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A softer labor force participation rate could blunt gains in the dollar this week, CNBC's latest market survey showed. more...

CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down February's weak ISM non-manufacturing index at 51.6 vs. 54.0 in January. more...

Thanos Vamvakidis, head of European G10 FX strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research, says the weakness in U.S. jobs data is temporary and now is the time to reestablish long dollar/yen positions. more...

Even with the yen at more than five-year lows, analysts expect a resurgent carry trade will keep Japan's currency on a downtrend well into 2014. more...

Stephen Davies, CEO, Javelin Wealth Management explains why the road ahead for commodities may be a volatile one. more...

As the Aussie hit a 3-year low against the greenback, analysts say there are other currencies that might make a better bet against the Aussie. more...

Spot gold prices edged down 0.3 percent on Tuesday, after hitting a 7-1/2-month low in the previous session with the largest daily price swing on record, while the latest effort by euro zone leaders to resolve the debt crisis revived risk appetite and reduced demand for safe-haven assets.* more...

Despite continued uncertainty over Europe's debt crisis and fears of a global recession, Brazil's depressed currency and equity prices may present buying opportunities. more...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned global economic recovery would be “weak and bumpy” and said the global economic recovery was slowing on Tuesday, as it slashed global economic growth to 4 percent for both 2011 and 2012. more...

The outlook for the nonfarm payroll report due Friday isn't what it once was. Here's what it might mean for the Fed, and the dollar. more...

The weak dollar policy is one of the reasons behind the weakening economy right now, says David Malpass, Encima Global President, Encima Global, who says the market believes the Fed wants the value of the dollar to continue to go down because of its monetary policy over the last few years. more...

Markets are caught up in the push pull of worry about Europe's debt crisis and sluggish U.S. growth. more...

"We have some disappointing developments in Russia. Sales have not been growing, and it is clearly because Russian consumers are taking longer to adjust to higher prices," Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen, CEO at Carlsberg, told CNBC. more...

Brian Dolan, Chief Currency Strategist at FOREX.com and Michael Yoshikami, Founder & CEO of YCMNET Advisors discuss their forex strategy. more...

The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to hold rates on Thursday after weaker than expected gross domestic product (GDP) figures last week effectively killed off any hope of a rate rise this year. more...

Markets fear a new set of evil twins — a stumbling U.S. economy and the specter of a European sovereign debt crisis. more...

Spot gold was steady on Monday, as the dimmed outlook for the U.S. economy and persistent worries about euro zone nations' debt problem supported sentiment. more...

Spot gold held steady on Tuesday, after a warning by ratings agency Standard & Poor's that it would treat plans for a rollover of privately-held Greek debt as a selective default, underpinning safe haven demand for bullion. more...

Gold prices rose 0.5 percent in Europe on Monday, supported by a rebound in the euro versus the dollar, and as investors took advantage of the metal's dip to six-week lows last week to buy into the market. more...

Gold gained for a third straight session on Thursday, as an initial favorable vote on austerity measures by Greece's parliament weighed on the dollar, but low speculative interest and physical demand may cap gold's upside in the short term. more...