The Bank of Japan is expected to announce late on March 17 that they have left their target rate unchanged at 0.10 percent, but the release of the Bank’s monthly report at 01:00 ET on March 18 should provide more information on their view of economic conditions.

The British pound has recovered some ground against the benchmark dollar, but not enough to put it out of harms way for the coming week.

Stocks rally, but based upon what?  Even the U.S.'s biggest, strongest companies are reporting problems.

When will we see a turn in the dollar and equities?

The US dollar was the strongest currency when it came to the lowest yielding currencies, which now include the Swiss franc and Japanese yen, but the greenback fell versus the commodity dollar, euro, and British pound.

The whole world turns their eyes to China, but can our friends in the Far East really tug the whole world out of a depression?

Switzerland has officially adopted a beggar thy neighbor policy approach by intervening in the currency market.

US dollar fell against nearly every major currency with the exception of the Japanese yen and Swiss franc.

A bear market is one of the surest phenomena investors can count on.

Given that none of the problems in the U.S. economy have been resolved, how far will the rally go?