Forex Opinion & Analysis

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Don’t be fooled by the pullback in the U.S. dollar on Tuesday because the greenback could still strengthen before the end...

This was the week for the Rand! What a turnaround, from the Turkey Crisis and the weeks following, which was just a few months ago. The market was soaring over R15/$, and ever closer to R16 to the...

Since the start of today's trade, the US dollar has been vaulting higher. It was jump-started by Friday’s hotter than expected Producer Price Index release. The metric was forecast to come in...

Bullish sentiment towards the European currency, observed in the last few days is explained by hopes for the upcoming Brexit deal and the 2018 Senate midterm elections. The effect, created by these...

Daily FX Market Roundup 11.07.18 By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. With the U.S. Midterm Elections behind us and the Democrats victory in the House, the U.S....

Since our previous article where we wrote that the USDZAR is charting a potential head and shoulders top, we have been watching the neckline very carefully for a break. The pattern didn’t...

Thank you for sending through your requested markets. I go through them as described below, in the attached video. 00:25 | USDZAR 02:30 | GBPJPY 03:25 | EURUSD 05:40 | EURJPY 07:45 | GBPAUD 09:25 |...

With just 2 months left in the year, the Rand is as choppy as ever... This week saw swinging momentum from highs to lows in quick succession. It is tough for importers, exporters, investors and...

AUDUSD A useful bullish break on the Aussie has played out. Will it hold? I’d like to see a retest of the trendline, and ideally, a close that respects the 0.7150 level on the daily timeframe....

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar traded higher on the back of the nonfarm payrolls report but it was the confusion around US-China trade...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. October may have been a great month for the U.S. dollar but as we begin the final 2 months of the year, the greenback is losing...

The dollar has taken a hit today on multiple fronts. First, both the euro and the pound gained against the dollar on Brexit hopes. Then, the yuan bounced from a decade low after China's leadership...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It may be Halloween but the last trading day in October was a not so scary day for the financial markets. The Dow Jones...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Its time to turn your focus to the British pound because on Thursday, the Bank of England will release its Quarterly Inflation...