Brian Pretti

While worries about interest rates and Fed decisions have made financial markets volatile, the real issue is global currency values.

The recent free fall makes it feel as if we're entering a bear market, but stocks have actually been experiencing a correction for some time.

Amid all the volatility in prices of financial assets, it's important to understand the long-term trends -- which could favor stocks.

Bonds, long a safe haven for investors, will not be for long, as interest rates rise and government issuers and mega-buyers face new risks.

A new Fed model for the U.S. economy shows almost no growth for the first quarter -- raising some fundamental questions for policy.

The debt problems in Greece show a flaw in the euro and underscore the need for investors to pay attention to relative currency movements.

A fundamental shift in central banks' monetary policies suggests that corporate debt and even "overvalued" stocks may be the right bet.