Currency Analysis & Opinion

As the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine escalates, with the US ordering up its troops while NATO has placed its own forces on standby, the Russian ruble is currently being pressured by the...

We have not seen this type of volatility in the financial markets since the beginning of the pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down -1,115 points in the first half of the NY session but...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comFollowing Thursday’s big reversal in US stocks, we have seen some risk aversion in other markets too including FX, crypto and crude oil....

The UK's pound sterling is up about 0.3% Wednesday at time of writing, on dollar weakness. Today's rise trims Cable's 0.37% loss on Tuesday, the result of yesterday's USD strength.During the previous...

Currencies and equities traded sharply lower Tuesday as Treasury yields hit pre-COVID highs. The 10-year yield rose to its highest level since January 2020, while 2-year yields rose above 1% for...

The U.S. dollar underperformed against its major counterparts last week amid elevated risk appetite.The economic docket for this week is fairly light, which is why our focus will be on the technical...

Wednesday's Labor Department release of the US's CPI data showed inflation climbed in December, on both a YoY and MoM basis.The consumer price index rose 7% last month, compared to the same time last...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comOver the last couple of days, the US dollar has pulled back against the Japanese yen. Investors have lightened up ahead of the publication of the...

The dollar-yen pair gained 0.6% on Tuesday, a five day winning streak that has taken it to the 116.00 level, for the first time since Jan. 6, 2017.The US dollar's strength versus the Japanese yen...

Dollar bulls came charging out of the gate on the first day of the 2022 trade. The greenback moved sharply higher against all of the major currencies, with USD/JPY closing in on a 4-year-high....

We’re jumping the gun by a couple of (likely quiet, low liquidity) trading days, but regardless of how the rest of this week shakes out, 2021 was clearly a stellar year for the US dollar. As of...

The dollar rose on Monday, up as much as 0.25% at time of writing, though it has been fluctuating. It's currently trading at 96.220.Just under 8,000 flights were cancelled globally over the Christmas...

On Monday, 27 December, the major currency pair is consolidating around 1.1317. In the next several days, the asset is expected to remain calm: investors are having a good time celebrating Christmas...

It’s been a year of two halves for the pound, finishing last year very much on the up after sinking to 35-year lows of 1.1412 against the US dollar, it finished 2020 at the 1.3600 level.This...