Currency Analysis & Opinion

As last week came to an end, we saw sterling rates drop off after the release of some weak Retail Sales figures out of the UK, if you read my last article then this wouldn't have been a surprise for...

Market OverviewThe outlook for the dollar is becoming increasingly choppy as markets open in positive fashion but could struggle for decisive direction on President's Day in the US. After a couple of...

The pound was dropping quite noticeably on Friday, even before the publication of the January UK retail sales data. It was clear someone knew something because the numbers were indeed very weak....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.There was very little consistency in USD's performance this week with the greenback trading lower versus the yen and steady...

Market OverviewThere was little real reason behind yesterday’s sharp dollar correction. Factor’s such as Trump’s burgeoning chaotic approach to his Presidency and European political...

No news is...no news.It is the nature of the foreign exchange market that when nothing is happening, there is literally nothing much to talk about. I read a report just now that the pound fell by a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar continued to fall despite another round of better-than-expected U.S. data. This counterintuitive price action...

Does a bullish hammer on the EUR/USD indicate short-term trend reversal or is the long-term trend still bearish? The spinning top formation on the USD/JPY points to indecision. Is it a perfect sell...

Market OverviewAfter a strong reaction higher on Treasury yields and the US dollar in the wake of Janet Yellen’s hawkish lean in her Congressional testimony on Tuesday, there was a degree of...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Wednesday's U.S. dollar ended the day unchanged-to-lower against all of the major currencies. For many, this performance is...

This week’s key economic pointers from the UK have been somewhat disappointing and this has been reflected in the pound, which has weakened against most of its rivals. After a slightly...

Market OverviewAfter weeks of trading off Donald Trump and his tweets, markets got somewhat back to a more traditional steer yesterday, with sentiment moving on the mildly hawkish comments from Fed...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies on Tuesday after Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, “waiting...

So much for the recovery in the Eurozone. Yesterday’s economic pointers from the single currency bloc were weak, though not too weak. Eurozone GDP grew in Q4 by 0.4% instead of 0.5% estimated...