Currency Forecast

The sharp sell-off in U.S. stocks on Monday drove currencies sharply lower. While monetary policy is an important long-term driver of currency flows, risk appetite has the most significant...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The USD/JPY looked to end a two-day selloff as it was trading higher at the time of writing, along with all the other yen crosses. The Bank of...

For the past few weeks, the U.S. dollar has often moved in a completely opposite direction from Treasury yields. That trend continued on Thursday as the greenback shrugged off losses in 10-year...

Central banks are taking bigger leaps to normalize monetary policy, and investors are wondering If the Federal Reserve is next.  On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand shocked...

The U.S. dollar traded sharply higher on Tuesday against all of the major currencies on the back of red-hot consumer price growth. CPI rose 0.9% in the month of June, up from 0.6% in May and...

This is a busy week for the financial markets. There are three central bank monetary policy announcements, along with inflation, employment and consumer spending numbers scheduled for release from all...

Ask anyone and they will agree that economic activity in the U.S. is picking up, with businesses enjoying a much-needed post-pandemic recovery. The airports were packed when I travelled to and...

The June FOMC minutes confirm that the Federal Reserve is edging closer to tapering asset purchases. According to today’s release, “various participants mentioned that they expected...

As we write this, WTI is trading above $75 for the fourth straight day. In fact, it’s more than halfway toward $77, its highest level since Nov. 12, 2014. The breakdown of production limit talks...

The US dollar gained on Wednesday, hitting a 2-1/2 month high, posting its strongest month since November 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidential election.Starting on June 6, and escalating...

Today, June 24, marks five years since the surprise results of the UK's Brexit referendum were released—shocking the world. When the completely unexpected 'Leave' majority was announced, the...

The U.S. dollar rose to its strongest level against the Japanese Yen in 15 months. Equities and currencies benefitted from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s reassurance that 1970s rapid...

Currencies and equities extended their sell-off on Friday as risk aversion in the financial markets deepened. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 400 points for the 10th straight day....

Investors continued to buy U.S. dollars on Thursday despite weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index and jobless claims. Market participants are convinced that these disappointments...