The unstoppable forces of inflation continue to smash into the immoveable lines of deflation.

Gambling on rising housing prices through Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may just be fatal.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has the market guessing about whether interest rates will be increased this year.  His comments this morning about increasing the duration of emergency lending to investment banks reduces the chance that borrowing costs will rise.

The sharp drop in oil prices has helped to strengthen the US dollar.  Pending home sales dropped more than expected, but it has failed to put a dent in the greenback which continues to follow equities higher.  The dollar is becoming a safe haven bet as the Federal Reserve reminds us that they will be the lender of last resort.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for July 8.

Now Americans are getting their supersized desserts. Not because they haven't been nice. But because they haven't been good.

The US economic calendar is very light this week, leaving pending home sales as one of the few potentially market moving numbers.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for July 7.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for July 4.

Consumers are getting shellacked all over the world, and so are investors.