The U.S. Dollar is enjoying a strong overnight move ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve FOMC meeting and the G-20 summit. Traders will be watching the Fed to see if they announce an end to stimulus programs. The G-20 members may discuss reducing the U.S. Dollar’s role as the world’s premier reserve currency.

So much for the dog days of summer.

As earnings season is now in full swing, I cannot help but analyze the earnings results from countless companies. So far the markets have rallied 10% in just the last two weeks. Most earnings have blown through estimates. It has been a meteoric rise, the markets blasting up through the double top from mid June. Things seem to be rosy once more on Wall Street.

Wondering where all the inflation is? Bottled up in Washington, but not for long.