Currency Analysis & Opinion

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...

Today NZD/USD opened in a bullish tendency, and made a high above the previous daily close during the Asian session. It then rejected the level and started to fall.The move is a continuation of the...

The recent “war of words” between the US and North Korea escalated further yesterday, after the regime’s foreign minister said that a tweet from US President Trump over the weekend...

Merkel reaches sell-by dateThere is an advertising in campaign in the UK, which is trying to educate consumers about the difference between a sell-by date and a best-before date. In the case of the...

Although Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party won the most votes (at 33%) on Sunday’s German federal election, as widely expected, the margin of victory was a massive...

In Germany, Angela Merkel won a fourth term as Chancellor. However, her party (CDU) did worse than most opinion polls suggested. The pro-EU SPD, Germany’s second largest party, also gained fewer...

By Pinchas CohenInvestors Unconvinced Inflation Will RiseWhile a return from an economy that is supported by near-zero interest rates and QE should be an expression of faith in the economy, it...

The primary headline of Angela Merkel winning a historic fourth term is the one that will likely drive market activity. Despite disappointment over lost votes from CDU/CSU and SPD, the rise of right...

The rise of the far-right AfD party at last weekend’s German election has grabbed the headlines, but as we said in our earlier note, Merkel remains as leader and the far-right will not have...

After the FOMC meeting last week, it was (yet) again apparent that the Fed are still keen to maintain a normalisation path designed to not only get rates back to neutral levels, but also build up the...

First, a review of last week’s forecast:- EUR/USD. Recall that experts appeared to be completely bewildered when giving last week’s forecast: 40% of them voted for the growth of the pair,...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The Federal Reserve breathed new life into the U.S. dollar this week by confirming that it sees one more rate hike this year....

Investors weren’t particularly impressed with Theresa May’s Brexit speech in Florence this Friday. The Prime Minister really tried to play up how much co-operation is in the interest of...