Author : Marc Chandler

The US dollar is extending the pullback seen before the weekend.  There does not appear to be shift in fundamental considerations.  The October jobs report confirmed the trend improvement...

1.  The Federal Reserve upgraded its assessment of the labor market in its statement at the end of last month.  It noted that the "under-utilization of labor resources was...

The underlying driver of the foreign exchange market is the divergence between the US and the other high-income countries.  This was underscored in the past couple of weeks.  Between...

Oil prices are down again, and have dropped for five of the past six sessions.  The proximate cause for yesterday's drop was news that OPEC had cut its demand...

US jobs data was largely in line with expectations, and the key take away is the divergence between the US on one hand and Europe and Japan on the...

The US dollar is narrowly mixed as the market awaits for North American jobs data to close out the week.  It has been another good week for the greenback....

1) The won-yen story is back after Vice Finance Minister Hwan stated that authorities will manage won moves in line with the yen2) Poland unexpectedly paused its easing cycle;...

Contrary to the leaks, ECB President Draghi stuck to his intent that the ECB's balance sheet move back toward the 2012 levels.  He clearly confirmed that this was unanimous....

The dollar is mixed on the day, but moves have been modest ahead of the ECB meeting. The Euro recovered to trade just above the $1.25 area and sterling...

Three companions enjoyed a midday meal.  The first says, “I’m satiated.  The food and drink have done the trick.  I'm ready to return to work."  The second says he...