Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada announced a 50 basis point rate hike. That would make it the first central bank to have raised rates by more than 25 basis points in 22 years.It's also the first G7...

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...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe US dollar has strengthened materially in recent months as interest rates have soared in the US, and the Fed has signaled rate hikes. The...

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...

Japan's yen opened lower this morning, extending its drop to 0.5% versus the US dollar. It was the sixth straight day of gains for the USD/JPY pair.The JPY fell to its lowest level since Dec. 15,...

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...