Currency Analysis & Opinion

After being hit by profit-taking yesterday, the US dollar was trading mixed on Wednesday morning when this report was written. The greenback was holding its own well against the euro and the pound but...

Asian equities reached a four-month high overnight, supported by optimism that the world’s two largest economies would be capable of reaching a deal to resolve their nearly year-long trade...

Daily FX Market Roundup February 12, 2019By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. US equities raced higher Tuesday leading to an improvement in risk appetite that...

The major FX pairs further extended their losses earlier this morning, before rebounding to turn green on the day as North American participants slowly made their way to their trading stations....

There’s been a further softness seen in the pound, this morning with the currency falling to a 3-week low against the US dollar, although a fair chunk of these declines can be attributed to a...

Market OverviewThe dollar bulls have made a decisive breakout, the question is now whether they can hold their nerve. Amidst the backdrop of continued slowing global economic trends, the dollar has...

Daily FX Market Roundup February 11, 2019By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The US dollar is on fire. Investors drove the greenback higher against all of the...

The Swiss economy remains robust and Swiss companies are optimistic, with order backlogs, stable employment and high capacity utilization.Inflation was quiet in January, with headline consumer prices...

Market OverviewThe tone of risk appetite on major markets is likely to be set by any signals coming out of the latest round of trade talks between the US and China over the coming days. For now there...

Daily FX Market Roundup February 8, 2019By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The fear trade is back. All of the major currencies fell sharply this week as investors...

The euro failed to receive a respite after a recent sell-off and remains under pressure on Friday.EUR/USD has settled around 1.1340, trading with a mild bearish bias. In the weekly charts, the pair is...

Friday February 8: Five things the markets are talking aboutInvestor worries over economic growth and trade disputes have pushed global equities towards their first weekly loss in nearly two-months....

Market OverviewMarket sentiment has taken a renewed hit overnight as President Trump appeared to rule out a meeting with Chinese President Xi before the 1st March deadline for negotiations. Whilst...

Mark Carney and his colleagues, like the pound, came through the Bank of England meeting relatively unscathed it seems, although when it comes to the latter, there were some hairy moments. The event...