Forex Gump

The Aussie saw mixed price action in 2016 as foreign risk factors collided with weak economic data on the Aussie homefront. What happened & what should we look out for in 2017?

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!! I’m taking a breather from all my individual currency recaps to list down the top 5 themes that rocked the forex markets in 2016. Check it out!

The euro had a bad run in 2016, losing out to most of its peers. But what helped to drive the euro lower? And will they continue to have a role in 2017? Well, time to find out!

The Kiwi was one of the winners among the major currencies in 2016, but the monetary policy changes and economic conditions didn’t exactly fit the bill. What’s up with that and what’s next for the New Zealand dollar in 2017?

The Loonie was tracking oil for the most part this year. And oil benchmarks are ending the year on a high note. However, both oil and the Loonie didn’t just steamroll their way to a profitable year.

2016 was all about if/when the Fed will raise rates, and for the Fed, as always, their outlook and decisions were dependent on the data. How did the did it all turn out for the U.S. economy and the Greenback?

As it says in the title, the pound got a massive pounding in 2016. It wasn’t a one-way street, however, because price action on the pound actually had distinct phases or periods.

Let’s start this year’s year-end review with the Japanese yen. So, how did the yen fare this year? Were there any uniform, directional movements? And what was driving the yen’s forex price action? Time to find out!

It’s near the end of the year once more, but before I start rolling out my customary year-end reviews for each currency, lemme give y’all a quick month-by-month rundown of the major themes and events this year.

Capping 2016’s monetary policy announcements is the BOJ’s decision for the month of December. What did Kuroda and his gang have to say?