Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

With many observers expecting the Bank of Japan to make no immediate policy change at the close of its two-day meeting on June 20, despite the U.S.-China trade war and a dovish Fed outlook, prospects...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 14, 2019This has been a great week for the US dollar and the US retail sales report was the icing on...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 13, 2019Friday’s U.S retail sales report is one of the most important pieces of data on this...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 12, 2019The Eurozone’s industrial production report is typically not a big market mover for the...

The Canadian dollar slipped 0.12 percent on Tuesday after the market tried to scale back probabilities of multiple rate cuts in 2019 by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Trade war concerns also rose as the...

Near the end of April we flagged that NZD/CAD could be on the verge of a major breakdown. Recent price action remains constructive of that view. Unsurprisingly, commodity currencies have felt the...

A slight thaw in trade tensions and a minor rebound has seen the CAD strengthen, yet with several crosses pointing to CAD strength, perhaps this could have some follow-through. If a single currency is...

The strongest gusts in today’s market headwinds are coming from U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Mexico with tariffs, after he said that country's efforts to mitigate the flow of...

The pound sterling held its own as the March 29 deadline for Brexit approached and FX traders maintained hope that reason would prevail and a long transition period would ease the U.K.'s exit from the...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 3, 2019This is a big week for the Australian dollar. The calendar is full of market-moving events such...

USD/CAD has posted slight losses in the Monday session. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.3496, down 0.15% on the day. On the release front, the focus is on manufacturing data. Canada releases...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup May 31, 2019Currency and equity traders felt the sting of protectionism on Friday as China and the U.S. take...

The Bank of Canada meeting wasn’t quite enough to see USD/CAD hold above April's high but, with U.S. GDP on tap, there's potential for some volatility at the highs depending on where the data...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup May 28, 2019Don’t underestimate the power of persistence. Three times this month USD/CAD tested but...