Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It was a volatile day in the foreign-exchange market with the Dollar Index falling to a 3-year low. This decline drove all of...

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...

AUD/CAD has stalled beneath a pivotal zone of resistance as we approach the Bank of Canada policy meeting and Australian employment report. If we are to see a divergent theme materialize between the...

USD/CAD continues to trade sideways this week. In the Tuesday session, the pair is trading at 1.2441, up 0.09% on the day. It’s a quiet day on the release front, with no Canadian events. In the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.We’re only a few days into the New Year and central banks made it clear that easy money will start to disappear in 2018. ...

USD/CAD is subdued in the Friday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.2535, up 0.08% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian events. In the U.S., Retail Sales and CPI reports...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Political jockeying and trade-war threats rocked the foreign-exchange market Wednesday as the NY session kicked off with a steep...

USD/CAD continues to move sideways this week. In the Wednesday session, the pair is trading at 1.2447, down 0.14% on the day. On the release front, Canada releases Building Permits, a major...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. One of the biggest stories in the financial markets on Tuesday was the surge in Treasury yields. Ten-year rates broke above...

The Canadian dollar continues to move sideways this week. In the Tuesday session, the pair is trading at 1.2423, up 0.03% on the day. On the release front, Canada releases Housing Starts, with an...