Currency Forecast

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 18, 2019The June Federal Reserve meeting is the most important event of the month. Central bank rate...

With many observers expecting the Bank of Japan to make no immediate policy change at the close of its two-day meeting on June 20, despite the U.S.-China trade war and a dovish Fed outlook, prospects...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 14, 2019This has been a great week for the US dollar and the US retail sales report was the icing on...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 13, 2019Friday’s U.S retail sales report is one of the most important pieces of data on this...

Unemployment may have remained steady but, it’s not on track for RBA’s target which is seeing a rise in calls for RBA to cut in July. Today was really all about the unemployment rate,...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 12, 2019The Eurozone’s industrial production report is typically not a big market mover for the...

The strongest gusts in today’s market headwinds are coming from U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Mexico with tariffs, after he said that country's efforts to mitigate the flow of...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 5, 2019Thursday's European Central Bank monetary policy announcement will be a big one. EUR/USD rallied...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup June 3, 2019This is a big week for the Australian dollar. The calendar is full of market-moving events such...

Despite expectation of an RBA cut tomorrow, AUD/USD has broken to a 3-week high thanks to a weaker US dollar. We expected RBA to cut in May. Yet, instead they held off due to the federal election and...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup May 31, 2019Currency and equity traders felt the sting of protectionism on Friday as China and the U.S. take...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup May 28, 2019Don’t underestimate the power of persistence. Three times this month USD/CAD tested but...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup May 24, 2019The US dollar hit fresh multi-month highs versus the euro, sterling, Australian and New Zealand...

So, what has changed for U.K. assets now that Theresa May has succumbed to the inevitable and announced her resignation as Prime Minister?The pound’s reaction – a pale, knee-jerk bounce...