resident Barack Obama took center stage during yesterday’s U.S session, turning a mild session into a turbulent one. The U.S stock market opened down, continuing Monday and Tuesday’s momentum, but quickly found support as the president announced a new.....

There is plenty of debate about whether the economy has actually bottomed but we at Fiscal Frenzy draw the line between the economy and the stock market and through this differentiation warn you that while your stocks will rebound in 2009, it is not clear whether the key fundamentals of our economy will begin their recovery this year. For the rest, see http://fiscalfrenzy.com/

The forex markets haven’t shown much of a response to this morning’s release of the US consumer price index (CPI), despite the fact that the headline reading contracted for the first time since 1955 on an annualized basis. An article on forex, currency trading, economic conditions, the dollar, and deflation.

What comes first, employment recovery or market recovery? Editor Adam Lass's answer may shock you.