ZIRP – the “zero interest rate policy” – was tested in Japan for many years. There is no evidence that it did any good.

This is not the first time in recent history that US interest rates have fallen below Japanese levels.

The US dollar index broke straight through support , and extended its losses for the sixth day in a row.

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

Houses lost more than $2 trillion in value in 2008.  What's the Fed's next move?

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 75bp to a range of 0 to 0.25 percent, the lowest level that this generation has ever seen.

The US Dollar could see a bit of a bounce in coming days following Tuesday’s extensive declines.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for December 16.

Tuesday's FOMC meeting will be remembered for decades to come as the Federal Reserve brings interest rates down to the lowest level this generation has ever seen.

Fish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. And bubbles gotta pop. The bubble in private debt has popped already. And now, the bubble in public debt has to pop too.