Originally broadcast September 7, 2026. Audio recovered from the published Trading Justice broadcast. This week on the Trading Justice Podcast, Coach Matt takes on inflation week through a much bigger lens: the history of money, the evolution of the global monetary system, and what may ultimately prove to be the real Great Reset. From ancient coins and the gold standard to Bretton Woods and the rise of the U.S. dollar, Matt traces how global monetary systems have changed throughout history and why reserve currency leadership has always followed economic power, trade, institutions, and trust. Then the conversation moves to the modern monetary order. Matt examines the end of the dollar's link to gold, the rise of the fiat system, China's growing economic influence, the creation and evolution of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights, and why the future may not be about one currency simply replacing another. Instead, the world could be moving toward a more diversified system of monetary spheres, reserve assets, and payment networks. Matt also explores another major evolution already underway: money itself is becoming increasingly digital. As physical cash becomes less important and central banks investigate digital currencies and new settlement infrastructure, questions surrounding privacy, visibility, control, and how we interact with money become increasingly important. Finally, Matt brings the conversation back to investors. Monetary systems have changed repeatedly throughout history, but one monetary asset has endured through virtually all of them: gold. From there, he looks at the modern tools investors can use to protect and grow wealth through periods of monetary change. In this episode: • The history and evolution of money • Gold, paper currencies, and the rise of the U.S. dollar • Bretton Woods and the end of the gold standard • The fiat-dollar era and global dollar dominance • China, the IMF, and the evolution of the SDR • What the World Economic Forum actually meant by "The Great Reset" • The emergence of competing global monetary spheres • Why de-dollarization does not necessarily mean the death of the dollar • Central bank digital currencies and the digitization of money • Privacy, visibility, and control in a digital monetary system • Why gold has endured through changing currency regimes • Gold, productive assets, real assets, and Bitcoin as modern portfolio tools • What inflation week could mean for markets today Whether you trade stocks, options, commodities, currencies, or simply want to better understand the forces shaping the financial system, this episode connects monetary history with the changes taking place today and the decisions investors may face tomorrow. Original video: Watch on YouTube. Market commentary reflects the original broadcast date. Educational content; not individualized investment advice.
