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 »Canada: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI improves in April
In April, the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for Canada rose above 50. USD/CAD remains within the daily range at roughly 1.3550.The S&P Global Manufacturing PMI increased to 50.2 from 48.6 in March, reflecting a modest increase in business activity in the Canadian manufacturing sector. This figure was lower than the …
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 »USD/CAD expected to surge on stronger USD
The USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3446 at the time of writing, it is therefore higher by some 0.41%. the pair has travelled lower over the last month driven by the broad-based setback to the US dollar and the rebound in oil supporting the Canadian counterpart. Analysts forecast USD/CAD at …
Read More »USD/CAD rebounds on stronger US dollar, Oil price
After a two-day recovery from its lowest points since mid-February, the USD/CAD steadily climbs upward. The US dollar applauds hawkish Fed expectations and optimistic yields to continue the recovery from the previous week. The present oil price is affected by the stronger dollar, concerns about the economy’s recovery, and apprehension …
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 …
Read More »5-month trendline supports USD/CAD’s steady ascent.
The USD/CAD pair has a tendency to move downward, and the current upswing may reach a ceiling around 1.3568/75. At 1.3705, the cycle high set on December 16, there is still room for USD/CAD to rise.The USD/CAD is making a three-day rebound after plummeting towards 1.3400, but it is still …
Read More »USD/CAD surges above 1.3450 despite US dollar’s weakness
In the American session, the USD/CAD pair picked up steam and crossed the 1.3450 level. With dismal US statistics, the US Dollar Index remains stuck in the red far below 102.00. WTI crude fell to around $80 after rising earlier.After Monday’s steep loss, USD/CAD was rather calm on Tuesday during …
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