The US dollar surged during US trading hours as stocks plummeted while Treasury yields advanced. The catalyst was a slew of positive US data boosting the US dollar and concerns about a likely looming recession.Economic DataThe US ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 56.1 in May from 55.4 in the previous …
Read More »Breaking: Bank of Canada hikes interest rates by 50 bps to 1.50%
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lifted interest rates by 50 bps from 1.0% to 1.50% on Wednesday, a move that had been expected by most analysts, with a minority calling for a larger 75 bps hike.
Read More »CAD gets positive signals 1/6/2022
The movements of the Canadian dollar witnessed a bearish tendency during the last trading session, heading to touch the first target that is required to be touched at 1.2635, to record its lowest level at 1.2630. Technically, we notice that the pair has benefited from the support level represented by …
Read More »BoC’s Hawkish Hike Anticipated By Six Major Banks
The Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, June 1 and as financial markets get closer to the release time, expectations were published as forecast by the economists and researchers of six major banks, regarding the upcoming policy decision announcement. The Bank of Canada is expected …
Read More »CAD continues its gradual decline 31/5/2022
Negative trading continued to dominate the movements of the Canadian dollar within the expected negative outlook during the last analysis, in which we relied on confirming the pair’s breach of the 1.2770 support level, touching the first target that is required to be touched, 1.2665, recording its lowest level during …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 30 May
The US dollar remains under pressure in the first trading day of the week, sliding against most major rival currencies. The USD/JPY pair, however, edged higher amid the better tone of stocks markets.Economic Data No remarkable economic data was released on Monday. Other Developments EU representatives are still discussing the …
Read More »Canada: Q1 Current Account rises to C$5B versus C$3.2B expected
Canada’s Current Account for Q1 rose to C$5.0B from -C$0.1B in Q4 2021, bigger than the expected jump to C$3.2B, data released by Statistics Canada on Monday revealed. Positive moves in global commodity markets helped boost Canadian exports last quarter, and will likely do the same in Q2.
Read More »CAD confirms the break 30/5/2022
The Canadian dollar declined significantly within the expected negative outlook during the last analysis, explaining that the confirmation of the pair breaking the 1.2770 support level leads the pair to achieve losses at our target of 1.2710, recording its lowest level at 1.2695 during the early trading of the current …
Read More »CAD breaks support 27/5/2022
The Canadian dollar declined noticeably within the expected negative outlook. We relied on the price stability below the 1.2850 resistance level, explaining that trading below 1.2800 leads the pair to visit our first target 1.2755, recording the lowest at 1.2745 during the early morning trading. Technically, the pair achieved a …
Read More »CAD Edged Lower On Canada’s Retail Sales Data
The Canadian dollar edged lower against its US counterpart on Thursday as a move higher in oil prices was counterbalanced by domestic data showing that retail sales growth stalled in March, but the currency stuck to its recent sideways trading pattern, so details of the released data were stronger.Canadian government …
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