Currency Analysis & Opinion

CAD Traders turned bearish on the loonie through Monday’s session, a move that saw USDCAD climb a quarter of a percent to start the week. Whilst the loonie’s slide arguably belied cross-asset...

The Japanese yen has kept on strengthening after a possible currency intervention by BoJ. Ahead of the Bank of Japan's next meeting at the end of the month, the USD/JPY pair is in a downtrend. The...

How the weak Japanese Yen is changing how Japanese firms do business. Here are my on-the-ground reports from Japan

The US dollar dipped after Biden dropped out of the re-election race. This political shift has increased market uncertainty, affecting the US dollar and boosting safe-haven assets like gold. In this...

CAD The BoC’s Wednesday rate decision is front and centre for the loonie this week. As we have pointed out previously, a combination of soft domestic growth, an unwinding labour market, and inflation...

The EUR/USD poked its head above the June high to approach 1.0950, reaching its best level since March. The US dollar has weakened further despite the release of mixed-bag US data this week, with...

EUR/USD's 1.09 breakout remains likely ahead of the Eurozone CPI and ECB decision. Right now, the pair is in an uptrend. Eventually, it will attempt to break out above 1.09 once again. Unlock...

The US Dollar’s performance has been underwhelming recently with the dollar index (DXY) reaching a two-week low. Not even the ramping up of the “Trump trade” after the attempted assassination of the...

The dollar has weakened on disinflation data, pushing EUR/USD towards resistance at $1.09. Today's PPI data could impact rate cut expectations; continued disinflation could increase the...

The USD/JPY pair experienced a significant drop to 159.06, driven by sharp declines following the release of unexpectedly low US inflation figures and potential interventions from Japanese...

The British Pound has maintained its bullish bias since the UK election build-up. The fact that the election seemed so easy and straightforward has given investors a vote of confidence in UK assets,...

The USD/JPY pair has risen to 161.65, with the market cautious ahead of today's US consumer price index release. Despite this, the yen remains weakened by the significant interest rate differential...

Ahead of Thursday’s release of US CPI, the US dollar has been in a holding pattern so far this week after dropping last week following the publication of mostly weaker US data. The weaker dollar last...

The EUR/USD pair is maintaining its position close to a multi-week high of 1.0829, benefitting from the weakening US dollar following a disappointing June US employment market report. Market...