Currency Analysis & Comment

The U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies today, but its gains were modest as investors worry about ongoing U.S.-China tensions. The Trump administration approved arms...

The U.S. dollar is trading lower against all of the major currencies this morning. Stocks and 10-year Treasury yields perked up again on the back of strong results from Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW)...

Most of the major currencies powered higher today even though stocks gave up part of Monday’s gains. USD/JPY rose above 108 but ended the New York session closer to 107.75. In fact, early...

Investors have a number of reasons to feel optimistic at the start of this new trading week, and their positive sentiment is reflected in the strong moves in equities and currencies. First and...

The news flow in the last 24 hours has been decidedly negative, with U.S. retail sales falling more than expected, relations between China and the U.S. souring further and Germany slipping into...

The U.S. dollar extended its gains against all of the major currencies this morning. Some market watchers are attributing the dollar’s rise to President Donald Trump’s support for the...

The US dollar kicked off the new trading week stronger against all of the major currencies. Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls report showed massive job losses in the month of April but these ugly...

This Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls report is expected to be the worst ever. Economists believe that more than 21 million jobs were lost in the month of April, which would drive the...

Investors took the U.S. dollar and U.S. equities higher on Tuesday following better than expected data. Service sector activity contracted at its fastest pace since 2009, but the decline in...

This is a busy week for the forex market, and the opportunities begin on Tuesday with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy announcement and the United States’ non-manufacturing...

The first day in May kicked off with losses for currencies and equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 600 points, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars dropped...

When we look back at April 2020, it could very well be the worst month ever for the global economy. Across the globe, governments took the unprecedented step of ordering their citizens to stay at...

The prospect of a treatment for coronavirus along with talk of more stimulus by the Federal Reserve sent equities and currencies sharply higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than...

The U.S. dollar traded sharply lower ahead of Wednesday’s first-quarter GDP report and Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement. Consumer confidence also fell to its weakest level in four...