The U.S. dollar remains the world's primary reserve currency, and neither the euro nor BRICS countries have been able to reduce global reliance on it.
John Hussman, a well-known market skeptic, asserts that the S&P 500 has reached its speculative peak, with a significant crash likely to follow.
Janet Yellen told Yahoo Finance that she does "not see the basis" for a US recession, and that she expects the Fed will hit its 2% target next year.