Currency Forecast

Investors drove the U.S. dollar sharply higher after the Federal Reserve made it very clear that it is ready to reduce asset purchases. According to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, it is “time to...

There are only three more Federal Reserve monetary policy announcements before the end of the year. If Fed Chairman Jerome Powell wants to give the market ample time to prepare for tapering asset...

This is one of the busiest trading weeks of the year, and for this very reason, volatility in the stock market as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index rose to its highest level in four...

Inflation is cooling in the U.S. and the evidence sent the greenback tumbling against all of the major currencies. Consumer prices grew 0.3% in the month of August, down from 0.5% in...

September is a busy month. For investors, asset price movements will be determined by central bank rate decisions, employment reports and elections.  There are no monetary policy announcements...

The European Central Bank has a monetary policy announcement on Thursday, and many investors are wondering if the euro will fall to the same fate as the Canadian and Australian dollars. Both...

Of all the high frequency US economic releases dollar traders follow, the monthly Nonfarm Payrolls report is perhaps the most watched as well as the most influential for markets. Friday's August...

The U.S. dollar sold off against most of the major currencies after ADP’s employment report raised red flags for non-farm payrolls. U.S. yields turned lower once the report was released and the...

Fake outs are more likely than breakouts in the foreign exchange market this week. This is the last week of August and, for many, it is synonymous with the end of summer. With final outings to...

Since its early January peak, the euro has been trading about 5% lower. The single currency is being pressured by conflicting market themes—its status as a save haven asset versus the outlook...

The best performing currencies today were the New Zealand, Australian and Canadian dollars. Having fallen to year-to-date lows last week, the commodity currencies snapped back sharply in the last...

The Federal Reserve’s annual symposium at Jackson Hole is the most important event of the week. Over the past few months, the Federal Reserve hinted about the need to reduce asset purchases, and...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe dollar index has been rising steadily now for several weeks. With the Fed’s latest minutes indicating a tapering of asset purchases is...

At time of publication, risk assets, including US futures and global equity benchmarks, are slumping, pressured lower by a trio of investor worries: geopolitical tensions after Afghanistan's US-backed...