Author : Marc Chandler

It is not that the US dollar had a particularly good week.  It was mixed.  The best performers were sterling and the Canadian dollar. The pound led with a...

The last week of April is eventful. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan hold policy meetings.  The UK, Eurozone, and the...

China’s central bank may be leaning less dovish, Turkey has a new central bank governor, Argentina issued external debt for the first time since it defaulted 15 years ago,...

The US dollar has had a rough few months.  It has fallen against most major and emerging market currencies this year.  A critical issue for global investors and policymakers...

Equity markets are seeing this week's gains trimmed after the S&P 500 fell 0.5% yesterday, recording its biggest loss in two weeks.  Disappointing earnings in some tech leaders spurred...

The following observations are drawn from the weekly report of Japan's Ministry of Finance unless noted otherwise.  We use the weekly data instead of monthly to identify changes of...

The ECB meeting is the session's highlight.  In recognition of the risk that ECB President Draghi expresses displeasure with the premature tightening of financial conditions through the exchange rate...

Discussion continues among investors about of New York Times report last weekend in which a Saudi official threatened to sell $750 bln of US Treasuries and assets if a...

The US dollar has been largely confined to yesterday's ranges against the major currencies. China's yuan slipped lower for the first time in four sessions, while the Shanghai Composite...

China launched its first gold fix.  It will offer a fixing twice a day going forward yuan. The Shanghai Gold Exchange established the fix the same way it is...