Currency Analysis & Comment

Central bank meetings are creating more pain than gain for currencies this week. The Australian dollar shot higher immediately after the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy announcement but U-turned...

Of all the high frequency US economic releases dollar traders follow, the monthly Nonfarm Payrolls report is perhaps the most watched as well as the most influential for markets. Friday's August...

The U.S. dollar sold off against most of the major currencies after ADP’s employment report raised red flags for non-farm payrolls. U.S. yields turned lower once the report was released and the...

The U.S. dollar snapped higher on Tuesday when Treasury yields surged right before the London close. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact catalyst, as today’s U.S. economic reports were mostly...

Fake outs are more likely than breakouts in the foreign exchange market this week. This is the last week of August and, for many, it is synonymous with the end of summer. With final outings to...

Since its early January peak, the euro has been trading about 5% lower. The single currency is being pressured by conflicting market themes—its status as a save haven asset versus the outlook...

The Federal Reserve’s annual symposium at Jackson Hole is the most important event of the week. Over the past few months, the Federal Reserve hinted about the need to reduce asset purchases, and...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe dollar index has been rising steadily now for several weeks. With the Fed’s latest minutes indicating a tapering of asset purchases is...

Fundamentals matter a lot when it comes to currency movements. The U.S. dollar fell sharply on Friday as 10-year Treasury yields experienced its largest decline this month. We’ve long...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies after the U.S. inflation report showed consumer prices slowing in the month of July. Overall inflation grew by only 0.5%, down...

There’s just over two weeks to go before the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Symposium and investors are buying U.S. dollars on the premise that the Fed will set the stage for tapering in...

The economic calendar may not be as jammed pack this week compared with last week, but if today’s moves in commodities are a sign, this could be a very active week in the financial...

Highlights for the week Silver posts negative pattern Wednesday Breaks short term support Thursday to confirm the pattern Gold posts negative pattern Thursday Dollar index breaks up Friday ahead of...

Richard Clarida, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, said his central bank is set to start raising interest rates in 2023, while scaling back its massive asset purchasing—its method to keep...