The EUR/USD pair buoyed by hawkish ECB commentary bounces off 200-day EMA as Fed June rate hike expectations fade. The US trade deficit widens significantly to $-74.6B, driven by a decline in exports and a rise in imports. Rate hikes by BoC and RBA influence US Treasury bond yields, signaling …
Read More »BoC Preview: Forecasts from four major banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is scheduled to publish its Interest Rate Decision on Wednesday, June 7 at 14:00 GMT, and as the day approaches, here are the forecasts of four major banks’ economists and academics on the impending announcement. The Bank of Canada is likely to hold interest rates …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Mohammed Hashad on Dubai TV – June 5, 2023
Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the most important developments in financial markets in the previous week.US Debt Ceiling DealHashad began commenting on the breakthrough of the US debt ceiling crisis. …
Read More »Macklem: BoC prepared to hike rates if inflation persists
The Bank of Canada´s Governor Tiff Macklem said in a prepared speech at the Toronto Region Board of Trade that if they start to see signs that inflation is likely to get stuck materially above their 2% target, they are prepared to raise interest rates further. The BoC decided to …
Read More »BoC’s Meeting Minutes suggest rate cuts not the most likely scenario
The Summary of Deliberations from the April 12 meeting of the Bank of Canada, at which the interest rate was left steady, revealed that they debated raising rates. According to the projections of the BoC Governing Council, the document notes that inflation was dropping. Officials concurred that expecting rate reductions …
Read More »USD/CAD rallies, benefits from risk aversion
The USD/CAD currency pair gained on Tuesday, moving up more than 0.7% from a day’s low of 1.3524 to a high of 1.3637. The risk sentiment in Europe has deteriorated due to resurfacing banking concerns, and this is sinking all ships, with high beta currencies like the Canadian Dollar bearing …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 18/04/2023
On a quiet Tuesday in the US session across financial markets, the US dollar fell. The Dollar Index declined again below 102.00, but it is still a long way from its recent low. US yields barely changed and remained close to recent monthly highs.Economic DataIn the first quarter, China’s GDP …
Read More »Macklem: BoC considered need for rates to stay higher longer
Tiff Macklem, the governor of the Bank of Canada, stated in her opening remarks before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance that the central bank has examined the necessity for rates to be higher for a longer period of time in order to bring inflation back to the …
Read More »USD/CAD’s scope to move lower based on BoC, oil prices
The USD/CAD pair is on its way to closing below 1.3400 for the lowest weekly close since February. The Canadian Dollar has some room to rise in the near future, according to MUFG Bank analysts. Analysts have been relatively skeptical about the prospects for CAD, and overall for the year, …
Read More »Bank of Canada seen holding on rates amid cooling inflation, financial turmoil
Despite the fact that GDP surged in the first quarter, many predict that the Bank of Canada will keep rates on hold on Wednesday as inflation cools and due to stress in the global financial system. The Bank of Canada halted its tightening campaign last month, setting its benchmark rate …
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