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Paul Buzby, Senior Consultant at RCW financial joins Merlin Rothfeld for a look at why he not only thinks the fed should raise rates, but why it will be a good thing for America! The duo also look at a variety of alternative investment vehicles for protection from volatile markets.



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With exports falling and imports rising, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that the U.S. trade deficit widened significantly in the month of August.

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While some currencies have not had a great sense of direction recently, Master Trader Tim Pesut talks about other areas he looks to for trading opportunities. Merlin and Tim differ on their outlook for oil going forward, which will ultimately find one of them right! Tim also offers some insights into the Canadian and Australian Dollars.


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Merlin talks to Online Trading Academy instructor Rahul Ghose who is teaching a trading class in Mumbai India. Rahul talks about learning lessons on his rise to becoming a professional trader, and how he learned these major lessons. He also gives some insight into the impact of a slowing Chinese economy, and the Nifty index.



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Trader Larry Jacobson joins Merlin to talk about his role with Online Trading Academy, developing and enhancing resources to help traders overcome obstacles and be part of a community. The duo talk a little about trading psychology before diving into chart analysis of Gold and the New Zealand Dollar.



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After reporting an unexpected contraction in regional manufacturing in the previous month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a report on Thursday showing that manufacturing conditions continued to weaken in October.

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In a story reminiscent of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dr. Richard Ebeling joins Merlin and John to share his story of finding the lost works of Ludwig Von Mises in KGB vaults in Russia. The trio talk about some of the impacts of monetary policy and how Mises viewed things like inflation, central banks, and negative interest rates!



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Currency trader Sunil Mangwani joins Merlin to talk about his years of trading experience and the 2 fundamental keys that are found in all successful traders. The duo later focus on listener questions ranging from the Aussie, Loony and the US Dollar.



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Many listeners sent in comments about their struggle with trend or countertrend trading. Michael Young and Merlin Rothfeld offer their takes on how they trade both market conditions, and what others should be on the lookout for! Michael also offers some insights into the Pound as well as the S&P 500 futures.



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Sweden's central bank held its key interest rate unchanged and boosted its asset purchases on Wednesday, making its policy more expansionary as it prepares for a possible December expansion of the ECB's stimulus. The Riksbank decided to extend its government bond purchasing programme by an additional SEK 65 billion. Purchases will total SEK 200 billion by the end of June 2016.

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