Currency Analysis & Opinion

USD/CNH hit fresh highs ahead of high-stakes trade talks, a currency move which will surely irk the president and have a large impact on markets if Yuan weakness is sustained.If momentum persists it...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2016 to 1.50% from 1.75%. The bank also signaled another potential cut to counteract slowing economic...

US – China trade negotiations initiated in January 2019 are resuming tomorrow although both nations remain divided on major topics. Even if 90% of the trade pact is accepted, sticking points...

Following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to cut the Official Cash Rate to record low 1.50%, the Kiwi tumbled to a fresh multi-month low during the Asian session with NZD/USD hitting...

AUDUSD The Aussie surged against USD after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest interest rate decision yesterday. RBA left the interest rate at 1.5% on hold but lowered the expectation of CPI...

Daily FX Market Roundup May 7, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementAll of the major currencies traded sharply lower Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Global equities were mixed overnight as a slew of trade headlines continued to batter markets. U.S Treasury yields have managed to back up a tad while the U.S dollar confines itself to...

The Australian dollar stood amongst the best performers on Tuesday morning after investors have been wrong-footed by the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monetary policy decision. Indeed,...

The turbulent situation caused by the 2016 Brexit referendum has carried over into 2019. The pound has not yet completely rebounded from the collapse triggered by the crazy referendum, and the process...

USD/JPY The USD slipped to a five-week low against the JPY yesterday and fell versus other currencies after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would sharply raise tariffs on Chinese goods this week,...

After much anticipation, the RBA opted to held rates at 1.5%, making it the 30-consecutive meeting without a change of policy since lowering rates to record lows. That doesn’t mean they’re...

Daily FX Market Roundup May 6, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementOn the eve before the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy announcement, the...

April was a great month for the US dollar but the beginning of May has posed challenges.End of April profit-taking drove the greenback lower initially, but the rally was renewed by optimistic comments...

Negotiations surrounding the now 10-month-long, U.S.-Sino trade war took a significant step back yesterday after threats of additional tariffs tweeted by President Donald Trump threw a spanner in the...