The dollar edged up against the yen on Tuesday after Japan's economy minister clarified earlier remarks about the yen's weakness that had toppled the greenback from a 4-1/2 year high.
Contributor Andy Busch looks at the economic situation in Europe and discusses what to buy and sell, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
Which economy is worse, the U.S. or Europe, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money in Motion traders. Also, the currency trade behind a global slowdown, and the yen reaches a post-war record vs. the dollar. And an interview with Princeton professor Alan Blinder.
"The environment for food retailing is pretty good in Australia at the moment. We are attracting around two million more customers into our stores every week," Richard Goyder, chief executive at Wesfarmers, told CNBC.
If you think London or New York are among the world's most expensive cities, keep guessing and get your checkbooks out (that is if you are travelling to one of the cities that take the top spot).
Brian Dolan, Chief Currency Strategist at FOREX.com and Michael Yoshikami, Founder & CEO of YCMNET Advisors offer their outlook on the dollar and euro.
John Kyriakopoulos, Head of Currency Strategy at NAB Global Markets Research is not surprised at Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan's expectations that the Aussie dollar will remain high for some time to come.
Richard Perry, chief market strategist at Central Markets, joined CNBC on Wednesday to discuss market moves in the Australian dollar, the FTSE 100 and gold.