The Canadian Dollar has seen minor gains on Monday, extending its rebound from year-to-date lows after Friday’s upbeat Ivey PMI. This is due to a modest appetite for risk on a calm weekly opening, which allows some US Dollar pullback ahead of key macroeconomic data this week. The US economy …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Jobs Data Renews Speculation on Interest Rate Path
The past trading week witnessed remarkable fluctuations coinciding with the beginning of the second quarter of the year 2024, as strong US economic data raised speculation about the ability of the US Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates and when it might make such a decision. The week concluded with …
Read More »CAD Shows Little Movement Ahead of FOMC Decision
The Canadian dollar (CAD) shows little movement as markets await the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision and economic outlook, expected at 18:00 GMT today. The Bank of Canada’s (BoC) upcoming statement is likely to have minimal impact, with investor focus on the Fed’s potential rate cut signal.Earlier expectations of …
Read More »Weekly Recap: Markets bracketed by Powell’s interview, revised US inflation
Due to the parity of factors that affected the trading environment over the preceding period, the price movement of practically all traded assets closed last week’s trading on the global financial markets with a moderate change.These factors started with investors’ focus on the statements and comments by Federal Reserve Chair, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, February 6
The US dollar’s correction caused the USD Index (DXY) to retreat from its previous annual highs, which were located at 104.60, in the face of similarly low US yields. On February 7, a number of Fed speakers, including Kugler, Collins, Barkin, and Bowman, will be speaking along with the Balance …
Read More »Weekly Recap: Investors Await Fed, Tech Giants Earning Reports
Last week’s trading closed in favour of global stocks and the US dollar at the expense of gold, amid data-based support to the idea that it is possible for the Fed to achieve the “soft landing” scenario, which was evident through US economic data that the economic calendar carried to …
Read More »Canadian dollar benefits from surging oil prices
The Canadian dollar was able to regain the upward trend after the improvement in risk in global financial markets following positive US economic data that suggested the “soft landing” scenario and that the Federal Reserve’s approach to achieving it is still possible.Oil futures concluded Thursday’s trading in an upward direction …
Read More »Canadian Dollar roils as US PMIs overshadow BoC rate decision
The Canadian Dollar has experienced a decline due to the Bank of Canada’s dovish outlook on inflation, with Canadian inflation not expected to return to the BoC’s 2% target until 2025. Money markets have reduced bets of a BoC rate cut in April to 40%, from 65% before the BoC’s …
Read More »BoC’s Macklem warns from giving false precision about rate cut timing
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada (BoC), and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers explain the BoC decision to leave the interest rate unchanged at 5% after the January policy meeting and respond to questions from the press.Key Quotes“Inflation is still somewhat broad-based and that’s why we’re concerned about …
Read More »Bank of Canada to keep rates on hold
Market analysts anticipate that the Bank of Canada will maintain its key overnight rate during its upcoming meeting on Wednesday. Despite this expectation, persistent inflationary pressures have prompted markets to revise their projections for the timing of the next interest rate cut, postponing the possibility of a reduction for the …
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