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Valentin Marinov, director of FX strategy at Citi, says ratings agencies are "behind the curve" after S&P raised Portugal's credit outlook to stable from negative. more...

The euro fell on dovish comments from European Central Bank early on Thursday, while the Bank of England's upbeat outlook boosted sterling. more...

Natural gas futures fell sharply after a new forecast showed warmer temperatures than expected in November. more...

CNBC's Rick Santelli is joined by Matt Fabian, Municipal Market Advisors, to discuss municipal bonds, bankruptcy in Detroit, and the future of Chicago finances. more...

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Director, Asia Economics at Credit Suisse warns that China's slowdown will hurt growth in Australia while the QE money flowing from Japan will not help the situation either. more...

Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank, says that the Aussie dollar is getting higher, after bottoming. more...

The week's top business and investing advice, including analysts' tech favorites and beaten-down banks picks. more...

It is hard to envisage a less propitious climate for equity analysis than a gloomy outlook for advanced economies combined with sustained and severe market volatility. more...

The euro rebounded from a near nine-month low against the dollar on Tuesday in a move seen as an overdue correction after falling two straight days, although its outlook remained bleak due to persistent sovereign debt stress. more...

Goldman Sachs analysts cut their outlook for the price of Brent oil and for copper going into 2012, saying that they see "a flatter upward trajectory for commodity prices, with increasing risks to both the up and the downside." more...

Standard and Poor's cut its unsolicited ratings on Italy by one notch, warning of a deteriorating growth outlook and damaging political uncertainty, in a move that took markets by surprise and added to pressure on the debt-stressed euro zone. more...

CNBC's Steve Liesman reveals what those polled think about the Fed's current monetary policy and where they see the S&P 500 headed. more...

It's too early to move with confidence that Europe will solve its debt issues, says John Lonski, Moody's Capital Markets Research Group chief economist, who adds that the troubles will impact U.S. markets. more...

Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke addresses the Economic Club of Minnesota on the U.S. economy, saying the nation's economic problems are more than just temporary and the Fed has a range of tools to provide additional stimulus. more...

Dennis Gartman, Gartman Letter weighs in on how to play the markets this Fall, and where to find the best safe haven plays. more...

A look at Tuesday's market activity and where stocks are headed, with James Paulsen, Wells Capital Management, and Larry Kantor, Barclays Capital. more...

The week's top business news and investment advice, including how to trade Europe, US financials, HP's sharp drop and the run-up in gold. more...

The week's top business news and investment advice, including debt bets and commodities plays. more...

A check on the European markets, which are not really unstable at this point, says Kevin Ferry, Cronus Futures Management, who also weighs in on the debt ceiling talks, calling buying Treasurys now as a "flight to mediocrity," as opposed to a flight to safety. The markets are in a very nervous...

CNBC's Melissa Francis looks at the week's top business news and investing advice, including sovereign debt plays and tech stocks. more...