Currency Analysis & Comment

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 September....

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 markets.  Gold...

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 the...

The U.S. dollar ended the day sharply higher against all of the major currencies, but not before wild swings that took USD/JPY below 109.00 and then back above 109.50. EUR/USD soared to 1.1900 at the...

The first week of August will be a busy one for the financial markets. Employment reports are due for release from the U.S., Canada and New Zealand, along with central bank meetings in Australia and...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against most of the major currencies on the back of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement. EUR/USD rose to its strongest level in nearly two weeks, while...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against the euro and Japanese Yen ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement. This sell-off was driven by a combination of lower yields and weaker...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe EUR/GBP managed to bounce back Friday morning on the back of stronger Eurozone PMI data, while disappointing numbers from the UK hurt the...

The European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement was the most important event this week, but it did not inspire any breakout moves for EUR/USD. This, of course, is exactly what central bankers...

On the eve of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement, the euro dropped to a three-month low versus the U.S. dollar. Everyone expects the ECB to maintain its dovishness, especially...

Investors were relieved that Treasury yields stopped falling, but beyond that, there was no specific news or catalyst. The COVID-19 Delta variant is a big worry, but as long as hospitalizations and...

The sharp sell-off in U.S. stocks on Monday drove currencies sharply lower. While monetary policy is an important long-term driver of currency flows, risk appetite has the most significant short-term...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The USD/JPY looked to end a two-day selloff as it was trading higher at the time of writing, along with all the other yen crosses. The Bank of...