Summary
The race for president between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gets nastier every day as the election day is approaching.
Many traders ask how they can be ready to make profits of any presidential outcome. Trade presidents? Who cares who will be the next POTUS if you are prepared for any scenario? Here is the answer.
FXStreet presents the US Election panel discussion in alliance with ForexLive and Armstrong Economics. The experts will be Adam Button and Martin Armstrong; the moderator will be FXStreet’s Editor and Journalist Ross Burland.
The players:
Martin Armstrong is the Chairman of Armstrong Economics, the creator of the Economic Confidence Model, and the FXStreet's Person of the Year 2015.
Adam Button is the CEO of ForexLive, a Currency Analyst for AshrafLaidi.com, and FXStreet's Person of the year 2014.
Ross Burland is a FXStreet Editor and Analyst, social activist and CEO of Thinktwicecharity.org.
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GBP/USD stays firm above 1.3700, near fresh multi-year highs
GBP/USD holds its winning streak for the fourth successive session, trading above 1.3700 in the European session on Thursday. The pair hangs close to three-year highs amid sustained US Dollar weakness, in light of US President Trump's fresh attack on the Fed's credibility. US data and BoE-speak awaited.
Gold price retains its positive bias amid a broadly weaker USD; lacks bullish conviction
Gold price trades with a mild positive for the second straight day on Thursday, though it lacks follow-through and remains below the $3,350 level through the early European session. Reports that US President Donald Trump was considering replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised concerns over the future independence of the US central bank.
Bitcoin Cash targets 52-week high as on-chain data indicate room for growth
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is trading in the green by 2% at press time on Thursday, following a 6.39% price surge on Wednesday. Rising in a parallel channel pattern, BCH shows signs of increasing bullish momentum and nearing the $500 psychological level.
Could Iran block the Strait of Hormuz? Why Oil is on edge after US strikes
As the Israel-Iran conflict reaches new heights, an old threat is coming back to haunt the markets: that of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow arm of the sea in the Persian Gulf, wedged between Iran to the north and the United Arab Emirates and Oman to the south, is much more than a simple sea passage.
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