, extend their last week’s recovery on Monday, even as trader sentiment is hurt by the US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and announcements.
Five fundamentals for the week: Traders confront the trade war, important surveys, key Fed speech Premium
Will the US strike a trade deal with Japan? That would be positive progress. However, recent developments are not that positive, and there's only one certainty: headlines will dominate markets. Fresh US economic data is also of interest.
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