Forex Opinion & Analysis

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. All of the major currencies traded sharply higher Thursday on the back of strong gains in U.S. equities. Risk appetite has been...

The US dollar is being sold off right now for four reasons: Failed trade talks with Canada Milder US tariffs—of 10 percent rather than 25 percent—against Chinese goods have reduced safe...

The rand’s sharp weakening over the last three months, largely in sympathy with emerging market currencies, has provided some inflationary concerns. Emerging Markets Hiking Interest Rates In the...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Brexit and trade headlines took currencies on a rollercoaster ride on Wednesday. At the start of the NY session, GBP/USD...

Another week passes by, and the tables turn again... ...somehow the Rand has turned it around from being on the ropes, to rallying back below R15/$ again. It was a welcome change, with a week of good...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. No bulls were in sight Monday as the U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies. Softer U.S. data may finally...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Investors sent EUR/USD to its highest level this month on the back of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy...

With summer holidays over, the main event of the week ends today with the ECB (European Central Bank) releasing its interest rate decision and changes (if any) in monetary policy. While no critical...

This week was a scary one for the ruling party, and Saffers in general. The alarm bell went off: Technical Recession Headlines blared with doom and gloom, worry and despair. With the ANC just a few...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was an extremely volatile day for sterling. Taking a look at how GBP/USD traded on an intraday basis, there were at least 3...

The left chart shows the daily chart for USDZAR. The EMAs are in a bullish formation. I.e. the green 5-day EMA is above the orange 13-day EMA, and the orange 13-day EMA is above the black 34-day EMA....

September is a busy month in the Forex market where economic performance and monetary policy divergences is becoming very apparent. Last week we had the Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of Canada...

EURUSDFriday’s strong NFP numbers have pushed the EURUSD back down to the 1.1530 level. Bounce here or fail and fall? We don’t know just yet.A clear trading opportunity presents if price...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The trade war is back and investors don’t like it. The U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies...