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Consumer prices in Australia were up 0.4 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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As markets gyrate wildly, veteran trader cautions investors and traders to prepare for downside moves! While nobody knows 100% where the markets are headed, may are sitting in big gains thinking the markets can only go up! Michelle and Merlin take a look the current market landscape, and touch on some important correlation aspects which may give you a competitive advantage.



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Partly reflecting a sharp drop in aircraft demand, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing a substantial decrease in new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods in the month of December.

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One of the secrets of wealth is growing your wealth regardless of market condition. Merlin welcomes Paul Buzby of RCW Financial, to talk about the use of metals and rare coins to help diversify holdings as well as hedge downside risk. The show focuses on rarity of coins, and presents a 1797 US dollar worth over $325,000… and climbing!



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There are millions of resources out there to help navigate the financial markets! John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld welcome Andrew Zatlin of www.MoneyBallEconomics.com to the show to talk about some macro economic data as well as the Vice Index! A unique index which may act as a leading indicator for the markets according to Zatlin.



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Often times I will be talking with a trader and hear a familiar story among new traders. “I’m making money one day then lose for 2 or 3 days.” I usually reply, “I bet you have married a market (only trade one market).” Usually I get a very surprised look and they reply, “Yes, but how did you know?”



As a professional trader you should be looking for one trading strategy that you will learn everything there is to know about it, a core strategy. Then execute it every trade that comes along. Too many strategies or ideas will only cloud your mind and cause hesitation when it comes time to execute your order, making you late for entry and usually getting stopped out for a loss.

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With imports rising and exports falling, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing that the U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in December. The report said the trade deficit widened to $43.4 billion in December from a revised $42.2 billion in November.

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U.K. industrial production declined at a faster pace in December, rendering the quarterly performance the worst in nearly three years, which is expected to have dragged economic growth further at the end of 2015. Industrial production fell 1.1 percent month-on-month, faster than November's 0.8 percent drop, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday.

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The currency war is heating up, and its having a big impact globally! Commodities continue to get crushed creating some interesting opportunities across the board! Tim Pesut joins Merlin to share his outlook on this currency war, as well as talk about some trades he is currently in. Listener questions stretch thing to a discussion of the Euro, Pound, and the Mexican Peso!



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Sam joins Merlin on set to talk about the current market decline which he and his team had called out back in November. What should traders and investors do at this point? How far will it drop? And what asset class present the best trading opportunities? Tune in and find out!



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