Currency Analysis & Opinion

Daily FX Market Roundup February 21, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Thursday's biggest story in the FX market was the sharp reversal and big declines in the...

The Fed's messages are a powerful driver for the U.S. dollar. The market's initial dovish interpretation of the Fed's 'patience' with further rate hikes and 'flexibility' regarding balance sheet...

After Australia forbid Huawei Technologies from supplying a 5G mobile network on the grounds of national security risks in August 2018, Chinese authorities have lashed back. They banned Australian...

Euro equities are struggling for direction, unlike most of its Asian counterparts in the overnight session. The ‘big’ dollar has edged a tad higher after Wednesday’s FOMC minutes,...

The release this morning of a batch of industry surveys from across the Eurozone have served to further reinforce the notion that economic activity in the bloc is slowing, with the manufacturing...

Market OverviewThe corrective momentum that have been developing on the dollar in recent sessions has just been put on pause for now in the wake of last night’s FOMC minutes for the January...

March 1 deadline is “not a magical date"News on the trade front and the Federal Reserve minutes, due this afternoon (2:00 pm ET), will help decide whether equities can extend their 2019 winning...

The pound’s sharp rally from the day before has come to an abrupt halt – at least for the time being. Rumours are circulating that 3 Conservative lawmakers are to follow the 7 Labour MPs...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is heading back to Brussels for what we see as a way to collect airmiles.There is zero evidence that anything has changed on either side of Brexit: concessions from the...

Market OverviewThe US dollar is suffering as markets look towards the two key factors that are likely to weigh on the greenback in due course, China trade talks and a more dovish Fed. The US/China...

Daily FX Market Roundup February 19, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Investors are selling US dollars ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC minutes. This move...

Brewing Brexit optimism got sterling salivating on Tuesday, a move that pushed the FTSE from its recent 4-month highs. With a decent foundation based on the day’s slightly disappointing but...

Since trade talks have resumed at the end of January 2019, it seems that nothing much has advanced. Yet the new round of talks in Washington starting today should provide a clear breakthrough as the...

After a disappointing end to 2018, Swiss external trade started the year on a solid footing with exports rising 1.1% m/m (nominal, seasonally adjusted) to CHF 18.9 billion, thanks to a bounce back in...