Currency Analysis & Comment

Sterling retreated from its 5-month high ahead of a series of UK parliament votes later today on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. Traders are now holding nervous fingers above their buy and...

The US dollar has extended its gains against European currencies today, causing the Dollar Index to break to a new weekly high above 99.10. The pound had been hammered again as political uncertainty...

The pound is caught in a downward vortex, heading still lower, despite expectations the BoE will leave rates unchanged following Japan's relatively hawkish move earlier today, as continuing Brexit...

As a petrocurrency, or the currency of an oil-exporting country, the Russian ruble is inextricably linked to the price of oil. And, with the weekend's shock attack on Saudi Arabian oil fields likely...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup Sept 12, 2019 The European Central Bank went above and beyond in rolling out a massive stimulus package....

The ECB, meeting today, has cut interest rates, which were already in negative territory, even further. But deeper negative rates, having already failed to boost the European economy, will almost...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup August 22, 2019No one is buying euros because they are worried about the political situation in Italy, the...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup August 21, 2019 The next 48 hours will be very important for EUR/USD because the currency pair has been...