Currency Analysis & Opinion

A new political landscape emergesIt was at least refreshing to see Labour cast off its “New Labour” cloak and return to traditional values. Grudging kudos goes to Jeremy Corbyn for running...

The initial exit poll suggest it’s been a catastrophic campaign for Theresa May, with the Conservatives on course to fall short of an overall majority having been 20 points in the lead in the...

So much for the opinion polls giving the Conservatives a 7 point lead, tonight’s exit poll has seen the pound plunge on the currency markets, as the prospect of a “hung parliament”...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.So far it seems that Super Thursday is turning out to be a major disappointment. EUR/USD traded in a 55-pip range following the...

There has been massive chaos in the financial market from the very beginning of the year 2017 as no investors are sure regarding the next movement of the green bucks in the global market. Prior to the...

It's here! The UK General Election Day has finally arrived.Outlooks on GBP/USD, EUR/USD and Bitcoin with some general market banter. Please find my market talk on Tip TV this morning (along with my...

Market OverviewThere could be huge volatility in major markets over the next 24 hours as three significant events take place. Markets are braced ahead of ECB monetary policy, James Comey’s...

Election day arrivesHarold Wilson, a Labour Prime Minister in the sixties once commented that “a week is a long time in politics”. Multiplied by seven we seem to have had an interminable...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Euro and sterling traders should be prepared for a wild ride on Thursday as U.K. voters head to the polls and the European...

Only one more sleep until in-person voting starts in the UK General Election. This overshadows good Australian GDP numbers and an increase in Chinese reserves.You can watch my FX and Bitcoin broadcast...

The closer the ECB meeting on monetary policy issues, the more the degree of nervousness of traders increases. Since the beginning of June, the EUR/USD has been trading at levels it was two months...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.No major U.S. economic reports were released Tuesday but the weight of recent data sent USD/JPY tumbling below 110. The decline...

The Great British Pound has been significantly rallying higher in the global market after hitting the critical support level at 1.27704.After the Brexit collapse, the GBP/USD pair has participated...

Market OverviewRecent US economic data have put the pressure on the dollar. Markets are fully committed to a rate hike at next week’s FOMC meeting however the data has been increasingly sluggish...