A stronger-than-expected reading of any of the retail sales reports could help initiate a break higher in the NZD/USD pair.

As near as we can remember, the lesson of the ‘70s was that monetary inflation doesn’t always work. At some point, adding more money and credit becomes counterproductive.

The US dollar continued to rebound as consumer spending snapped back in the month of January, and tomorrow the dollar’s momentum may continue with the trade balance due for release.

Inflation control will likely remain the RBA’s main focus in the near-term. As a result, a better-than-expected net employment change may help propel AUD/USD towards 0.9100.

War always produces surprises. And the battle between inflation and deflation is no exception.

Warren Buffet announced a plan in which Berkshire Hathaway will be stepping in to cover the liabilities of $800 billion in municipal bonds.

If Wednesday’s data is released in line with expectations, the prospects of a neutral BOE policy stance and an increasingly dovish Federal Reserve could lead GBP/USD to continue to climb.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for February 12.

Investor sentiment throughout the Euro-zone is anticipate to deteriorate further, as the German ZEW survey is forecasted to fall for the ninth straight month to a 15 year low of -45.0.

There is nothing that the US Federal Reserve can do or say at the present time to surprise currency traders.