Analysis: Currencies

Dollar hovers above one-month lows before payrolls test

The dollar hovered above one-month lows against major rivals on Friday, ahead of a U.S. jobs report that could spur the Federal Reserve to an earlier tapering of stimulus....

Dollar jumps after Fed official's taper talk stirs markets

NEW YORK -The dollar jumped from one-week lows on Thursday after a regional Federal Reserve president suggested a faster pace of reducing the U.S. central bank's asset purchases, comments that pushed...

Oil slides to 3-week low on China's virus curbs, strong dollar

NEW YORK -Oil prices fell over 2% to a three-week low on Monday, extending last week's steep losses on the back of a firmer U.S. dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia,...

British Pound / US Dollar (GBP/USD) : British Pound/US Dollar (GBP/USD): Currencies: a forward-looking pound

Focus this week on the British pound, which has been enjoying a good period for several months while the prognosis was not really in its favor not so long ago, between the beginning of a catastrophic...

Forex overview: Sterling holds up well, despite Scottish election

The pound rose above the symbolic USD1.40 level for the first time in more than two months on Monday, despite the victory of pro-independence parties in the Scottish election. Pro-independence parties...

US Dollar Index : Currencies overview: Euro wakes up, ruble struggle

The major recent trends have been reversed recently, with the dollar falling against the euro following a solid strengthening sequence and the rouble falling as geopolitical tensions re-emerge in the...

Currency Overview: Digital euro, Turkish awakening and the return of the dollar

In the race for official cryptocurrency, the European Central Bank is one step behind the People's Bank of China, which is already testing its digital yuan, which could be officialized in a year's...

When to trade bitcoin? When Saturn crosses Mercury, of course

Bitcoin seems so flighty, some might argue you may as well consult a crystal ball, read the runes or stare at the stars to divine the direction of the capricious cryptocurrency. ...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): Draghi's latest

In addition to the expected status quo of the ECB, its President Mario Draghi has endeavoured, when drawing his revelation, to defend both his assessment and the institution’s current roadmap. The...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): New rebound and key level

Despite statistical difficulties in Europe, the single currency is based on hopes for a rapid resolution of the Brexit and, above all, on a resolution to adjust monetary policy expectations, in order...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): EDF/ECB, the big gap

Slowly but surely, the single currency continues to deteriorate, falling victim to the moroseness of economic statistics in the Monetary Union, which encourages wider divergences in monetary policy...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): The horizon is slow to clear

Despite a decline in exchange rate volatility, the single currency remains under pressure due to monetary policy divergences between the FED and the ECB and within a few weeks of a resumption of...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): The ECB is active behind the scenes

While the risks associated with Brexit or the popularity of the Italian extreme right seem to be largely taken seriously by a large fringe of the political classes concerned, the European Central...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): The ECB is in the throes of a war

Faced with the proliferation of risks to the monetary union's economy, the ECB is preparing to draw a new arsenal, unlike the FED, which seems reluctant to engage the major players. This will amplify...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): To the great evils the great remedies

At a time when it is becoming a challenge to isolate positive elements in the prospects of the Old Continent, the public authorities are looking for solutions. And the single currency seems more than...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): Europe in the face of populism

While the single currency has taken advantage of new lows since May 2017 to initiate a new attempt at a rebound, the European currency could now face political risks that threaten the health and...

Forex traders fret as sleepy markets slow to calmest in years

The $5.1-trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is suffering more than most from central bank decisions to move in tandem and keep interest rates low for longer....

Buy yen in crisis? Not this year

The trade is familiar to investors worldwide: in times of turmoil, rush for cover by buying the Japanese yen. ...

Currencies : Do Fundamentals Drive Bitcoin? Are You Kidding Me?

Is Bitcoin worth over $6600? Well, that is the price traders are bidding for it when this article was written.