Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The wild swings that we saw in the FX market on Tuesday gave us a taste of the bigger moves that could transpire over the next...

The record-after-record surge in stocks brought savings in the U.S. to a 12-year low, while spending hit a 6-year high. Americans are investing and spending, which are extremely bullish indicators for...

The Canadian dollar has posted gains in the Monday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2344, up 0.23% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian events. In the U.S., the key...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.There are no shortages of factors driving the U.S. dollar lower. On a broad basis, stronger global growth makes U.S. assets less...

The Canadian dollar has posted gains in the Friday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2310, down 0.53% on the day. On the release front, there are two key indicators, either of which could...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.EUR/USD broke through 1.25 despite European Central Bank President Draghi’s warning that euro volatility creates...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It was another crushing day for the U.S. dollar with the greenback trading sharply lower against all of the major currencies....

USD/CAD has posted strong gains on Wednesday. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2333, down 0.71% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian events. In the U.S., today’s key event...

USD/CAD has posted gains on Tuesday, erasing the gains which marked the Monday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2477, up 0.27% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.This past week, many major currencies climbed to fresh multi-month and multi-year highs against the U.S. dollar. The Australian...

USD/CAD is trading sideways in the Friday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2426, up 0.07% on the day. On the release front, there are two key releases on the schedule. Canada will release...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset ManagementAs the week draws to a close, politics is in central focus. There are two big deadlines looming – a potential U.S....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.We haven’t seen this type of volatility in the foreign-exchange market in weeks. In the last 24 hours, trading ranges...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Wednesday’s Bank of Canada monetary policy meeting is the most important event risk this week and according to interest...