Currency Analysis & Opinion

The New Zealand dollar’s recent advance has come to a halt recently after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand suggested that interest rates may need to be cut further from their current record low...

Market OverviewIn the wake of the first Presidential debate the dollar has become a touch more stable, with the improved risk appetite that would come with a Hilary Clinton presidency. That is not...

Are you caught off guard by the recent sell-off in Sterling and the resulting rise in EUR/GBP pair to August highs? If so, this segment would come as a relief for those who wish to see a correction in...

In today’s opening segment of the London open show hosts Zak Mir and Nick Batsford take note of the bearish signal on the S&P500 chart at a time when the US Presidential race has reached the...

Key Points: Ascending channel remains intact. Reversal could already have begun. Currently in oversold territory. The EURGBP is setting up for what could be a fairly strong reversal in the coming...

Market OverviewThe next month or so is likely to be increasingly dominated by the US Presidential Election. The first debate between the two main candidates last night seems to have been deemed to...

EUR/GBP has had a good run since bottoming out at 0.8333 on September 6. At the time of writing, the cross was trading just below 0.87 handle and is dangerously close to the cyclical high of 0.8725...

The September flash PMI indicates that the eurozone economy lost further momentum at the end of the third quarter. Signs of stronger life were seen in manufacturing, but a weakening of activity growth...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Monday night's U.S. Presidential debate is the market’s main focus for the next 24 to 48 hours. For currencies, we know...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.September has been a challenging month for the U.S. dollar. The greenback lost value against most of the major currencies with...

Market OverviewThose in the market anticipating a “hawkish hold” from the Fed would have been left a bit disappointed and the dollar is still struggling to sustainably recover lost ground...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.After falling to a low of 100.10 during the Asian trading session, USD/JPY staged a strong reversal to end Thursday near 101....

Traditional risk assets have surged higher over the past couple of days in reaction to the latest policy decisions from the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve. Global equities,...