The Bank of Canada released on Monday the Business Outlook Survey for Q3. The report says that “business confidence has softened”, “many firms expect slower sales growth as interest rates rise and demand growth shifts closer to pre-pandemic levels”.The USD/CAD hovers near daily lows after the release hovering around 1.3735, …
Read More »BoC’s Macklem: More rate hikes will be needed
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday that further rate hikes will be needed since there is more work to be done on inflation. The USD/CAD pair’s performance ignored these comments and was last seen rising 0.8% on the day at 1.3725 and is trading at the time …
Read More »BoC’s Rogers comments on best way to soft landing
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers says bank has seen early signs monetary policy is working.Key Quotes”We’re not where we were in July, but we’re a long way from where we need to be.””The bank still sees a path to a stop to a soft landing, that’s still …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – September, 7
The US dollar was able to maintain its strong stance throughout the first half of the day, but later, the dollar had to retreat along with the sliding T-yields during the US trading session.Gold fell to touch intraday low of $1,691.32 per troy ounce but managed to recover towards the …
Read More »How Is USD/CAD Affected By BoC Rate Decision?
The USD/CAD is soaring despite Wednesday’s 75 bps rate hike by the Bank of Canada, from 2.50% to 3.25%, amid mixed market sentiment, with most global equities tumbling, except for US stocks.At the time of writing, the USD/CAD edges up 0.18%, trading at 1.3174, above its opening price at 1.31510.The …
Read More »Could BoC hike interest rate policy above aggregate 3%?
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to decide one more big interest hike on Wednesday in its endeavour to fight inflation which is currently near forty year high and closer to the 2% target.All 31 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect policy makers led by Governor Tiff Macklem to raise …
Read More »Bank of Canada could bring rates into restrictive territory
The Bank of Canada will have its monetary policy meeting. Market consensus is for an increase in the key rate to 3.25% next week. Analysts look for the BoC to decide a 75-basis point interest rate hike, bringing rates into restrictive territory. They see little incentive for smaller hikes CPI …
Read More »Canada: Retail Sales rise by 1.1% in June
Retail Sales in Canada rose by 1.1% on a monthly basis in June following May’s increase of 2.3% (revised from 2.2%), the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a growth of 0.3%. Further detail of the publication revealed …
Read More »USD/CAD down amid higher risk appetite
The USD/CAD pair is down on the day as risk appetite bounces on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sino-US tensions are eyed by traders and investors who also focus on the hawkish comments by Fed speakers. Frictions after the highest-level US visit by Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan in 25 years help support the …
Read More »Is there a near peak after Canada’s inflation rate hits 8.1%?
The Canadian consumer price index (CPI) surged 8.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, up from 7.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. It was the highest inflation rate since 1983. Canada’s inflation soared to its highest rate in nearly forty years in June, although …
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