Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

Analysis of the trading-volume patterns associated with index value changes suggests that relative weakness of the buying force concerning the US dollar has emerged since March 2016. If this weakness...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.**Headed to Asia for work, next update will be on Monday June 27 For the second day in a row, the U.S. dollar moved higher...

The U.S. Central Bank Expected to Keep Rate Unchanged but Focus on ForecastsCentral banks will take the spotlight as the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan (BOJ), Bank of England (BoE) and the Swiss...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Since the beginning of the month we’ve seen broad-based gains in the U.S. dollar, but as the greenback continued to fall...

The US dollar decline continues as a potential June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate hike has all but evaporated after the weak U.S. non farm payrolls (NFP) report on June 3. The...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The European Central Bank kicked off its corporate bond-buying program today and investors applauded the move by driving the...

The Canadian dollar appreciated against the USD thanks to oil prices gaining as the uncertainty about a U.S. rate hike in June continues. The disappointing U.S. jobs numbers, 38,000 new jobs added in...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar remains under pressure at the start of this new trading week. Janet Yellen’s speech in Philadelphia was...

US Jobs Report Disappointed with a 38,000 gain in MayFundamental indicators rose in priority as the U.S. Federal Reserve had signalled in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes that...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The European Central Bank's monetary policy announcement proved to be a big disappointment as it failed to trigger a breakout...

Loonie bulls have been letting out a sigh of relief recently as the pair appears to be making a substantial recovery. However, the Loonie’s recent bullish stint may be ready to come to a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The European Central Bank meets Thursday and the euro is trading strongly ahead of the monetary policy announcement. The...

Canadian monthly gross domestic product (GDP) was lower than expected on Tuesday. The Canadian economy shrank by 0.2 percent in March. The first quarter growth reached 2.5 percent at an annualized...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. May has been a great month for the U.S. dollar. The greenback traded higher against all of the major currencies with its gains...