Market participants see the eventual recovery in the global economy; but where is the US on this timeline?

The coming week promises no shortage of euro/US dollar volatility, and economic sentiment could take a further turn for the worse on key PMI data.

The vital, Japanese export sector is still weighing the economy down.

On Wednesday, the minutes from the Bank of England's May 7 meeting may not be as market-moving as they've been in the past.

The Swiss Franc finished the week lower against major forex counterparts, as Swiss National Bank verbal intervention increased fears that the bank would once again intervene in foreign exchange markets.

Since March 9, world stock markets are up 37% -- about average for a post-crash bounce.

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about whether a new currency will replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.

Either the US cleans up its ledgers or it will be downgraded like a bad company.

Is losing the AAA rating that big of a deal?

The entire currency market was working with high volatility Thursday, but it was the dollar that would see some of the most significant moves for price action.