John Mauldin looks at some of the recent data on unemployment and retail sales, thinks about the implications of a falling trade deficit and a rising US government deficit, speculates about the potential for a serious stock market rally, and also comments on the potential for a GM bailout.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for November 17.

The feds are doing all they can to bail out the economy.  And for all their bailing, the water is still rising.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for November 14.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for November 14.

In addition to the $1 trillion taken out by the savers, there's also the effect of less spending magnified all through the economy.

When the labor market is in trouble, the US economy is in trouble.

Bill Bonner takes a look at how financial losses are transformed into economic problems.

We are in a global easing cycle and the market expects central banks around the world to follow the UK’s aggressive interest rate cuts.  What interest rate cuts will we see in December?