Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

Traditionally, investors expect the financial markets to be quiet and consolidative during shortened trading weeks. There’s usually less participation and less liquidity as investors square...

Currencies and equities traded lower on Tuesday on the back of weaker U.S. retail sales. Consumer spending grew by only 0.3% in the month of October, against expectations for a 0.5% increase....

The US dollar extended its slide against all of the major currencies on Friday despite the recovery in stocks. As we’ve often said, currency traders are generally more cautious than...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThis week’s star performer in FX, the Turkish lira, continued to push higher on Friday, as it extended its gains to more than 10% against...

Pharmaceutical companies are making meaningful progress towards developing a successful vaccine but according to the markets, its just not fast enough. If we are lucky, a vaccine will be...

The US dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies on Monday after Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) said their COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective in preventing the virus. While Pfizer’s...

November kicks off with one of the most closely watched elections in US history, widespread COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe, three central bank monetary policy announcements and labor market reports from...

Most of the major currencies traded lower against the U.S. dollar Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 300 points. At one stage, stocks were down over 500 points but came off...

Currencies and equities traded sharply lower on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 900 points. At the start of the week, we warned that panic selling can lead to...

The dollar is up a solid 0.63% at the time of writing, showing no bearish resistance. Among the majors, only the AUD and JPY are stronger than the dollar, and even the stronger AUD is 0.6% weaker...

The mood is shifting in the financial markets. With eight days until the U.S. Presidential election, investors are finally growing nervous. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than...

On Thursday we outlined three main factors that could affect how currencies trade: the U.S. election, stimulus talk and economic data. As it turns out, data was the leading driver of currency...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe start of Friday’s session has been good for risk assets with European stocks and US index futures rising, while in FX, the US dollar has...

In terms of economic data, Friday is the most important day this week. Markit Economics will be releasing PMI numbers for Australia, the Eurozone, UK and the U.S. These are important reports because...