Forex Market

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is showing a negative performance against its major rivals on Monday, but its biggest decline is against the Swiss Franc (CHF), which is the best performer of the day among the G10 currencies. The USD/CHF pair nearing its lowest level of last week. The pair, which …

The Euro (EUR) is rising against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance amid the decline of the USD, which in the absence of major economic data remains impacted by the movement in Treasury bond yields. The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield is …

The lira partially recovered to 7.8 against the dollar on Monday, after falling 15% to an all-time low in early trade following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s shocking decision to dismiss the central bank governor. The lira tumbled as much as 8.4850 against the dollar from 7.2185 on Friday, returning to …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is showing a mostly positive performance on Friday, supported by the rise in Treasury bond yields and the Federal Reserve’s decision to end the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) for depository institutions by the end of the month as scheduled. “The temporary change …

The Turkish central bank issued the interest rate decision today, and expectations are that the bank will raise the interest rate again, to 18%. The central bank raised the interest rate to 19%, which is higher than expectations, to increase confidence in the independence of the bank’s decisions.

The Turkish lira weakened slightly Thursday, March 18, ahead of a central bank decision on interest, when it is expected to raise the main interest rate by 100 basis points to 18%, in what is considered an important test of its commitment to reduce inflation. Expectations for a rate hike …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) fell sharply following the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement, after moving within in a tight range, mostly in the positive territory, ahead of the release of the statement and the first quarterly expectations for the American economy this year. With many investors looking to …

The Australian Dollar (AUD) on Wednesday continues to decline for the fourth consecutive day against the U.S. Dollar (USD) ahead of the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy statement. Recently issued minutes of the latest policy meeting by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) showed various concerns about the …

The US dollar index traded on the positive side on Wednesday near 91.90 amid a state of caution prevailing among traders ahead of the highly anticipated Fed meeting later in the day. Investors are anticipating that the Fed will raise growth forecasts after approving the massive stimulus package plus the …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to reduce its bond purchases in April, according to a recent report by Reuters citing market experts. The move would signal developments in the recovery of the Canadian economy from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, but it would also be out of …