Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

The global tightening cycle is in full swing, with half-point interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Expectations for changes by both central banks did not...

Investors continued to buy U.S. dollars, driving the greenback to its strongest level against the Japanese yen in more than 6 years. The biggest driving force for USD/JPY right now is U.S. yields...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThis week, we are seeing some cracks starting to appear in some commodity currencies, with global stock indices and some commodity prices like...

On Feb. 22, as Russian troops were amassing along portions of the Ukraine border and the possibility of a Russian incursion began to look probable, the US and U.K. instituted sanctions against Russian...

The U.S. dollar is up for a fifth straight day, boosted by an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve. The Dollar Index, which tracks a basket of six other currencies versus the USD is currently nearing...

Almost a quarter of Australia's GDP is generated by exports, very similar to Russia's. Therefore, the supply disruption to Russian commodity exports has boosted demand for Australian commodities.When...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comGiven the big rebound in equity prices over the past couple of weeks, rising yields, including on the US 10-year Treasury note, and the sharp...

There are plenty of geopolitical headwinds roiling global markets right now. Unfortunately for the EU, the eurozone appears to be at the vortex of many of them. And the euro, the region's single...

There's a perfect storm of geopolitical turmoil currently lifting the US dollar. No surprise that the Russian ruble has extended its collapse versus the USD to a record low in offshore trading today...

As the level of geopolitical headwinds accelerates, the US dollar's status as a safe haven, along with almost certain interest rate hikes on the horizon as recently signaled by Federal Reserve Chair...

Oil prices soared above $100 a barrel driving equities and currencies sharply lower. The euro and sterling were hit the hardest by risk aversion, with investors flocking into the safety of U.S....

The first week of March will be another busy one for investors. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to rock the financial markets, with currencies and equities extending their losses. It...

Despite record dollar printing recently, the US Dollar Index's trajectory remains higher, buoyed, among other things, by America's rapid economic recovery from the recession caused by the pandemic and...

For many, today's news of an escalation in tensions in Eastern Europe after Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, ordered troops to move into Ukraine would certainly appear to make the case for an...