There is an ongoing debate as to whether the yen is a sensible safe haven currency considering the financial and economic troubles Japan is suffering.

The key is to always keep your eyes on the goal rather than optimizing the means of achieving it.

Retail spending in China is said to be up 15%.  Meanwhile, a report tells us that China is stepping up its purchases of U.S. Treasury debt.

Tim Bourquin interviews private trader David Buffalo about how he uses Fibonacci ratios to establish price levels.  Listen to the whole interview.

The US dollar and Japanese yen both came under pressure on Thursday as demand for "risky" assets increased.

Todd Gordon wants to keep the pressure on AUD/JPY tonight.

The Force Index is an indicator that uses a stock's price change and trading volume to gauge the strength of bulls and bears.

Experimentation is basically failure that leads to progress.

If the US dollar regains its tight correlation to risky assets, it will be most important to watch movements in the S&P 500 and other key risk measures.