Currency Analysis & Opinion

Japanese inflation numbers continue to disappoint, rendering the Bank of Japan’s 2% inflation target by 2021 less likely. July’s nominal consumer prices increased by 0.90% (prior: 0.70%)...

Make no mistake: the Trump Administration is in crisis. Convictions of two Trump deputies and an indictment of campaign finance violations are real problems that carry jail terms. This is not hype,...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar is back but the Australian dollar is in trouble. After falling in the front of week, the greenback regained...

The dollar rebounded from a six day selloff, after yesterday's release of the Fed minutes showed that the US central bank has no qualms about continuing to raise interest rates, as long as the...

It has been a quiet day so far for financial markets, UK and European stocks are trading in tight ranges and the US futures market is predicting a fairly nonchalant open later today.Purchasing manager...

Market OverviewPolitics continue to dominate the agenda with the trade war and political machinations of Donald Trump’s presidency under the spotlight, leading to a more cautious look to markets...

What a difference a summer week makes! Just a week ago markets were calling for the end of days. Yesterday the S&P 500 made an intraday all time high; USD continued to slide against G10 and EM...

Mexico’s new President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), has restarted talks with the USA on the North American Free Trade Agreement.US and Mexican officials have particularly covered how...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.As tempting as it may be to ride the turns in euro, sterling and other major currencies, it would be wiser to refrain from...

A stronger pound and disappointing results from BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) ensured that the FTSE remained in the red across the session.The pound charged northwards versus the dollar on Tuesday, rallying...

Though US President Donald Trump's second round of recent attacks on the Fed have battered the dollar, technicals signal that the global reserve currency continues to maintain an upward...

What do you do if you want a currency to move 100 pips in 24 hours in mid-August? The answer is simple; wait for a President to talk down his currency and criticise his central bank.No, this is not...

The Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed in its August Meeting Minutes that it is not expecting to raise its Official Cash Rate, given at 1.50% since 8 February 2016.The RBA sees improvement in...

Risk in trading continued to push asset higher in low liquidity. Heck even commodities and bitcoin have taken a slightly bullish tone.Equities have rallied for three days in a row as fear of a Turkish...