Currency Analysis & Opinion

The US Dollar was yesterday’s best performing currency among the major money instruments we monitor in our daily report and the US currency gained significantly against the Euro. Bullish...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Euro: Look Out Below One of the worst-performing currencies Monday was the euro, which lost more than 1% of its value against...

After last week’s FOMC meeting all eyes were focused on the US Dollar and the reaction the currency would have to the decision of the central bank. As we now know the Fed decided to keep...

The weekend has seen the elections in Greece return the Syriza led coalition, despite all the turmoil of the year to date. The immediate impact has been minimal, the single currency opening little...

First, a review of the previous week: - there were two possible scenarios for EUR/USD – either a rise to resistance around 1.1450 and a downward bounce or just a fall. In fact, both options...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Forex: The 5 Most Important Events Next WeekThis week's FOMC rate decision failed to spark fireworks in the forex market. After...

The Bank of England Governor, quite early on in his tenure, was once likened (by a member of the UK parliament) to an “unreliable boyfriend” for giving mixed messages on the outlook...

So finally the Fed meeting on interest rate policy took place and the result was exactly what we expected: a no-hike decision but with a view to raise rates within the year and possibly as soon as...

Increased volatility in the currency markets over the past 24 hours which is of course natural as we move closer to today’s Fed decision on their key interest rate policy. We’ve been...

Today’s Fed meeting seems like it has been the one that has been the longest time coming. A couple of months ago, there was almost a universal thinking that we would see rates increased at the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Best Way to Trade the FOMC Rate Decision The best way to trade the September FOMC rate decision and any major event with this...

A few days before the Fed decision on whether to raise rates on not and the US Dollar enjoyed a nice rally against its peers yesterday. However this recent development doesn’t seem in line with...

While all traders are (justifiably) hyper-focused on the Federal Reserve’s highly-anticipated meeting, it’s worth noting that the Fed is not the only rodeo in town. Before that fateful...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.There Could be Another Pre-FOMC Dip in the DollarInvestors bought U.S. dollars against all of the major currencies shrugging off...