Currency Analysis & Comment

This will be another busy week for the foreign exchange market. Inflation and spending – two of the most important elements of Federal Reserve policy, will be in focus. With USD/JPY climbing to...

The dollar is on the rise after Friday’s weak US jobs report which traders think will keep the Federal Reserve’s tapering on course. The report showed the smallest increase in employment...

Non-farm payrolls are scheduled for release Friday and investors are looking forward to a strong report. Job growth is expected to top 500,000, with the unemployment rate falling to at least...

October is traditionally a volatile month in the financial markets, and we got a taste of those big swings today with risk appetite reversing suddenly. When U.S. traders arrived at their desks,...

Investors kicked off this busy trading week with concerns about how central bank policy will shift in a broader recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 300 points and, while these...

Equities and currencies kicked off the fourth quarter with a robust recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 300 points, while the U.S. dollar sold off across the board as safe-haven...

The US dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies on Tuesday as Treasury yields surged and stocks plummeted. With several factors driving investors out of risk assets, FX...

A bit more than two weeks ago, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde insisted, "the lady is not for tapering." It was the ECB chief's attempt at easing trader nerves. In plain language, in...

The Bank of England meets today at noon local time, 7AM EDT, for its next policy decision. Expectations are that the UK central bank will keep interest rates at 0.10%.However, that's not what...

Investors drove the U.S. dollar sharply higher after the Federal Reserve made it very clear that it is ready to reduce asset purchases. According to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, it is “time to...

There are only three more Federal Reserve monetary policy announcements before the end of the year. If Fed Chairman Jerome Powell wants to give the market ample time to prepare for tapering asset...

This is one of the busiest trading weeks of the year, and for this very reason, volatility in the stock market as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index rose to its highest level in four...

Inflation is cooling in the U.S. and the evidence sent the greenback tumbling against all of the major currencies. Consumer prices grew 0.3% in the month of August, down from 0.5% in...

September is a busy month. For investors, asset price movements will be determined by central bank rate decisions, employment reports and elections.  There are no monetary policy announcements...