japanese GDP growth Neena Mishra: Japanese policymakers seem to be determined to pull the country out of the deflationary spiral. In the last few months, they have taken many aggressive measures to weaken the currency and stoke inflation, in order to ...

market bonds Largely, this push has been thanks to a strong dollar and concerns about a variety of developed and emerging markets around the globe.

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY ) is up nearly 12 percent year-to-date indicating investors have been, for the most part, rewarded for their confidence in U.S.