Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The U.S. dollar appreciated against all of the major currencies today except for the Japanese yen. Better-than-expected jobless...

I am riding the long U.S. dollar index (DXY) trade based on two simple drivers: 1) a U.S. Federal Reserve pacing for four rate hikes in 2018, and 2) an expanding trade war, especially against China,...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.The rally in the U.S. dollar fizzled following the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement. The decline in the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Of all the central bank monetary policy announcements this week, the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s will be the least...

The Canadian dollar is showing little movement in the Tuesday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3042, up 0.05% on the day. On the release front, Canada releases its monthly GDP report, which...

The Canadian dollar is showing little movement in the Monday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3047, down 0.06% on the day. There are no Canadian indicators on the schedule. In the U.S.,...

The Canadian dollar has ticked higher in the Friday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3068, down 0.08% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian indicators on the schedule. In...

The Canadian dollar has posted slight gains in the Thursday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3054, up 0.06% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian indicators for the...

The Canadian dollar has posted small gains in the Tuesday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3167, down 0.04% on the day. On the release front, there are no Canadian indicators on the...

Donald Trump's dollar bashing has boosted the yen and traders today bid up the Japanese currency on speculation that the Bank of Japan might finally begin scaling back its sizeable quantitative easing...

The Canadian dollar is almost unchanged in the Monday session, after strong gains on Friday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3139, down 0.02% on the day. On the release front, it’s a quiet...

The Canadian dollar has posted slight gains in the Friday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3240, down 0.22% on the day. On the release front, the focus is on consumer indicators. CPI is...

The Canadian dollar has posted considerable losses in the Thursday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3266, up 0.73% on the day. On the release front, Canadian ADP Nonfarm Employment Change...

While the world’s attention has been focused on the US dollar, there is another currency that has been strengthening against the greenback and was even able to hold its own as the dollar went on...