Bill Bonner talks to Tim Geithner on his hotline.

Tomorrow the European Central Bank is expected to take interest rates to a record low of 1.00 percent.

Over the next 24 hours, the G-20 summit is easily the most important event to watch not only for risk trends, but for the US dollar in general.

Apparently, Americans have the right to life, liberty and a four-door sedan.

The market will continue to weigh the dollar's value as a store of wealth against its exposure to another systemic seizure.

With a market that has gained 20% since March 9, we've had an extremely volatile year so far.

But while the value of everything is referenced to dollars, what’s the dollar’s value referenced to?

This week could be the moment of truth for the markets.  After a three-week bull rally, economic reports this week will tell us if the economy is recovering or if there is still much more pain ahead.

Todd Gordon takes a closer look at the EUR/USD currency pair.

The Financial Times released a draft of the G20 communique or statement that will be unveiled on Thursday.  It contained no new fiscal stimulus or comment on currencies.