Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

USD/CAD is unchanged in the Thursday session. In the North American session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2911. On the release front, there are a host of Canadian releases. Housing Starts and Building...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.When Gary Cohn’s resignation hit the news wires Tuesday night, the U.S. dollar sold off aggressively against all of the...

USD/CAD has posted gains in Wednesday session, erasing much of the losses seen on Tuesday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2927, up 0.40% on the day. On the release front, today’s key event...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.All of Tuesday's major currencies traded higher against the U.S. dollar except for the Japanese yen and Swiss franc. USD/JPY in...

The Bank of Canada holds its second policy meeting of the year tomorrow, after having raised for the third time this cycle in January’s meeting. Yet while there has been speculation it may raise...

The Canadian dollar has edged lower on Tuesday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2870, down 0.73% on the day. On the release front, there are no major U.S. indicators. Canada will release Ivey PMI....

The Canadian dollar has posted losses in the Monday session. Early in the North American session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2959, up 0.58% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian events....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar extended its slide on Friday when Canada, the European Union and China blasted President Trump’s decision...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.As we feared, the first day of March kicked off with more weakness for currencies and equities. At the start of the NY session,...

The Japanese Yen has been the strongest G10 performer this year, and the recent surge of Yen demand suggests there could be more gains ahead.Volatility for Yen pairs exploded yesterday and sent...

The Canadian dollar has edged higher in the Thursday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2858, up 0.20% on the day. The struggling Canadian currency has lost 1.7% this week, and is at its...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Euro, sterling and the Canadian dollar ended the month of February at their lows. The Swiss franc, Australian and New Zealand...

The Canadian dollar is unchanged in the Wednesday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2775, down 0.02% on the day. The Canadian dollar has paused after Tuesday’s losses, but finds itself...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Thanks to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s unambiguously positive comments on economy, the U.S. dollar moved...