Currency Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Before we preview Thursday’s European Central Bank monetary policy meeting, it's important to talk about what affected...

The Japanese yen has, for decades, been considered the currency to plough into when the going gets tough in financial markets. Even when Japan was devastated by the 2011 tsunami, the yen surged,...

The dollar has been trending lower ever since the turn of the year. This has been because of the unwinding of the bullish positions that had been accumulated before and after the US election in part...

During today's Asian session, the euro continued to rise against most other major currencies.As expected, based on the results of recent polls, in the second round of the presidential election,...

Predictability making a comeback.They may be polar opposites politically but Marine Le Pen and Jeremy Corbyn are likely to share a common fate following the elections in the United Kingdom and France....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Forex traders are not the only ones hanging their hopes on Donald Trump, who plans to make a big announcement on tax reform on...

Market OverviewAlthough there is a degree of consolidation taking over forex markets as traders pause to take stock after yesterday’s huge risk rally, there is still a mild risk positive bias in...

The euro, which rose sharply on Monday amid the results of the first round of the presidential elections in France, is growing again today. The victory of Macron weakened fears about the future of the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The euro exploded higher after centrist Emmanuel Macron “won” the first round of the French Presidential election....

Relief. That is the word that basically describes the sharp moves in the markets today. The euro and stock markets have absolutely surged higher on the back of news Emmanuel Macron secured almost 24%...

Market OverviewFinancial markets gave a huge sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron emerged as the clear front runner in the first round of voting for the French presidential election. With Macron...

Against the backdrop of the results of the first round of the presidential elections in France, where Emmanuel Macron, the centrist and supporter of the euro integration, is leading, the euro rose...

Macron and Le Pen to fight out run-offFollowing the events over the past year that have seen Brexit approved, Trump win in America and Erdogan take over totally in Turkey, it was typical that France...

Key Points: Price action stalls at 1.28 handle. RSI Oscillator strongly overbought. 1.2754 support zone will need to hold if pair has chance of resuming rally. The cable had a tumultuous week last...