Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

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.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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe GBP/USD has been creeping higher in recent days, although without making much progress. But is it about to break higher in a more decisive...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies Wednesday despite hawkish FOMC minutes and good U.S. data. The Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates in March,...

China's Shanghai Composite closed moderately higher today, but well below the gains seen Wednesday on peer regional indices such as Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI.The market narrative says...

What should have been a quiet start to a busy trading week turned out to be volatile beginning. Over the weekend, there were worries about an imminent Russia attack on Ukraine, but at the start of the...