Currency Analysis & Opinion

Market OverviewIt is interesting to see that the US dollar has just lost some of its traction as the Chinese yuan has stabilised overnight, with the moves across forex majors showing a mild slip in...

The dollar has remained bid against most currencies post Friday’s US jobs report. The greenback rose on Friday in reaction to the mixed-bag nonfarm payrolls report which showed a...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make its rate decision in the early hours of Tuesday, which makes the Aussie the main focal point during the Asian session. The RBA is not expected to make any...

The first week of August was a fairly good one for the US dollar.The greenback appreciated against all of the major currencies with the exception of the Swiss franc, Australian and Canadian dollars....

Market OverviewHaving navigated a way through a huge week of data and tier one economic announcements, forex markets are holding their recent trends and are still fairly stable. However, it is clear...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Like the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement, the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report failed to help the dollar. The...

Market OverviewThe trade tensions between the US and China still have the ability to drive markets. As the rhetoric has ramped up again from the US in recent days, with China feeling the need to...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar appreciated against all of the major currencies today except for the Japanese yen. Better-than-expected jobless...

SummaryThe possibility that Bank of England policymakers could embark on faster than expected tightening after inching Bank Rate off its crisis low, now looks dead. Walking The biggest surprise for...

Today’s monetary decision is tough for the Mexican central bank. Inflation remains largely above the 3% target on one side but the economy still remains in shape on the other, and the peso...

In an unexpected move, US President Trump slapped Turkey with sanctions, in response to the detention of American Pastor Andrew Brunson. The effect in FX markets was sharp with USD/TRY breaking above...

GBP Dives on Dovish HikeSterling tumbled on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.25% to a post-financial crisis high. Profit taking seen as MPC doesn’t combine hike with...

An interest-hike of 0.25% expected later today from the Bank of England is already priced in. Unchanged at 0.50% since 2 November 2017, the hike is being pushed by hawks in majority in the...

The Bank of England’s eagerly-anticipated monetary policy announcement is due at 12:00 BST (07:00 EDT) today. As well a decision on interest rates, we will get to see the Monetary Policy...