Currency Analysis & Opinion

Market OverviewThe dollar bull run has been reversing in recent weeks. Concern over the prospect of what a President Trump might do has turned from prospective to being very real, as his series of...

Since the Bank of England meeting last week, it seems many analysts have begun to change their forecasts for the pound moving forward. Many were previously optimistic about the performance of the UK...

This coming week is all about the Australian and New Zealand dollars. We will hopefully find out which of the two currencies is stronger relative to the other one as central banks of both nations have...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. We saw an unusual amount of volatility in USD/JPY over the last 24 hours as the greenback ended Friday higher against the...

Market OverviewAfter the FOMC was cautious and refraining from giving any hawkish hints, but with hints at a dollar rebound perhaps Non-farm Payrolls will be a much better trigger for market...

Market OverviewAfter the FOMC was cautious and refraining from giving any hawkish hints, but with hints at a dollar rebound perhaps Non-farm Payrolls will be a much better trigger for market...

In a unanimous vote, the Bank of England has left its monetary policy unchanged as had been widely expected. But the focus was always going to be on the Inflation Report and the minutes, and Mark...

Today's HighlightsDoves at the Fed Scandal in Paris Carney's big Shot Please note: All figures, data and graphs below are valid as of February 2nd. All trading carries risk. Only risk capital you're...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. To the disappointment of investors looking for renewed hawkishness from the Federal Reserve, the central bank failed to deliver...

For those of you who haven't already seen, MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. This was widely expected across the board and...

Market OverviewYou just cannot get Donald Trump out of the news right now, and he is proving to be a difficult steer for financial markets. Every day, traders have something different to go on, and...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar traded sharply lower ahead of this year’s first Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement....

The European Central Bank’s large bond buying programme appears to be finally working its magic. Inflation is on the rise, unemployment is falling and the economic bloc is – believe it or...

Market OverviewWith the condemnation of Donald Trump’s immigration banning order on Muslims from several countries, trading sentiment has become more cautious and safe haven trades are...