Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The Swiss franc is normally one of the most subdued currencies whose moves are usually dictated by the market’s appetite...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The biggest event risk this week will be Wednesday’s Reserve Bank of New Zealand monetary policy announcement and since we...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.It has been an exceedingly quiet day in the foreign-exchange market with currencies trapped in tight 40- and 50-pip ranges. The...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.2017 has been defined by strong, exaggerated moves in many major currencies and after months of relentless uptrends, we are...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.With the Bank of England and Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy announcements behind us, the focus turns to the U.S....

Bitcoin's underlying software code was split on Tuesday, generating a new clone called Bitcoin Cash. Many write that the cryptocurrencies market is a bubble that will soon burst. Do you agree with...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Sterling is trading near a 2-year high ahead of the Bank of England’s monetary policy announcement and this strength along...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset ManagementIt is not unusual to see big moves in currencies at the end of a month but Monday’s fluctuations give investors a taste of...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Friday’s U.S. GDP report sealed the dollar’s fate with weaker-than-expected growth sending the currency tumbling....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Volatility rocked the foreign-exchange market Thursday with the U.S. dollar hitting multi-year lows versus the euro and other...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The Federal Reserve did exactly what the market anticipated but unfortunately that was not enough. The U.S. dollar sold off...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Investors continued to take off short USD/JPY positions ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve announcement and given the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar started the week firmer against many currencies including the euro, Japanese yen and New Zealand dollar. After...

Last week, Bitcoin was not immune to the large correction that happened recently in the cryptospace. At one point, BTC took a steep dive below $2000 with a clear support zone of $1,800 - $1,900....