The dollar can’t seem to catch a break. The beleaguered currency marked yet another momentous drop against most of its liquid counterparts, chalking up its biggest three day sell-off in four years.

An oil shock on top of a crunch on credit and a housing collapse. As anticipated, consumers are doing the only thing they can do; they’re spending less money. What happens to a consumer society when consumers stop consuming? Ah, dear reader, you know the answer to that, too – it shrinks.

The upcoming personal spending and income numbers may confirm concerns of the Fed, which still sees considerable downside risks to the U.S economy and signaled that future rate cuts are forthcoming.

Although the market has room still for some slightly higher highs on the 60-minute time frame, Toni Hansen continues to expect more of a correction into the weekend.

The Dow rose 114 points yesterday. The feds are trying to keep the party going, of course, by refilling the punch bowl as fast as they can. The U.S. money supply is increasing about five times faster than the economy itself.

With the US dollar plunging to record lows against the Euro, it is very clear that bearish sentiment on the US economy is winning out in the markets.

The combination of a favorable price level, given the technical aspects of the market, and the release of intraday news allowed the market to once again surge higher.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for February 27.

Inevitably, politicians pander to the living in order to get votes, and inevitably the next generation gets the bills.

The dour sentiment on the US economy will not receive much of a boost on Wednesday, as durable goods orders for the month of January are expected to plunge 4.0 percent.