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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar rallies

Fed rate cut and BoC hold give Loonie a lift Global equities are mixed after Oracle earnings miss estimates US dollar falls but is off its worst levels   USDCAD open: 1.3805, overnight range 1.3785-1.3923, close 1.3794, WTI 57.57, Gold 4216.96. The Canadian dollar traded little changed after the Bank of Canada left interest rates […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar biding time before BoC and FOMC

Global FX markets trade quietly in dull overnight session Fed to cut, BoC to hold US dollar slips modestly and opens in NY mostly softer   USDCAD open: 1.3853, overnight range 1.3844-1.3859, close 1.3845, WTI 58.6, Gold 4193.82. The Canadian dollar was directionless overnight, as markets stayed on the sidelines ahead of today’s Bank of […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar steady

European equity markets trading defensively RBA leaves rates unchanged US dollar trading clawing back losses   USDCAD open: 1.3842, overnight range 1.3838-1.3858, close 1.3859, WTI 59.03, Gold 4204.41 The Canadian dollar gave back some of yesterdays gains in another quiet overnight session. The US dollar caught a bit of a bid due to mild risk-off […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar making gains

Trump’ s Fed Chair comment sparks US dollar selling Oil prices rebound on API drawdown US dollar opens with losses across the board   USDCAD open: 1.3948, overnight range 1.3945-1.3975, close 1.3968, WTI 59.50, Gold 4200.94 The Canadian dollar has caught an updraft  thanks to diverging expectations for the December BoC and Fed meetings. Markets […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar consolidating gains

US Markets closed for Thanksgiving Carney tweaks steel tariffs US dollar consolidating losses in quiet trading   USDCAD open: 1.4045, overnight range 1.4029-1.4050, close 1.4042, WTI 58.83, Gold 4156.25 The Canadian dollar is quiet as it consolidates this weeks gains ahead of what is certain to be a uneventful trading session due to the US […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar ekes out a gain

RBNZ cuts rates as expected Americans heading home for the holidays US dollar trading defensively   USDCAD open: 1.4086, overnight range 1.4068-1.4105, close 1.4101, WTI 57.94, Gold 4159.73 The Canadian dollar squeezed higher on the back of widespread US selling pressure.  Yesterday US retail sales numbers were soft and despite the data being stale, trader […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar treading water

Fed December rate cut odds sore Ottawa and Alberta talk pipeline US dollar opens mixed to bid   USDCAD open: 1.4113, overnight range 1.4102-1.4124, close 1.4107, WTI 58.62, Gold 4131.84 The Canadian dollar is still playing defense. The currency pair only saw limited benefit from Fed Governor Christopher Walker’s comments supporting a December rate cut. […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar still pressured

Markets undecided due to Fed and Russia/Ukraine Oil prices trading sideways, bearish bias US dollar starts session on a mixed noted   USDCAD open: 1.4111, overnight range 1.4091-1.4115, close 1.4103, WTI 57.73, Gold 4064.23 The Canadian dollar continues to consolidate last weeks losses as traders get comfortable with the currency pair above the psychological USDCAD […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian extends losses

Risk sentiment sours on US jobs data Japan announces major fiscal stimulus package US dollar opens with gains   USDCAD open: 1.4093, overnight range 1.4082-1.4106 close, 1.4098, WTI 57.48, Gold 4037.85 The Canadian dollar dropped yesterday and continued to do so overnight and in early NY trading today. Broad-based US dollar demand, and downbeat economic […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar sinking

Hawkish FOMC minutes give greenback a lift Equity markets rebound after Nvidia earnings US dollar firmer across the board.   USDCAD open: 1.4053, overnight range 1.4042-1.4063 close 1.4050, WTI 59.79, Gold 4058.97 The Canadian dollar was already sinking when the FOMC minutes were released and it continued to do so overnight. The Canadian dollar suffered […]

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