Currency Analysis & Opinion

The dollar’s laborious consolidative days seem to be numbered from both the technical and fundamental points of view.More on the technicals later, but from a fundamental perspective, this makes...

Market OverviewAs markets increasingly consolidate, it appears as though traders are now just preparing for the FOMC and BoJ meetings next week. Another batch of disappointing data out of the US...

General market themeThe focus was on the pound and the dollar over the past 24 hours, with the BoE meeting on monetary policy and the release of the US Retail Sales figures being the most important...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar soared against all of the major currencies on Friday on the back of stronger inflation data. Sterling was hit...

“FX markets are probably on a extended vacation”, says Eddie Tofpik, Head of FX at ADM Investor Services International while talking about the lackluster/range-bound moves seen in the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The last 24 hours have been extremely busy in terms of economic data and central-bank rate decisions from G10 countries but...

Market OverviewMarkets are increasingly taking on a cautious stance over the prospect of how the major central banks will approach monetary policy in the coming week. Even though Fed Funds futures are...

General market themeReversals to the upside for both the euro and the pound over the past 24 hours was the main theme of the currency markets as the European currencies looked to change their...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. With U.K. retail sales and a Bank of England monetary policy announcement scheduled for release, Thursday will be a busy day...

Overnight Nikkei reports of further pressure to lower Japanese interest rates pushes USD/JPY over 103.00. Plus, in quiet FX markets, Asian parts suppliers to the new iPhone benefit from good reviews -...

General market themeMixed performances from the majors yesterday in a day where we had fresh news mainly from europe, the release of the ZEW Survey and the UK inflation data were the main drivers...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Monday's rebound in U.S. stocks was short lived with all three of the major equity indices dropping over 1%. This decline...

So much uncertainty has been caused by dissenting voices coming out of the Fed in recent days. But with the central bank entering its ‘blackout’ period ahead of next week’s...

The EUR/USD has rejected from POC as show in yesterday's webinar, and today we might have a continuation caused by weaker than expected German ZEW economic sentiment result. 1.1235-45 zone could...