Currency Analysis & Opinion

Investors remain risk averse as multiple concerns weighRelatively flat sessions across much of Asia and some weakness in Europe on Wednesday is taking its toll on US futures ahead of the open on Wall...

Wednesday October 10: Five things the markets are talking aboutU.S treasury yields are largely stable, after declining from their seven-year high print yesterday. Euro equities are on the back foot...

The South African rand is still under pressure. Economic growth remains sluggish, while inflation continues to overshoot a target of 3-6%. Additionally, a recent attempt to change constitutional law...

The single currency has been unable to reverse the greenback’s strong momentum yet. EUR/USD is stuck below the 1.15 threshold, as investors remain worried about the potential negative outcome of...

Market OverviewYield differentials have been playing a key role in how currency pairs have fluctuated recently. Subsequently, the focus remains on how Treasury yields are moving near term to drive...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It was a roller coaster ride in the foreign-exchange market Tuesday with currencies rebounding strongly after hitting fresh lows...

The dollar’s bullish trend has been gaining traction in what has so far been a quiet week data-wise. It has risen against all major currencies in recent trade except the Japanese yen, with the...

Tuesday October 9: five things the markets are talking aboutThe first day back in a holiday-shortened trading week again sees U.S Treasury yields creeping higher, trading atop of their seven-year high...

While the dollar has all the fundamental reasons to support an outlook for continued strengthening, it continues to weaken against the yen for the third day.The dollar is strong and should only...

The Italian budget situation took centre stage on Monday morning as traders return from the weekend. The FTSE MIB gave up another 1.80% to reach 19,962 points, its lowest level since April 2017.In the...

Market OverviewThere is a mildly negative feel to trading sentiment for the new trading week. Traders were a touch betwixt and between with how to respond to Friday’s payrolls report and...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.After rising for most of the week, the greenback’s rally lost momentum on Friday on the back of mixed labor-market data. ...

Friday October 5: Five things the market is talking aboutThe granddaddy of economic indicators – U.S non-farm payrolls (NFP) for September – will be released later this morning (8:30 am...

Healthy US EconomyMarkets expect the USA unemployment rate to have eased to 3.8% in September. Non-Farm payrolls should have eased to 185,000 from 204,000 in the previous month. Average hourly...