It's not enough just to get back the 8.36 million jobs that were lost in the crisis. The US also needs to create about 15 million more jobs over the next 10 years in order to stay even with population growth and return to full employment. That’s about 23 million all together.

To ease or not to ease?  The Fed may be ready for some monetary shock and awe.

What do round numbers mean to traders?

There's no doubt that printing money can create a boom. But it's a phony boom, not a real one. And when it blows up, which it inevitably does, people are worse off than they were before.

The US dollar fell sharply against all major counterparts through the week’s close, but its ability to stay above fresh lows suggests that it could correct higher in the week ahead.

From a purely technical standpoint, speculative resolve behind EUR/USD may soon reach a point of exhaustion.

The Japanese yen continued to strengthen against the U.S. dollar amid growing speculation that the Fed will add to their quantitative easing efforts.

The prospect of renewed quantitative easing stands as the central concern for British Pound price action as the UK economy faces formidable headwinds amid a broad-based slowdown in global demand.

With the outlook for crude oil looking extremely bullish in the near term despite nearing overbought levels, the loonie is poised to strengthen further against the greenback this week.

Central bankers are betting big again.