Currency Analysis & Opinion

AUD/USD has retreated during the first two days of this trading week after having surged sharply for most of last week. Much of the currency pair’s pullback so far this week can be attributed to...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It should be no surprise to our readers that sterling is on the move. Between potential Brexit headlines, speeches from Bank of...

The USD/CHF remains fundamentally supported with the US Federal Reserve being the most hawkish central bank out there, while the Swiss National Bank being among the most dovish. The perceived safe...

Rate hike uncertainty spoiled what could have been an incredibly hawkish day for the pound, given that inflation hit a 5 year high of 3.0% in September. The Bank of England ended up distracting...

The minutes of the last RBA meeting were released early this morning. Although investors did not have huge expectations as the RBA already made clear on a number of occasion it will adopt a...

As expected September’s UK inflation reading hit a 5 year high of 3.0% – yet the pound didn’t get much of a boost from this news, arguably due to the lack of clarity surrounding a...

GBP/USD Trading Flat Ahead of UK Inflation DataGBP/USD peaked yesterday to 1.3311 but failed to guard 1.3300 level and dipped to 1.2325 low and closed above 10-EMA at 1.2350 reviving the daily trend...

The British pound stumbled yesterday, following a report that the Brexit negotiations may be heading for a “catastrophic breakdown” unless the EU allows talks to move on to trade soon. The...

The UK inflation data should be a concern for markets at the moment, as it puts the BoE in a difficult position, irrespective of their intentions to tighten policy in the 'coming months'. CPI has hard...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.There was very little movement in currencies on Monday and this lack of volatility could be indicative of trading for the rest...

A busy week for economic data will start tonight when Statistics New Zealand releases the nation’s third quarter inflation figures.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to have risen by...

The greenback tumbled on Friday after the US inflation prints for September fell short of meeting market expectations. The headline CPI rate rose by less than anticipated, while the core rate remained...

The euro has started the new week on the back foot, while Spain’s IBEX index bucked the trend of an otherwise slightly positive day in the stock markets in Europe.Political uncertainty continues...

The US dollar experienced another broad-based sell-off last Friday amid disappointing inflation and retail sales data. Commodities currencies benefited the most of this renewed USD weakness as...