Currencies

Bitcoin: It's the quiet ones you have to watch

As cryptocurrency fans know, Bitcoin's price can quickly move up or down based on the movements of large wallets held by a small community. Some experts estimate that about 1,000 wallets hold more...

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...

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. ...

Forex overview: The Coronavirus takes root in Europe

The epidemic is spreading further, now striking the heart of Europe and prompting the World Health Organization to raise the risk of a pandemic.

Forex: Overview- Easing coronavirus concerns and American Supremacy

Between concerns and relief, investors remain very attentive to the development and potential impact of the coronavirus on the global economy. The hesitation waltz continues on foreign exchange.

Forex Review - Coronavirus and the monetary status quo

Against the backdrop of the inaction of several major central banks in January, the risk to the world economy from the appearance of the Coronavirus in China has revived risk aversion and is once...

Forex: Overview - Awaiting the FED, ECB and British elections

While the volatility of the Euro had recorded record lows on the fringes of the Thanksgiving weekend, the foreign exchange market logically emerged from its torpor to offer more momentum to traders...

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...

Forex: Overview - week from September 30 to October 4

After another bout of fever, the greenback is letting up on the exchange rate as the global slowdown no longer spares the world's leading power.Until now, Uncle Sam has been rather sheltered from the...

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...

Forex: Overview - Week of September 23 to 27

In recent hours, the greenback is taking advantage of the various monetary policy differences between the FED and other major central banks, as well as new accusations that weaken Donald Trump and...

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...

Forex: Overview - Week of September 2-6

Although stock market indices are fluttering, safe-haven stocks are still appealing to traders, the Yen having briefly moved to new levels in nearly three years.

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...

Forex: Overview - Week of August 19-23

Despite the postponement of sanctions and monetary maneuvers, risk aversion remains dominant on the foreign exchange market, still penalized by the trade dispute and the global slowdown, particularly...