EUR/USD: Fade Non-Farm Payrolls
May 07, 2009
Most people know that non-farm payrolls is notoriously difficult to trade. However. I want to point out that in each of the past 4 months, the knee jerk reaction in the EUR/USD was quickly erased. This... Read More
from Kathy Lien
What Sets ECB Apart from Fed and BoE?
May 07, 2009
Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England announced asset purchases today, but the Euro skyrocketed while the British pound fell, leading many currency traders to wonder What Sets the ECB... Read More
from Kathy Lien
What are Euro-denominated covered bonds?
May 07, 2009
Euro denominated covered bonds are securities created from either a pool of private or public sector loans. Covered bonds are similar to mortgage and asset-backed securities in many ways. The primary... Read More
from Kathy Lien
EUR/USD: History of New Highs After FOMC
April 30, 2009
I found this great tidbit of info this morning. The past 4 highs in the EUR/USD have occurred within 2 days of an FOMC meeting. The sell-off after-wards has been sharp, leading me to wonder whether... Read More
from Kathy Lien
EUR/USD on Non-Farm Payrolls
April 03, 2009
In my non-farm payrolls preview yesterday, I talked about how the initial reaction in the EUR/USD post payrolls is fade-able. In each of the last 3 times that payrolls was released, the EUR/USD’s knee... Read More
from Kathy Lien
What Trichet Had to Say in ECB Meeting
April 02, 2009
ECB President Trichet does it once again. He has under delivered and postponed the inevitable. This morning, the central bank cut interest rates by only 25bp to 1.25 percent instead of the widely... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
ECB Meeting: What Did Trichet Say?
April 02, 2009
ECB President Trichet does it once again. He has under delivered and postponed the inevitable. This morning, the central bank cut interest rates by only 25bp to 1.25 percent instead of the widely... Read More
from Kathy Lien
ECB Preview: What to Expect
April 01, 2009
Tomorrow the European Central Bank is expected to take interest rates to a record low of 1.00 percent. The size of their rate cut as well as the possibility of the central bank adopting “unconventional... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
EUR/USD: Headed to 1.31?
March 27, 2009
There is a good chance that the EUR/USD could be headed to 1.31. In my Daily Currency focus on FX360.com yesterday, I said that the currency pair is prime for a breakout. Now that it is happened, the... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Back To The Pain Cave
March 26, 2009
QE promised so much, yet has delivered so little (even less than yesterday after the poor auctions in the UK and US.) And so perhaps March is what we thought it was: a month of erratic price action in... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Treasury’s Geithner Needs to Learn His Lesson
March 25, 2009
How long does will it take for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to realize that his comments move markets? When he first took office, he mistakenly threatened to brand China as a currency manipulator.... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Geithner Needs to Learn His Lesson
March 25, 2009
How long does will it take for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to realize that his comments move markets? When he first took office, he mistakenly threatened to brand China as a currency manipulator.... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Euro on a Tear, Will it Continue to Rise?
March 19, 2009
The EUR/USD is on a tear, having rallied more than 600 pips or 5 percent over the past 24 hours. The significance of Fed’s actions continue to resonate over the currency markets and even though we have... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
EUR/USD Could Extend to 1.40
March 19, 2009
The EUR/USD is on a tear, having rallied more than 600 pips or 5 percent over the past 24 hours. The significance of Fed’s actions continue to resonate over the currency markets and even though we have... Read More
from Kathy Lien
FOMC Decides Next 1% Move in EUR/USD
March 18, 2009
The Euro has surged to 1.3157, a six week high against the U.S. dollar. The currency pair’s strength is a big departure from the price action of the other majors currencies this morning, which have... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Well, after a 16% trough-to-peak rally in just a week and a half, things might be about to get very interesting indeed for the S&P 500. The index touched and briefly breached the support-turned... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
How Far Can Bear Market Rallies Extend?
March 11, 2009
Stocks rallied significantly yesterday, leading many people to wonder if this is “the bottom” in equities. Given that none of the problems in the U.S. economy have been resolved, I think that this is a... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
How Far Can Bear Market Rallies Extend?
March 11, 2009
Stocks rallied significantly yesterday, leading many people to wonder if this is “the bottom” in equities. Given that none of the problems in the U.S. economy have been resolved, I think that this is a... Read More
from Kathy Lien
One Down, One To Go
March 06, 2009
Yesterday proved to be eventful, to say the least, as the Bank of England formally adopted QE, announcing that they could purchase up to £100 billion Gilts and £50 billion private-sector bonds as a new... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Euro and British Pound Crushed by Rate Decisions
March 05, 2009
The Euro and British pound have come under severe selling pressure after the ECB and BoE cut interest rates by 50bp. Interest rates are now at historic lows for both central banks and even though the... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Euro and British Pound Crushed by Rate Decisions
March 05, 2009
The Euro and British pound have come under severe selling pressure after the ECB and BoE cut interest rates by 50bp. Interest rates are now at historic lows for both central banks and even though the... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Coining a Phrase
March 02, 2009
They say that it’s always darkest before the dawn. If that’s the case, then the bottom must be near*, because Macro Man feels like Corey Hart looking at a new-moon sky at 3 a.m….through tinted windows.... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
U.S. and U.K. Exposure to Developing Countries
February 18, 2009
A time bomb is waiting to explode in the Eurozone with Western European banks at risk of defaults on Eastern European loans. This leads me to wonder, how much is the US and the UK exposed to developing... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Are the US and UK Exposed to Developing Countries?
February 18, 2009
A time bomb is waiting to explode in the Eurozone with Western European banks at risk of defaults on Eastern European loans. This leads me to wonder, how much isvthe US and the UK exposed to developing... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Kathy Lien CNBC Interview on Eastern European Banks
February 17, 2009
I was on CNBC Europe this afternoon explaining why the troubles of Eastern European is so important to the EUR/USD. Click on the image to watch the video. Read More
from Kathy Lien
Trouble Brewing in Europe Could Send EUR/USD to 2 Yr Low
February 17, 2009
The big story in the currency market today is the Euro which hit a 2 month low against the US dollar. Ratings agency Moody’s warned that the exposure of Western European banks to Eastern European loans... Read More
from Wall Street Pit
Trouble Brewing in Europe Could Send EUR/USD to 2 Yr Low
February 17, 2009
The big story in the currency market today is the Euro which hit a 2 month low against the US dollar. Ratings agency Moody’s warned that the exposure of Western European banks to Eastern European loans... Read More
from Kathy Lien
Higher Retail Sales Fails to Help
February 12, 2009
Job losses are increasing, but that hasn’t stopped Americans from spending and unfortunately that pretty much sums up American culture. Retail sales increased 1 percent in the month of January despite... Read More
from Kathy Lien
What is Trichet Thinking?
February 05, 2009
Here is a snippet of my comments about this morning’s price action on FX360.com: There has been a lot of action in the currency market this morning, mostly centered on the British pound and Euro. ECB... Read More
from Kathy Lien
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