Currency Forecast

The outcome of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement could set the stage for how the U.S. dollar and currencies trade over the next month. With that in mind, the...

Treasury yields traded sharply higher on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement. The 2.7% rally in 10-year yields and decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

There were no fireworks for the U.S. dollar today despite the biggest jump in U.S. inflation since August 2008. Normally, the greenback would spike on a sharp rise in consumer prices, but it...

The euro has a big day ahead, with a monetary policy announcement and U.S. inflation report on the calendar. Between these two events, the European Central Bank meeting is generally more...

The U.S. jobs report was a major disappointment and the U.S. dollar fell sharply against all of the major currencies in response as 10-year Treasury yields slipped nearly 4%. It turns out, the decline...

The U.S. dollar traded sharply higher against all of the major currencies on Thursday, with USD/JPY closing above 110 for the first time since April – a sign that investors are positioning for a...

This is a big week for currencies, but so far, we’ve seen nothing but consolidation. In today’s trade, the greenback strengthened against the New Zealand dollar and Swiss Franc,...

Tonight’s Reserve Bank of New Zealand monetary policy announcement is one of this week’s most important events. Next to the Bank of Canada, which tapered asset purchases last...

Friday will be a busy day for forex traders, with PMIs and retail sales reports scheduled for release from all corners of the world. Currencies are trading strongly ahead of these reports, with...

Weaker U.S. data is finally catching up to the U.S. dollar. The greenback traded lower against all of the major currencies on Tuesday following softer housing data. Building permits grew 0.3% in the...

For the past few weeks investors have been focused on the U.S. recovery and its impact on the U.S. dollar. They were sorely disappointed when nonfarm payrolls and retail sales came out well under...

Forex traders were unfazed by weak data on Friday as currencies and equities extending their recoveries. Consumer spending stagnated in the month of April after soaring in March. Excluding the costs...

Stocks rebounded sharply Thursday, but the muted price action in currencies suggest that FX traders are not convinced the selling is over. The U.S. dollar gave back a small portion of...

The U.S. dollar soared on Wednesday on reports that consumer prices rose at their fastest pace since 2008. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned about a temporary rise in prices, but no one...