Author: FXCM Inc.

In an unexpected burst of momentum in the final hours of trading this past Friday, the euro tumbled to the threshold of major support against its US and British counterparts (two of the currency market’s most liquid...

For the second straight week, the Canadian Dollar was one of the worst performing currencies, dropping 2.11 percent against the U.S. Dollar as markets finished their correction that took place at the start of the week. This was...

After posting modest gains at the start of the week, the Australian Dollar finished the week poorly, dropping by 1.20 percent against the U.S. Dollar. The Australian Dollar, as part of the commodity currency block, faced...

The Japanese Yen was one of the best performing currencies on the week, as expected given the continued global shift to risk-aversion. While the Yen did not stand up to its usual prowess against the other major currencies...

The sterling continued to pare some of the steep declines seen early in ht month with a weekly advance of nearly 1% against the greenback. Although the economic calendar was rather subdued out of the UK this week, stronger than...

The week, month and quarter close brought a surprise drop in risky assets and the euro. In fact, for EURUSD and EURGBP, the last-minute drop positioned both pairs on the verge of major...

Panic stock market sell-offs set the stage for continued S&P weakness into what promises to be a critical week for the US Dollar and broader financial...

The New Zealand dollar slipped to a fresh monthly low of 0.7606 and the high-yielding currency may continue to lose ground over the following week as the fundamental outlook for the isle-nation...

Gold traded heavy during the last week of September and the bearish sentiment underlying the bullion may carry into the following month as market participants diversify away from the precious...

The AUDUSD and NZDUSD have broken trendlines that date back to 2008 and 2009, respectively. Extended weakness faces initial objectives at 9400 and...