Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

The Canadian dollar has started the new trading week quietly, as USD/CAD trades at 1.3370 in the Monday session. On the release front, the sole US release is Flash Services PMI, with the index...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. As we approach the end of the year, many investors AND central bankers are hoping for some year-end profit taking in the U.S....

The US dollar has taken a pause after strong gains, as USD/CAD trades at 1.3340 in the Friday session. On the release front, it’s a quiet end to the week. In the US, today’s highlight is...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar is on fire, rising to its strongest level in more than 13 years. In the past month alone, the Dollar Index is up...

EUR/USD finally cracks 1.0500 as the Federal Reserve puts more dots then expected in its plots.EUR/USD and 1.0500 seem to be a bit like the Fed’s rate hike last night. A TV programme's season...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies Wednesday on the back of the Federal Reserve’s...

The Canadian dollar is unchanged in the Tuesday session. In North American trade, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3120. On the release front, it’s another quiet day, with no major US releases. There are...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The last time the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy was in December 2015, but that will change in a few days with the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The European Central Bank wants the euro to fall and that's exactly what the euro did after the monetary-policy announcement....

The Canadian dollar is unchanged in the Thursday session. In North American trade, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3230. On the release front, US unemployment claims matched the estimate, dropping to 258...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The euro is trading higher ahead of this year’s final European Central Bank monetary policy meeting and the big question...

Key Points: Leg four of the Elliot wave has reached a near-term hurdle. MACD and Parabolic SAR readings should see this obstacle overcome. Keep an eye on the Canadian economic news to avoid any...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. After the Italian referendum, the forex market turned its focus to 3 monetary-policy announcements. The Reserve Bank of...

Now the US dollar is in the same camp as the NASDAQ, having generated a potential failed breakout. This has the potential to be extremely bearish unless the breakout can be recovered and new highs...