Currency Analysis & Comment

Of late, currency analysts in China have become vehemently bearish on the US dollar, citing America's rising debt load, in particular the recent, massive, Biden administration fiscal aid package and...

The U.S. dollar traded higher against most of the major currencies Tuesday despite weaker new home sales and cautious comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Along with his peers, Powell...

One of the best performing currencies today was the euro. After selling off quickly and aggressively in the first week of March from a high of 1.21 to a low of 1.1835, the single currency quietly...

Actions speak louder than words for U.S. dollar traders who sent the greenback sharply higher after the Federal Reserve said the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, for...

The U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies on Thursday, erasing most of its post-FOMC losses. The Federal Reserve has no plans to raise interest rates until 2023, but the...

Consensus has Russia’s central bank keeping interest rates unchanged—at 4.25%, a record low—when fiscal policymakers release their next rate decision on Friday. Rates have remained...

This will be a busy week for the forex market. There are three central bank meetings, U.S. retail sales, New Zealand Q4 GDP, Australia’s employment report and Canadian retail sales...

To the market’s surprise, the European Central Bank announced plans to purchase bonds at a “significantly higher pace” over the next quarter. The decision was motivated by the...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies. The lack of U.S. economic releases meant that the greenback took its cue from yields. After hitting a high of 1.6%, 10-year...

Investors have a voracious appetite for U.S. dollars this month as the Dollar Index climbed to its strongest level in four months. Over the weekend, the Senate passed a $1.9-trillion stimulus...

The U.S. dollar hit new highs on Friday after a strong U.S. jobs report. The greenback extended its gains against all of the major currencies, with USD/JPY rising to its strongest level since...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe AUD/USD faces a triple whammy of bad news ahead of today’s US jobs report: risk off, US dollar revival and copper prices...

The U.S. dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed little to no concern about the recent spike in yields. Ten-year...

U.S. Treasury yields came roaring back on Wednesday after a brief consolidation at the start of the week. The nearly 6% rise in 10-year rates drove the U.S. dollar higher against most major...