According to analysts, boosted by higher expected demand in 2012, rents should continue to move upwards in Rio.

FORBES: Prime Office Rent in Rio de Janeiro is More Expensive Than in Manhattan

And China needs to allow its currency to move upwards, not just to help the rest of the world, but also to rebalance its own overheating economy.

ECONOMIST: The dollar

The expectation (or hope) with these indirect stock buybacks is that the stock will move upwards because the shares oustanding goes down (or at least the buybacks offset the dilution from the exercise of options).

FORBES: Connect

To better understand what makes the price of gold move, upwards or downwards, it is perhaps best to appreciate the relationship gold has had to the U.S. dollar historically.

FORBES: What Will Influence The Price Of Gold In 2013?

Coming off a huge upwards move on Tuesday, short sterling futures have given back around 10-basis points along the strip.

FORBES: Stock Rebound Trips Up Bonds

"They should be using their market power and coordinating with other retailers, to move the entire apparel industry upwards in Bangladesh, " he said.

WSJ: Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh

However, most policymakers agree that the industry must move beyond corn ethanol, which is less efficient than the sugar-derived stuff and pushes food prices upwards.

ECONOMIST: A dysfunctional system may become more so