Currency Analysis & Comment

What should have been a quiet start to a busy trading week turned out to be volatile beginning. Over the weekend, there were worries about an imminent Russia attack on Ukraine, but at the start of the...

Between Facebook’s weak earnings and negative guidance, a rate hike from the Bank of England and concerns about inflation from the European Central Bank, it proved to be a very lively day in the...

For currency traders, the action heats up in the next 24 hours, with the European Central Bank and Bank of England monetary policy announcements on Thursday followed by U.S. and Canadian employment...

No less than six Fed officials have spoken publicly during this week thus far. Not a single one has supported the recent market narrative pricing in a 50 basis point increase in March, and that...

The two best performing currencies today were the Australian dollar and the euro, which is a bit ironic because the Reserve Bank of Australia and the European Central Bank are two of the least hawkish...

As the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine escalates, with the US ordering up its troops while NATO has placed its own forces on standby, the Russian ruble is currently being pressured by the...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comFollowing Thursday’s big reversal in US stocks, we have seen some risk aversion in other markets too including FX, crypto and crude oil....

The UK's pound sterling is up about 0.3% Wednesday at time of writing, on dollar weakness. Today's rise trims Cable's 0.37% loss on Tuesday, the result of yesterday's USD strength.During the previous...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThis week’s dollar weakness has probably caught many people by surprise, especially when we have had lots of hawkish commentary from Federal...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comOver the last couple of days, the US dollar has pulled back against the Japanese yen. Investors have lightened up ahead of the publication of the...

Between hawkish FOMC minutes, a strong ADP report and a surge in Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar should be stronger. However, in the last 48 hours, the greenback pulled back against the Japanese...

The dollar-yen pair gained 0.6% on Tuesday, a five day winning streak that has taken it to the 116.00 level, for the first time since Jan. 6, 2017.The US dollar's strength versus the Japanese yen...

Dollar bulls came charging out of the gate on the first day of the 2022 trade. The greenback moved sharply higher against all of the major currencies, with USD/JPY closing in on a 4-year-high....

The dollar rose on Monday, up as much as 0.25% at time of writing, though it has been fluctuating. It's currently trading at 96.220.Just under 8,000 flights were cancelled globally over the Christmas...