Currency Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.One of the biggest political events this year is the U.S. Midterm Elections. Historically, these elections do not have a...

Despite plenty of reasons to sulk, the pound avoided the Monday blues, having the edge over both its US and euro-zone rivals.Ignoring another ropey PMI, this time a 7 month-low services reading, and...

The EUR/USD’s sharp rebound from long-term support at 1.13 came to an abrupt halt on Friday and the weakness has persisted at the start of this week, although so far, we haven’t seen any...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar traded higher on the back of the nonfarm payrolls report but it was the confusion around US-China trade...

Market OverviewFor so many things in life, timing is crucial. In trading, get your timing right and the profits are there, get it wrong and this can lead to substantial losses. Donald Trump is a...

Market OverviewThere is a strange air of positivity that is surrounding financial markets today and this is helping to turn sentiment. First of all, could it really be true that the UK and the EU are...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.October may have been a great month for the U.S. dollar but as we begin the final 2 months of the year, the greenback is losing...

The dollar has taken a hit today on multiple fronts. First, both the euro and the pound gained against the dollar on Brexit hopes. Then, the yuan bounced from a decade low after China's leadership...

Wednesday October 31: Five things the markets are talking aboutOctober was the worst month in six-years for global equities, and despite a 48-hour reprieve on the final two-day’s of trading as...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It may be Halloween but the last trading day in October was a not so scary day for the financial markets. The Dow Jones...

Sterling bulls were dealt a big Halloween treat around Wednesday’s European close, when UK Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab noted that he expects an agreement on Brexit to be finalized on November...

While some of the major global central banks have started, or about to start, the process of normalising their monetary policies, there were no signs of that from the Bank of Japan overnight. If...

The Japanese economy is facing a difficult slowdown. So the Bank of Japan revised its estimates downward, starting with inflation: now not expected to reach the long-maintained target of 2% by...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Its time to turn your focus to the British pound because on Thursday, the Bank of England will release its Quarterly Inflation...