Currency Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. May has been a great month for the U.S. dollar. The greenback traded higher against all of the major currencies with its gains...

Market OverviewThere is a cautious look to the markets on Tuesday morning as traders in the UK and US return from public holidays to consider how comments from Fed chair Janet Yellen will impact on...

General market themeOver the past couple of days the US dollar has been in focus in light of Janet Yellen’s speech as investors were hoping for a more clear indication on how bullish the US...

First, a review of last week’s forecast, which may be considered as 100% fulfilled: – as to the forecast for EUR/USD, the majority of experts and indicators insisted that it should go...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Friday's U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies as Yellen said -- a rate hike in the coming months may...

Market OverviewMarket sentiment is looking somewhat mixed again this morning as despite a corrective move on the dollar and further gains on the oil price, there has been slight tempering of the risk...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.One of the best-performing currencies this month, this week and even on Wednesday is sterling. The British pound climbed to its...

The relentless rise in the Dollar Index has continued today. The dollar has been boosted mainly on renewed expectations of an earlier-than-expected rate hike in the US, possibly in June as the...

Today we will learn about several important figures of the Eurozone, on a day in which the EU finance ministers have a meeting. It should be said the importance of Eurozone ministers and government...

General market themeThe dollar and the pound dominated the price action in the currency markets yesterday with strong moves from both currencies as fresh news drove investors towards them. The New...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar regained momentum on Tuesday moving higher against most of the major currencies. New home sales increased by...