Currency Analysis & Opinion

Yesterday, BoC policymaker Timothy Lane said they are watching the strengthening CAD closely, and that they will be taking this into account “pretty strongly” in making their decisions....

It might not be on every trader’s radar, but the EUR/CHF has reached its highest level since the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap its 1.20 floor in January 2015. At a good 1.1560,...

Risk appetite started strong in Asia, but weakened as Europe walked through the door.Volatility in USDHKD continues to surges as HKMA withdrew excess liquidity from the banking system by offering...

Tuesday’s a bit of a buffer day, with little for the markets to process beyond speculation surrounding tomorrow’s Fed meeting. Having pushed towards 7250 during yesterday’s trading...

The US dollar rebound off multi-year lows last week helped contribute to pullbacks and relative weakness in other key currencies, including the euro, yen, and Australian dollar, among others. The...

The British pound continued to rally on Friday, following some relatively hawkish comments from BoE MPC member Gertjan Vlieghe. Among other optimistic remarks, the policymaker said that the...

Monday morning technical analysis on EUR/USD and what to watch this coming week.Please click on the video in order to watch it:

Last week’s move higher in the pound is of historical significance; sterling had one of its best ever weeks on a trade weighted basis. Its 3.7% gain was only matched by a stronger weekly gain in...

Market OverviewAs risk appetite shows signs of improvement, the flow out of safe haven assets seems to be continuing on Monday morning. With no increased provocation to speak of on the Korean...

The past week was not the best for central banks, highlighted by the complete turnaround in sentiment at the BoE, where Carney and Co have now put a 25bp rate hike firmly on the table. Their rationale...

First, a review of last week’s forecast:- EUR/USD. Recall that 40% of experts and graphical analysis on H4 expected the pair would transition into a lateral trend in the 1.1885-1.2070 range. At...

Amid unexpected global risk events as the trading week wound down on Friday, including another North Korean missile launch over Japan a day earlier and a train explosion in London that has been...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It was a challenging week for the U.S. dollar but dollar bulls put up a good fight. Despite a weaker retail sales report and...

The dollar fell sharply against the yen overnight when news of the latest North Korea missile launch hit the wires. However, the USD/JPY then bounced strongly, lifting rates to a new weekly and...