Currency Analysis & Comment

The U.S. dollar has been attracting a lot of attention for a while now, especially given its continued rise, even after the Fed reversed its policy in July. That was when the U.S. central bank cut...

Last week the charts were indicating that the U.S. dollar was reaching a critical price level. And right now it is retesting that level — the December lows. The dollar is subject to multiple...

Historically, the yen climbs during January as Japanese investors repatriate the currency and adjust portfolios, increasing yen demand. At the same time, other non-American investors do the same,...

The dollar-yen pair is struggling to maintain an advance, the fifth day out of six. And going forward, the horizon becomes less clear for the yen; this is apparent both in the fundamentals, that are...

The pound’s current decline may be nothing more than a pullback within a rally. Sterling fell for the second day after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would introduce legislation to...

Like an idle employee who doesn't want colleagues to know they're hardly working, the Federal Reserve yesterday used all its usual buzzwords about keeping its finger on the economy’s pulse. For...

The euro is sliding in a continued downtrend as it faces multiple pressures. The eurozone economy is increasingly sluggish, while its economic engine, Germany, is getting closer and closer to...

The pound is aiming higher as confidence rises that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win the UK's election next week. Indeed, sterling has reached the highest since May 5 against...

The yen is falling for the seventh straight day and the USD/JPY pair is now threatening to break out of a bearish pattern — driven by a combination of events, geopolitical and economic.One key...

The USD/CNY seems set to add another leg to its rally as the U.S. and China agree to continue phase one talks, according to Xinhua, the country’s official state-run press agency. Financial...

The Chinese yuan is slated to resume its earlier decline as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign the Senate's bill supporting the Hong Kong protesters. After a year and a half of wrangling...

Trade tensions are putting investors on the defensive, and the yen is geared up for another leg in last week’s rally.Markets appear paralyzed as investors seek a reliable view on whether there...

New Zealand’s dollar slumped after a weakening in inflation expectations spurred bets on a rate cut tomorrow. Taking a longer view, however, the market will soon make up its mind between a...

The greenback is squeezed between monetary policy and geopolitics, making it hard to work out how best to navigate through the morass of conflicting drivers. Examining the main issues, as well as the...