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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar Awaiting Canada Day

Canadian economy is expected to have grown 0.3% m/m in April. Canadian markets are closed on Monday. US dollar opens mixed after choppy overnight session USDCAD: open 1.3695, overnight range 1.3693-1.3735, close 1.3701, WTI $82.56, Gold, $2330.35 The Canadian dollar opened close to unchanged after a choppy overnight session due to a mix of US […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar Uninspired

BoC July rate cut hopes downgraded. Lots of US data but little interest. US dollar inches higher in quiet overnight session. USDCAD: open 1.3683, overnight range 1.3678-1.3713, close 1.3703, WTI $81.34, Gold, $2312.68 The Canadian dollar is trading like a tourist in Toronto reading a street map upside down. It doesn’t know whether it is […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar Struggling

Loonie gives back post-CPI gains. Hawkish Fed-speak underpins greenback US dollar opens with gains across the board, except against AUD. USDCAD: open 1.3672, overnight range 1.3650-1.3694, close 1.3659, WTI $81.56, Gold, $2316.48 The Canadian dollar rallied on the heels of a higher-than-expected Canadian inflation report yesterday. May CPI rose 0.6% m/m (forecast 0.3%) and 2.9% […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar steady into CPI

Canadian inflation data on tap. BoC Governor predicting economic soft landing. US dollar mixed in uneventful trading. USDCAD: open 1.3659, overnight range 1.3641-1.3663, close 1.3659, WTI $81.23, Gold, $2333.22 The Canadian dollar is steady as the earlier US dollar sell-off against the major G-10 currencies fades. Canadian dollar gains are limited by the domestic interest […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar trading sideways

Large USDCAD option expiries and Retail Sales ahead. Eurozone PMI’s weaker than expected. US dollar consolidating recent gains in subdued overnight session. USDCAD: 1.3676, overnight range 1.3670-1.3708, close 1.3694, WTI $81.05, Gold, $2325.18 The Canadian dollar crawled higher overnight, which was a quiet start to what should be a busy week. The Bank of Canada […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar Undecided

Large USDCAD option expiries and Retail Sales ahead. Eurozone PMI’s weaker than expected. US dollar consolidating recent gains in subdued overnight session. USDCAD: open 1.3691, overnight range 1.3674-1.3699, close 1.3700, WTI $81.31, Gold, $2363.81 The Canadian dollar see-sawed in a narrow range overnight. Traders were distracted by Eurozone and UK PMI reports and caution ahead […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar Adrift

Bank of England leaves rates unchanged. Focus shifts to US data, including jobless claims and Philly Fed US dollar opens with a slight bid. USDCAD: open 1.3716, overnight range 1.3704-1.3721, close 1.3719, WTI $80.67, Gold, $2335.06 The Canadian dollar drifted with a modest bid in an uneventful overnight session due to caution ahead of today’s […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar gets a boost

US markets closed UK inflation hits target but data mixed. US dollar trading lower after quiet overnight session. USDCAD: open 1.3717, overnight range 1.3707-1.3727, close 1.3719, WTI $80.60, Gold, $2328.07 The Canadian dollar caught an updraft yesterday after softer than expected US retail sales data renewed hopes for an earlier than expected Fed rate cut. […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar getting squeezed

US Retail Sales expected to rise 0.2% m/m. German and Eurozone ZEW data ignored. US dollar opens consolidating recent moves. USDCAD: 1.3748, overnight range 1.3710-1.3757, close 1.3723, WTI $79.56, Gold, $2311.16 The Canadian dollar is trading defensively despite higher crude oil prices due to an abundance of caution ahead of today’s US economic data. The […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian Dollar direction undecided

  Political uncertainty leaves EURUSD on the defensive. Plenty of central bank meetings this week, although expectations are low. US dollar opens slightly firmer vs majors in quiet trading.   USDCAD: open 1.3742, overnight range 1.3729-1.3752, close 1.3738, WTI $78.00, Gold, $2319.89 The Canadian dollar is directionless but is trending lower, guided by a downtrend […]

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