Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for July 1.

The combination of '30s-style asset deflation and '70s-style consumer price inflation has spooked investors everywhere.

This week is shaping up to be very exciting and short for the forex markets, as a slew of important economic releases and the Independence Day holiday in the US could lead to an influx in volatility.

The Institute for Supply Management is expected to report at 10:00 ET that their survey of conditions in the manufacturing sector held below 50 – signaling contraction – for the fifth consecutive month at 49.0.

When the European markets opened for trading this morning, the greenback came under the same brutal selling pressure that we have seen throughout the previous trading week.

Currency strategist Boris Schlossberg analyzes the major currencies for the week of June 30.

John Mauldin looks at whether we should be worried about inflation, takes a mid-year check on the economy, and muses on the malaise in the stock market.

With the recent onslaught of afternoon sell-offs we've reached the 2008 bottom for the third time.  Are we anywhere near a bottom?

Tim Bourquin interviews Wayne McDonnell, who talks about how he trades the currency markets, how he finds opportunities each day, and the various timeframes he uses for confirmation that it's time to execute.

More bad news from the oil markets is popping the economic bubble.