The pivotal support levels at 1.2460 managed to limit the bearish bias, which forced the pair to rebound bullishly again, heading to touch the required retest target at 1.2660, bypassing the target to record the highest 1.2590. Technically and carefully considering the 4-hour chart, the positive signs on the stochastic …
Read More »CAD facing selling pressure 21/4/2022
The Canadian dollar declined noticeably, canceling the expected positive outlook in the previous analysis, in which we relied on the stability of trading above the 1.2570 level. Accordingly, we indicated that any trading below 1.2570 will postpone the attempts to rise and put the pair under negative pressure to target …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 20 April
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Thursday will be closely monitored and are being flagged as having the potential to reignite the buck’s recent bull run. ECB President Christine Lagarde and BoE Governor Andrew Bailey will both also be speaking, so central bank policy divergence will be an important FX …
Read More »Canada: Annual CPI jumps to 6.7% in March versus expected rise to 6.1%
Annual headline inflation in Canada jumped to 6.7% in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. That was well above the median economist forecast for a rise to 6.1% from 5.7% YoY in February. The larger than expected jump in the …
Read More »CAD Waiting for signal 20/4/2022
Positive attempts for the Canadian dollar continue but are still limited to finding a good demand area around the level published in the previous analysis at 1.2570, and the pair is still stable above it so far. Technically, we find the 50-day moving average still holding the price from below …
Read More »Canadian CPI Preview: Forecasts from five major banks, inflation to breach 6%
Statistics Canada will release March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:30 and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of five major banks regarding the upcoming Canadian inflation data. The March Canada inflation rate is …
Read More »CAD trying to get more momentum 19/4/2022
The Canadian dollar is trying to recover again within successful attempts to get more bullish momentum to retest the 1.2645 resistance level. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the return of the 50-day moving average to hold the price from below, in support of the bullish price …
Read More »CAD Stopped Bullish Bounce 14/4/2022
During the previous trading session, the Canadian dollar declined noticeably to stop the expected bullish bounce mentioned in the last analysis. The resistance levels of 1.2675 succeeded in limiting the bullish rebound, which forced the pair to retest 1.2560. Technically, with the price stability below the 1.2590 level, 38.20% Fibonacci …
Read More »Breaking: BoC hikes interest rates by 50 bps to 1.00%
The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it had increased benchmark interest rates by 50 bps to 1.00% from 0.50%, as widely expected by analysts. The central bank also announced plans to begin reducing the size of its balance sheet, also known as Quantitative Tightening (QT), from 25 April, given …
Read More »CAD getting bullish momentum 13/4/2022
As we expected, the Canadian dollar continues to gain more bullish momentum, touching the first official target that must be achieved at 1.2660, recording the highest at 1.2661. Technically, the pair’s success in stabilizing above the 1.2600 resistance-into-support and the 50-day moving average supports the daily bullish price curve. Therefore, …
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