Enzio Von Pfeil, Capital Preservation Specialist for Individuals tells James Ross that funding of the IRS is a major bone of contention in the debate over the US debt ceiling deal. Hebe Chen, Market Analyst at IG, adds that there are concerns that in trying to avoid a default this month, problems are simply being pushed further into the future.

Carolyn Wright speaks with David Brown, President of IPC, on the role that the buzz sector of the moment, AI, is already playing in the financial sector.

David Lennox, Resource Analyst at Fat Prophets says that the US dollar is likely to react to the downside if the US debt ceiling deal is passed, and that should benefit the inverse relationship it normally has with commodities.