Forecasts for the euro/US dollar exchange rate took a turn for the worse, as a steady stream of bearish economic data dimmed outlook for the broader Euro-Zone economy.

Forecasts for the Japanese Yen improved on the week, as the largest bank failure in US history and broader financial market instability boosted outlook for the heavily risk-linked currency.

The health of the financial markets will determine the pound’s future – not just in the days ahead, but for weeks and months.

You eat your losses or your losses eat you.  Why are US government officials refusing to eat their losses?

John Mauldin explains the financial crisis we are facing this weekend.

The socializing of America is transforming our markets into a predictable situation where ill-gotten profits will be easily taken due to some regulatory body or legislation.

The U.S. dollar ended an extremely volatile week on a very weak note with speculation that the U.S. government bailout plan will fail to restore investor’s confidence in the U.S. economy.

How is government supposed to know what the bailout is worth?  If they pay too much, the government takes a big loss.  If they pay too little, it won't bail out Wall Street enough and the economy is likely to sink into recession.

The long-term health of the credit and financial markets hangs in the balance.

Currency market conditions deteriorated overnight, as the largest bank failure in US history took its toll on broader financial markets.