Currency Analysis & Comment

October is traditionally a volatile month in the financial markets, and we got a taste of those big swings today with risk appetite reversing suddenly. When U.S. traders arrived at their desks,...

Investors kicked off this busy trading week with concerns about how central bank policy will shift in a broader recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 300 points and, while these...

Equities and currencies kicked off the fourth quarter with a robust recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 300 points, while the U.S. dollar sold off across the board as safe-haven...

The US dollar soared yesterday, hitting a one year high. The greenback's rise was powered by two tiggers—rising expectations of a decrease in the Federal Reserve’s bond purchases and fears...

The US dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies on Tuesday as Treasury yields surged and stocks plummeted. With several factors driving investors out of risk assets, FX...

A bit more than two weeks ago, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde insisted, "the lady is not for tapering." It was the ECB chief's attempt at easing trader nerves. In plain language, in...

The Bank of England meets today at noon local time, 7AM EDT, for its next policy decision. Expectations are that the UK central bank will keep interest rates at 0.10%.However, that's not what...

Investors drove the U.S. dollar sharply higher after the Federal Reserve made it very clear that it is ready to reduce asset purchases. According to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, it is “time to...

This is one of the busiest trading weeks of the year, and for this very reason, volatility in the stock market as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index rose to its highest level in four...

Inflation is cooling in the U.S. and the evidence sent the greenback tumbling against all of the major currencies. Consumer prices grew 0.3% in the month of August, down from 0.5% in...

September is a busy month. For investors, asset price movements will be determined by central bank rate decisions, employment reports and elections.  There are no monetary policy announcements...

The European Central Bank has a monetary policy announcement on Thursday, and many investors are wondering if the euro will fall to the same fate as the Canadian and Australian dollars. Both...

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...