A kind of financial war seems to have broken out, but it's not merely a war between inflation and deflation.

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of April 14.

Investors had hoped that the worst was behind them, but the momentum on Friday has triggered what could very well be a two-wave continuation pattern on the downside on the weekly time frame in the indices.

The answer can make a huge difference in your investment portfolio.

Tim Bourquin interviews Jack Broz, who talks about how times are changing, his overall approach to the markets, and why he thinks more traders should look at bonds as a trading vehicle.

The real cause of rising food prices is a falling value of paper money.  But only the European Central Bank seems to take its mission to protect the euro seriously.

US economic data is expected to show that Advance Retail Sales rose 0.1 percent in March after plunging 0.6 percent during the month prior, but given the current economic scenario, this figure could prove to be disappointing.

On Friday, the market is favoring congestion in the morning, followed by upside once again into the afternoon.  Monday's highs will serve as the resistance zone in both the Dow and Nasdaq Composite, while last Wednesday's and Thursday's highs will be strong resistance for the S&P 500.

Mike Paulenoff is not convinced that the recovery rally off of the April 1 low in streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD) at 86.05 is complete on the upside.

Bill Bonner writes that we are entering a dangerous and troublesome period in financial history.