Fundamental conditions have not deteriorated markedly for the dollar over the past few weeks, but sentiment surrounding the currency certainly has.

Continued US dollar weakness pushed the euro/US dollar pair higher for the third week in four, leaving the single currency just short of the 1.50 mark in what promises to be an exciting week of trading.

The Japanese yen has once again started to deviate from its relationship with risk sentiment, re-coupling with the outlook for US interest rates.

Much of the sterling's price action in the coming days will be determined by market sentiment on the US dollar.

The Canadian dollar continued to outperform against its U.S. counterpart, with the USD/CAD slipping to a fresh yearly low.

Clive Corcoran knows to always accept what is clearly visible on the charts. And what is clearly visible is a bipolar market.

The effective yield on two-year notes of the Greek government has exceeded 20% and is just one of several risk aversion factors which contributed to the turmoil across global markets Monday.

Yields on the five-year US Treasury note have seen a slow process of attrition over the last few weeks despite concerns about the potential expiration of QE2.

Today we once again think about the inflation/deflation debate, turn our eyes to Europe and the very interesting election happening there this Sunday, and speculate a little about what could derail the US economy.

Sometimes our trading strategy does not quite set up, but in order to participate we often compromise.