The latest batch of Canadian employment data will hit the markets on Friday. So far, it looks that the Omicron wave hit the labour market in January, with forecasts pointing to a drop of jobs. This is probably a temporary setback. The loonie has been driven mostly by risk sentiment …
Read More »USD/CAD Reverses Back As Oil Prices Advance
The USD/CAD has traded in a relatively directionless fashion on Thursday, initially strengthening towards above 1.2700 as the Canadian dollar weakened in tandem with an earnings-driven downturn in global equities, but more recently dropping back to the 1.2675 area on rising oil prices.At current levels, the pair is back to …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Same Technicals 3/2/2022
Narrow sideways trading dominates the movements of the Canadian dollar for the third consecutive session, between 1.2660 and 1.2700 without any change in the technical outlook. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice positive attempts that started appearing on stochastic to get more bullish momentum, in addition …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 2 February
The US trading session closed on Wednesday with mixed results, most notably the decline of the US dollar and the New York Stock Exchange at the same time due to negative employment data.Economic dataThe reading of the index of change in employment in the non-agricultural sectors in the United States …
Read More »BoC’s Macklem: Uncertain About How Quickly Inflation Will Decline
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Wednesday said that there is some uncertainty about how quickly inflation will come down due to the unique nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has helped drive up prices. However, Macklem added that the bank is confident that inflation will eventually come down, …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Trying to Hold on to The Support 2/2/2022
The technical outlook is unchanged, and the movements of the Canadian dollar did not change for the second consecutive session, trying to maintain its trades above the support level of 1.2660. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice positive attempts that started appearing on stochastic to get …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Struggles to Rise 1/2/2022
The technical outlook is unchanged, and the pair’s movements did not change significantly, trying to maintain the bullish bias, benefiting from stability above the 1.2665 support level. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice positive attempts that started appearing on stochastic to get more bullish momentum, in …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Retest Support 31/1/2022
Positive trading dominated the movements of the Canadian dollar within the expected bullish path mentioned in the previous analysis, exceeding the target that is required to be achieved at 1.2765, recording the highest level at 1.2796. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice positive attempts that started …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar is Making Remarkable Gains 28/1/2022
The Canadian dollar jumped, achieving noticeable gains as expected, coming close by a few points from the required target of 1.2765, recording its highest level at 1.2748. Technically, the pair succeeded in establishing a solid support floor around 1.2665, accompanied by the positive motive of the 50-day SMA and the …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Waiting For More Gains 27/1/2022
The Canadian dollar built on a solid support floor published during the previous analysis at 1.2565, explaining that the mentioned level can push the pair upwards, targeting 1.2700, to record the highest level during the morning trading session at 1.2715. Technically, we tend to the upside, relying on the breaching …
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