Currency Analysis & Opinion

Earlier today, I took part in a number of Core Finance TV broadcasts covering FX majors, minors and an EM pairs rundown plus a special on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Futures contracts.Click the video links...

The US dollar strengthened a little yesterday, in the aftermath of the US inflation data for October. The headline CPI rate dropped as expected, but the core rate surprisingly rose, beating the...

Forex Daily Technical Overview16 Nov 2017GBP/USD Intraday: under pressurePivot: 1.3185 Our preference: short positions below 1.3185 with targets at 1.3130 and 1.3110 in extension. Alternative...

UK inflation has come in at a strong 3% per annum, which is weighing on the pound, because an interest rate hike in 2018 is uncertain. The pound is trading sideways at 1.30-1.32 USD.Why is the Bank of...

Market OverviewMarkets are back at an interesting crossroads once more as the dollar has managed to pare some recent losses. The correction on the US dollar has been a key feature of trading in the...

Against the backdrop of weak macro data, the Australian dollar continues to decline. At the moment there are no positive factors that can spur its growth.Since September, AUD/USD has been trading in a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar went on a rollercoaster ride on Wednesday as investors tried to make sense of the latest economic reports. ...

Weaker Asian stock markets prompted by the fall in Crude Oil and commodities along with a partial Venezuela default plus poor Aussie wage numbers as well a look at various FX markets.View my FX and...

The euro surged yesterday, recovering a large part of its recent losses. The move began after Germany reported better-than-expected growth numbers for Q3, and continued for most of the day....

A batch of better than expected data on the UK labour market saw a short term boost in the pound following on from Tuesday’s gains but sterling has since reversed sharply after briefly moving...

The pound continues to remain under pressure also against the backdrop of the crisis that is ripening in the UK government. The Brexit talks resumed last week, and, according to EU officials,...

Forex Daily Technical Overview 15 Nov. 2017GBP/USD Intraday: continuation of the reboundPivot: 1.3125 Our preference: long positions above 1.3125 with targets at 1.3190 and 1.3230 in...

Market OverviewThe bullish outlook for the dollar is coming under pressure as a reduction in risk appetite and further concerns over tax reform are weighing on Treasury yields. The yield curve...

In part two of the week’s three-pronged investigation into ‘just how bad do UK consumers have it?’ the markets gets a look at the latest round of jobs data. With inflation at a 5...