This is Macro Voices, the free weekly financial podcast targeting professional finance, high net worth individuals, family offices, and other sophisticated investors.

Macrovoices is all about the brightest minds in the world of finance

and macroeconomics telling it like it is, bullish or bearish, no holds barred. Now, here are your

hosts, Eric Townsend and Patrick Suresna. Macrovoices episode 482 was produced on May 29, 2025.

I'm Eric Townsend.

Simplifies Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager,

Mike Green returns as this week's feature interview guest.

We'll discuss the tariffs, what they're really being used for,

and why Mike says the president is contradicting himself every time he talks about them.

And I'm Patrick Suresna with the macro scoreboard week over week as of the close of Wednesday, May 29, 2025.

The S&P 500 index up 75 basis points, training at 5888.

After a quick 200-point market correction last week,

the markets are attempting a new bull breakout targeting the all-time highs.

We'll take a closer look at that chart and the key technical levels to watch in our post-game segment.

The U.S. dollar index up 19 basis points training at 9988.

The US dollar retested the April low and bounced, establishing a new support line along this 98 handle.

The July WTI crude oil contract up 44 basis points trading at 61.84.

After a May double bottom test, the question is, will the bulls be able to put together a bull breakout here above the $64 level?

The July Arbob gasoline down 190 basis points trading at 206.

The June gold contract down 54 basis points trading at 3295 gold is

maintaining its bullish trend but will we see the key breakout and resumption of the bull trend

july copper unchanged on the week at 467 uranium up 106 basis points trading at 7170 as the positive price action continues.

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