Currency Analysis & Comment

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThis week, we are seeing some cracks starting to appear in some commodity currencies, with global stock indices and some commodity prices like...

On Feb. 22, as Russian troops were amassing along portions of the Ukraine border and the possibility of a Russian incursion began to look probable, the US and U.K. instituted sanctions against Russian...

The U.S. dollar is up for a fifth straight day, boosted by an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve. The Dollar Index, which tracks a basket of six other currencies versus the USD is currently nearing...

Almost a quarter of Australia's GDP is generated by exports, very similar to Russia's. Therefore, the supply disruption to Russian commodity exports has boosted demand for Australian commodities.When...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe US dollar has strengthened materially in recent months as interest rates have soared in the US, and the Fed has signaled rate hikes. The...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comGiven the big rebound in equity prices over the past couple of weeks, rising yields, including on the US 10-year Treasury note, and the sharp...

Japan's yen opened lower this morning, extending its drop to 0.5% versus the US dollar. It was the sixth straight day of gains for the USD/JPY pair.The JPY fell to its lowest level since Dec. 15,...

There's a perfect storm of geopolitical turmoil currently lifting the US dollar. No surprise that the Russian ruble has extended its collapse versus the USD to a record low in offshore trading today...

Oil prices soared above $100 a barrel driving equities and currencies sharply lower. The euro and sterling were hit the hardest by risk aversion, with investors flocking into the safety of U.S....

The first week of March will be another busy one for investors. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to rock the financial markets, with currencies and equities extending their losses. It...

Despite record dollar printing recently, the US Dollar Index's trajectory remains higher, buoyed, among other things, by America's rapid economic recovery from the recession caused by the pandemic and...

For many, today's news of an escalation in tensions in Eastern Europe after Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, ordered troops to move into Ukraine would certainly appear to make the case for an...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe GBP/USD has been creeping higher in recent days, although without making much progress. But is it about to break higher in a more decisive...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies Wednesday despite hawkish FOMC minutes and good U.S. data. The Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates in March,...