Author : Marc Chandler

This Great Graphic, created on Bloomberg, shows the recent price action of the Australian dollar.  For the past month, corrective upticks have held a trendline.  It comes in near...

The latest leg down for the euro began in mid-October when the single currency met a wall of sellers in front of $1.15.  Draghi's dovishness at the press conference...

EM starts the week on a soft footing.  The repercussions of the attacks in Paris are still unclear, but the dollar’s rise against the majors continues and is likely...

Investors have mildly responded to the tragic developments in Paris.  Equities tumbled in Asia, with the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index shed more than 1%, and the euro briefly pushed below...

Nous Sommes Paris:  The attack in Paris is tragic and reprehensible.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the people in France.  There are several political and...

The US dollar turned in a mixed performance in the week after the strong jobs data boosted expectations that the Fed's lift-off would take place next month.  The Fed...

December will be a month to remember.  ECB President Draghi continued to fan expectations of further accommodative measures at the December 3 meeting.  At the same time, the strength...

1) The ruling party in India, the BJP, was defeated in the Bihar state assembly elections; 2) Brazilian markets have gotten excited about the prospects of a change of...

The US dollar has stabilized after yesterday's flurry that shook out some weak short euro and yen positions.  The push through $1.08 was a new opportunity to short the...

The January Brent oil futures contract has broken down in the last 48 hours to approach its late-August lows.  It has fallen a little more than 10% over the...