Currency Analysis & Opinion

First, a review of last week’s forecast: – making forecast for EUR/USD for the upcoming month, the majority of experts (around 80%) insisted that the pair would go down at least to the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.**Headed to Asia for work, next update will be on Monday June 27 For the second day in a row, the U.S. dollar moved higher...

General market themeThe US dollar was the main focus in yesterday’s session with the US currency clawing back some of its losses against the rest of the majors after a few days of weakness. We...

The dollar has been pounded in recent days as expectations about a July Fed rate hike receded. Today however the greenback found good support against certain currencies, especially the euro which fell...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Since the beginning of the month we’ve seen broad-based gains in the U.S. dollar, but as the greenback continued to fall...

Market OverviewThe US dollar continues to weaken as the June FOMC looms on the horizon and there is little to really change the recent trend. In front of the key Fed meeting, aside from Retail Sales...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The European Central Bank kicked off its corporate bond-buying program today and investors applauded the move by driving the...

The pound was struggling on Wednesday morning to add to the gains made Tuesday when fresh polls showed support for remain was narrowly ahead of the exit camp, contradicting surveys released on Monday...

Yesterday, the EUR/JPY rallied sharply as the yen buying took a breather and risk assets rallied. But there was little follow-though in bullish momentum and the cross has now given up its earlier...

Market OverviewThe respite for the dollar seems to be ending as the corrective sell-off has resumed overnight, not helped by an upward revision to Japanese GDP. This is impacting across forex majors...

General market themeLimited trading action in the currency markets yesterday with the major instruments trading around the same levels in a day with no fresh news or reports to spur traders into fresh...

Earlier today, I gave an interview on FX markets covering the ‘fat finger’ move (or moves as there were two) on cable plus key levels on the euro, Brexit banter and Bitcoin.Below you find...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Between the Reserve Bank of Australia and New Zealand monetary policy announcements along with Canada’s IVEY PMI and...

Market OverviewJanet Yellen may have helped to settle the nerves for the dollar bulls, although in stopping short of taking about when a rate hike may be, there has been no notable unwinding of the...