Looking ahead to Wednesday, the concurrent releases of the US import price index, housing starts, and building permits at 8:30 ET could stoke volatility in the forex markets.

Ratings agency Moody’s warned that the exposure of Western European banks to Eastern European loans could affect their credit ratings.

World markets look to be in a free fall, and economists are saying don't look for a bottom this week in the U.S. economy.

It is not just the US that is in recession.  The world is slowing down, and rapidly.  This week we quickly survey the rest of the world, and then come back to the US.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for February 17.

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For now, the markets continue to give the benefit of doubt to the dollar.

With global interest rates quickly approaching zero and more than three months of congestion under the market's belt, fundamental speculation is focusing on gauging the world’s economies' position on the recession curve.

The upcoming week will bring an important string of forward-looking economic data and paint a much clearer picture on the relative health of Euro Zone economic fundamentals.

How long can the Japanese yen retain its position as the favored safety of funds currency?