Currency Analysis & Opinion

Earlier today, I took part in FX Street’s ‘Currency in Play’ broadcast on Core Finance TV covering the Fed, US GDP, Bitcoin and general market talk, with charts on EURUSD, EURGBP,...

After rising for six straight months, the EUR/USD looks set to end September lower, barring an unexpectedly sharp rally at the end of this week.Part of the reason for its sluggish performance can be...

By Pinchas CohenUSD Strength, Euro WeaknessAs opposed to the inability of the S&P 500 Index to hold onto gains, the dollar managed to keep its gains and even extend its longest, biggest rally...

May and Carney have been addressing the Bank of England’s conference celebrating 20-years of its independence this morning, but the market impact has been minimal. Carney made the most pound...

Given weak inflation, a hung parliament and ambitious exporters, New Zealand’s central bank is in no hurry to tighten the purse. Today the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its official cash...

The Canadian dollar has not performed well against the rebounding and recovering US dollar within the past three weeks. And surging crude oil prices this month have not been able to help the typically...

FX and Bitcoin broadcast at CME London today, where we discussed mixed Asian stock markets; the higher dollar on US tax reform talk plus the good Chinese data. Though the pound suffers because of the...

Fed Chair Yellen revealed almost nothing new on policy yesterday, reiterating that the shortfall in inflation this year remains largely a mystery. The Fed chief maintained a very balanced approach,...

The New Zealand dollar extended losses amid a massive fall in business confidence. During the Asian session, the Kiwi fell 0.60% against the greenback as it reached $0.7215. Business confidence...

The US dollar pared some of its substantial earlier gains on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said in a speech that:[The Fed] may have misjudged the strength of the labour market, the...

The US dollar continued to rise broadly against other major currencies on Tuesday as higher expectations of Federal Reserve policy tightening helped to extend the dollar’s recent recovery from...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar ended the day higher against most of the major currencies but what’s notable is that the greenback...

The euro continued to hog the limelight this Tuesday, as investors chew over the various German, French and Spanish issues facing the eurozone. Down half a percent against the dollar, the euro is now...

The dollar has made decent progress this week. It has gained ground most notably against the euro, causing the EUR/USD pair to fall to below 1.18 today. The GBP/USD’s sharp rally has also...