Currency Analysis & Opinion

The AUD/NZD has retreated noticeably in recent weeks. The NZD has been supported by a slight improvement in New Zealand data and thanks to firmer dairy prices, while the AUD has been undermined by...

Ahead of the Bank of England’s monetary policy decision, the pound is little-changed at the time of writing. The GBP/USD continues to hover around the 1.29 handle, while the EUR/GBP is down for...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Two major central banks have monetary policy meetings in the next 24 hours and while no changes to policy are expected, these...

Market OverviewIt has been a while since Donald Trump did something controversial, so perhaps he got an itch that he just needed to scratch? Trump fired FBI Director James Comey by letter last night...

As the electoral situation in France fades into the background, investors' attention is shifted again to the probability of an early increase in the interest rate in the United States. So, according...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar continued to rise against all of the major currencies with USD/JPY extending its gains above 114. A test of 115...

Sterling is trading higher against most its major peers this morning as the currency’s recent rise looks to persist. Besides the sharp rally seen on the day that PM May called a snap election,...

Market OverviewThe improvement in risk appetite in the weeks since the first round of the French presidential election drove a bull run higher (the “buy on rumour”). However, with the...

The USD/CAD ended its bullish run abruptly on Friday as investors shrugged off employment reports from Canada (weak) and US (strong) and instead focused on a sharp rebound in oil prices. However,...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Dollar bulls are in control as Monday's greenback traded higher against all of the major currencies. Their demand took USD/JPY...

Market OverviewEmmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election with another blow to the spread of the populist movement in Europe. However, the euro has pared early gains and perhaps much of...

The GBP has been running on highs for some time now. Since bouncing off of lows in mid-March, the GBP has been one of the best performing currencies in the world. However, many argue that the gains in...

After widely expected winning of Macron, The single currency has been exposed to profit taken following upside opening gap across the broad.As supporting Macron was the legacy of all other candidate...

The dollar once agin fell against the euro and the pound even though the monthly jobs report surprised to the upside and the probability of a June rate hike rose to 100%. Even commoditiy currencies...