Canadians took advantage of elevated savings and low interest rates to buy houses in 2021. The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, much faster than the Bank of Canada was expecting, guaranteeing an interest-rate increase when policymakers announce the results of …
Read More »Canada: Markit Manufacturing PMI rises slightly in February
Canadian Manufacturing PMI rose slightly to 56.6 in February, indicating continued robust growth in the manufacturing sector. That marked a slight gain from January’s 56.2 reading and was a little above expectations for 56.4.Markit Manufacturing PMI, released by Markit Economics, is based on data compiled from monthly replies to questionnaires …
Read More »USD/CAD Reverses Back Amid Energy Prices Rally, Improved Market Mood
The USD/CAD pair has seen two-way trade on Monday but is now back under 1.2700 as risk appetite improves. While geopolitics will be a key determinant of USD/CAD sentiment going forward, this week’s data calendar is also very busy.Highlights include the BoC rate decision on Wednesday, Fed Chair Powell’s testimony …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Slips As West Escalate Russia’s sanctions
The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Monday as the West imposed tougher sanctions against Russia over its Ukraine invasion and domestic data showed that the current account balance returned to a deficit in the fourth quarter.The safe-haven US dollar climbed and world stocks slid as new sanctions …
Read More »CAD: Maintains Gradual Rise 23/2/2022
The Canadian dollar maintains positive stability within attempts to gradually rise, approaching a few points at the target of 1.2800, recording the highest at 1.2790. Technically, with the pair’s success in establishing a solid support floor in general above 1.2665 and the movement above the 50-day moving average, in addition …
Read More »USD/CAD Pulls Back After Biden’s Sanction Announcement
In choppy trading conditions as currency market participants observe developments in the rapidly escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis saw USD/CAD rally to test a key level of resistance in the upper 1.2700s on Tuesday. The pair has since pulled back from session highs in the 1.2780s to near the 1.2750 mark, where …
Read More »CAD: Maintains Positive Stability 22/2/2022
The Canadian dollar managed to consolidate, maintaining positive stability above the previously breached resistance level 1.2730, touching the first target at 1.2770, recording its highest level during the early trading at 1.2770. Technically, with the pair’s success in establishing a solid support floor in general above 1.2665, in addition to …
Read More »CAD: Maintains The Same Technical Conditions 18/2/2022
The technical outlook is unchanged, and the movements of the Canadian dollar did not change significantly within a stable sideways price range from below the 1.2665 support floor and from above below the 1.2730 resistance level. Technically, and carefully looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the positive crossover signs …
Read More »CAD: Possibility of an Upward Slope 17/2/2022
The support levels published during the previous analysis, at 1.2665, managed to limit the bearish bias that occurred during the middle of the last session’s trading, which contributed to pushing the price higher above the 1.2700 level. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the positive crossover signs …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Gains As Investors Digest Hot Inflation Data
The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation further heating up in January.Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated in January to a 30-year high of 5.1%, as food and housing costs continued to rise, while the average of the Bank …
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