Based on history, are we more, or less likely to gain before year end?

Is computer-driven trading causing the volatility in the currency markets?

While liquidity fears have been quenched by unlimited access to dollar funds, sharp interest rate cuts and global bailout efforts, the markets have merely passed through one phase of a much broader financial crisis.

The Federal Reserve remains likely to cut rates down to record lows before year-end, as indicated by Fed Fund Futures, which are fully pricing in a 25bp cut on December 16 and a 55 percent chance of a 50bp cut.

Bill Bonner thinks that unemployment is going to get much worse.

Has another bear market overshot to the downside once again?

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 31.

None of the measures taken in the financial crisis so far seems to have done the trick.  The cutbacks continue.  In fact, they are just beginning.

The US dollar gained throughout most of the day on Thursday as the currency rebounded from critical support and despite the release of US economic data that added to evidence that the nation is facing recession.

The euro's recent bullish momentum was stalled after it reached as high as 1.3300 ending a 900 pip rally, despite German unemployment falling for a fifth straight month as the number of unemployed dropped by 26,000.