Currency Analysis & Comment

One of the most important things that recent currency movements have confirmed is that fundamentals matter. The euro dropped to its weakest level since June 2020 because the European Central Bank is...

Consumer spending expanded by a mere 1.6% for the last quarter, a severe fall-off from the 12% growth in the second quarter. Since consumer spending makes up 69% of the $23.2 trillion US economy, this...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.There is little doubt which currency has been the king of foreign exchange market this week. The US dollar got a big boost after that...

Risk appetite soured today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower for the first time in nine trading days. The simultaneous decline in currencies and Treasury yields confirms our view that...

The Federal Reserve has made it official. Starting later this month, it will reduce its monthly bond purchases by $15 billion ($10 billion Treasuries, $5 billion mortgage-backed securities). By...

For the first time since the pandemic began, the Federal Reserve will reduce the stimulus it has been providing. Given the significance of this move and what it means for the central bank’s...

EUR/USD logged its best day in five months as U.S. GDP overshadowed the European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement. According to the latest report, the U.S. economy grew by only 2% in...

Buckle your seat belts because the next 24 hours will be busy for the foreign exchange market.  There are two monetary policy announcements, German labor market and inflation numbers...

Inflation and GDP reports from the U.S. and Eurozone along with three central bank monetary policy announcements makes for a busy trading week. Big tech names, like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple...

Stronger than expected earnings drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to record highs. Despite Delta variant fears, rising prices and supply-chain shortage, bulge bracket U.S. companies are thriving....

U.S. stocks extended their gains on Tuesday, and the improvement in risk appetite drove investors out of safe-haven currencies into riskier ones, which explains why the U.S. dollar ended the day lower...

Currencies and equities powered higher today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising more than 500 points. This was the strongest one-day rise for the Dow in nearly three months. Thanks to good...

As one of the world's top energy importers, Japan finds itself in a vicious cycle. As energy prices rally, more yen are required to pay for energy imports. Then, as the Japanese currency devalues,...

The euro hit a year-to-date low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday after quietly trending lower for the past five weeks. Economic performance and monetary policy direction are the two most...