Now, the German deficit is higher than the Italian deficit.

What did the Japanese authorities do during these last two decades? They fought the correction every step of the way, with the boldest attempt at fiscal and monetary stimulus every undertaken up to that point.

The major premise that almost everyone believes is that government economists can improve the workings of an otherwise free economy.

We are still in the early stages of a secular credit contraction that could well end up seeing another $5 trillion of debt collapse.

The Berlin Wall was a great experiment for economists. Too bad they didn’t learn anything.

Mike Paulenoff thinks oil is in a bullish pattern, but the comparison with the U.S. dollar warrants caution.

For the last few months, John Mauldin has been addressing the economic choices in front of us. Today, we look for some signposts that will tell us which path we're headed down.

Let’s not get too excited. Stocks bounce. Bonds bounce. An economy bounces.

The Fed says it will keep interest rates low for an “extended period.” So there is still no sign of the kind of policy turnaround that might send the greenback back up.

For a week and a half, the dollar has formed a minor bottom and has climbed above its March-November resistance line.