Currency Analysis & Opinion

Nonfarm payrolls came -33k in September, from an upwardly revised 169k in August, data showed on Friday. Even though the NFP number appears extremely low, the weakness was attributed mainly to...

The dollar has extended its post-NFP drop at the start of this week, most notably against the pound which has lifted the GBP/USD pair back to a high so far of 1.3180. The EUR/USD and buck-denominated...

The Australian dollar held steady on Monday morning after tumbling more than 1% against the US dollar last week. The release of disappointing local economic data together with improving US ones,...

Tensions are growing between the United States and Turkey. Last night, both countries suspended part of their visa services. Indeed, an employee of the US embassy has been arrested on charges of...

The movement to oust PM May looks to have fizzled out as a number of current and ex-party members (not least of all Sir John Major) speak out in support.PM May will tell parliament that the government...

First, a review of last week’s forecast:- Recall that we weren’t able to word a more or less specific forecast for EUR/USD last week, as the opinions of the experts were split exactly in...

The 33k drop in US payrolls was significantly weaker than the 80k expected, however the market was fully prepped for an outlier as a result of last month’s hurricanes. Harvey and Irma hit the...

The dollar’s rally could gather momentum if the September monthly jobs report beats expectations later on today. This may well be the case given the fact that many of the leading employment...

Earlier today, I took part in FX Street’s ‘Currency in Play’ broadcast on Core Finance TV covering AUDUSD, EURUSD, EURGBP, GBPUSD and Bitcoin with some topical market...

In what would otherwise have been a quiet day ahead of a potentially volatile Friday (due to the release of US monthly jobs report), we did see some sharp moves in three particular major currencies:...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Thursday's U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies ahead of Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls report. This...

There wasn’t any significant data scheduled for release in the UK or Europe, but that didn’t stop the already depressed pound to take another pounding this morning.Sterling’s...

More range bound trade ahead as EUR/USD continues to hold up and away from the low 1.1700's, deterred by the strong demand we saw on the dip under the figure earlier in the week.Technically, 1.1820-30...

Market OverviewMarket sentiment has started to consolidate with little real direction on forex or equities ahead of tomorrow’s Non-farm Payrolls report as a sense of calm has taken over markets....