Currency Analysis & Opinion

Market OverviewThere have been some big moves on currency markets in the past 24 hours as politics have been driving direction on the dollar and sterling. The US dollar has come under pressure after...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Who would have thought that Prime Minister May’s plans for a hard exit from the European Union would trigger the strongest...

Today's HighlightsPound Briefly Below 1.20 Modest Safety Sentiment Bitcoin And Gold Stabilizing Martin Luther King Day (US Stocks Closed) Please note: All data, figures & graphs below are valid as...

Market OverviewThere is more of a cautious sentiment that is taking hold this morning. The US is on public holiday for Martin Luther King Day, but the safe haven plays are in favour as the yen and...

For the second week in a row, the pair failed to rise but it overcame some of the losses in the last week after recording its lowest level in 13 weeks at 1.2037.Most important data for this week On...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The first two weeks of the year have been marked by profit taking in the U.S. dollar, U.S. stocks and short Treasury trades....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar extended its losses on Thursday as investors continued to unwind their Trump trades. With just over a week...

Market OverviewOnce more Donald Trump has driven market direction. However, this time for the dollar, it was less about what he said and more about what he did not say. Trump has been the catalyst for...

Market OverviewMarkets increasingly cautious as the exuberant rally that ended 2016 on such a positive note in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory has given way to a far more reticent outlook....

The emerging market FX world has come under pressure since the election of Donald Trump to the White House. With less than two weeks’ to go before his inauguration, initial signs of strain in...

Monday was a bit like deja-vu for currency traders, and a keen reminder of how politics can play havoc with a currency. Sterling declined to its lowest level since October as political fears and the...

Yesterday we wrote a piece on the GBP/USD in which we highlighted the possibility of a sterling recovery due to rising levels of inflation in the UK, which we believe will prevent the Bank of England...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar traded heavy throughout the North American session even as it only ended the day lower versus the Japanese yen...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. With every tick lower in the U.S. dollar, investors are wondering if the greenback has peaked. After a tremendous rally in...