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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar consolidating losses

  Carney government survives no-confidence vote-budget passes Equity markets under pressure US dollar trading modestly bid on safe haven demand   USDCAD open: 1.4036, overnight range 1.4035-1.4063, close 1.4057, WTI 59.89, Gold 4044.14 The Canadian dollar recovered from its session low after global stocks tumbled ahead of incoming US data. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar grinding lower

PM Carney faces non-confidence vote today US economic data begins trickling today US dollar trading sideways and opens on mixed note   USDCAD open: 1.4032, overnight range 1.4016-1.4039, close 1.4023, WTI 59.96, Gold 4069.53 The Canadian dollar is grinding slowly lower in an uneventful overnight session. The greenback has a bit of a bid due […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar rebounds

US Government shutdown talks may have made a breakthrough Oil prices lower on oversupply fears US dollar opens with losses across the board   USDCAD open: 1.4019, overnight range 1.4001-1.4058, close, 1.4042, WTI 59.87, Gold 4080.93 The Canadian dollar got a boost from a sharp improvement in global risk sentiment overnight. Chinese inflation picked up […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar gets a boost

Bank of Canada rate decision and MPR due Today’s FOMC decision will be a non-event US dollar opens on a mixed note   USDCAD open: 1.3944, overnight range 1.3924-1.3949, close, 1.3944, WTI 60.22, Gold 4023.79 The Canadian dollar broke through resistance yesterday and then extended the gains, albeit modestly, overnight. The rally was due to […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar inches higher

Trump announces framework of a trade deal with Japan Oil prices slump on fresh supply fears US dollar drifts lower in quiet trading   USDCAD open: 1.3997, overnight range 1.3982-1.4004, close, 1.3990, WTI 60.39, Gold 3905.01 The Canadian dollar wafted higher in subdued trading, as it caught an updraft from broad but minor US dollar […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar trading narrowly

  Oil prices surge on new US sanctions Canada Retail Sales data due this morning US opens trading  slightly higher-Commodity currencies outperform   USDCAD open: 1.3996, overnight range 1.3987-1.4005, close 1.3998, WTI 61.76, Gold 4125.34 The Canadian dollar traded inside yesterday’s range and remains underpinned by the surge in oil prices. WTI oil prices rallied […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar in a rut

Trump dials back China rhetoric BoC Business outlook Survey on tap US opens little changed from Friday   USDCAD open: 1.4032, overnight range 1.4006-1.4036 close, 1.4021, WTI 56.89, Gold 4253.99 The Canadian dollar was confined in a tight band but trading with a bearish tilt.  The highlight today will be the Bank of Canada’s Business […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar falls further

China/US trade tensions rise Global equities under pressure US dollar catches a safe-haven bid   USDCAD open 1.4069, overnight range 1.4030-1.4070, Monday close, 1.4040, WTI 58.38, Gold 4126.79 The Canadian dollar is continuing Friday’s that was sparked when Trump tweeted about hiking China tariffs by another 100%. The tweet fueled demand for safe-haven currencies and […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar spinning its wheels

FOMC minutes are dovish-as expected Gaza ceasefire announcement improves risk sentiment, marginally US dollar traded higher overnight but eased into NY open   USDCAD open 1.3948, overnight range 1.3933-1.3964, close, 1.3954, WTI 62.34, Gold 4038.44 The Canadian dollar traded quietly and remains trapped in the range that has contained price action for two weeks. WTI […]

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Canadian Dollar Update – Canadian dollar starts new month defensively

US government shuts down for 21st time since 1971 US ISM Manufacturing PMI due US dollar opens with losses across the board   USDCAD open 1.3926, overnight range 1.3907-1.3933, close 1.3921, WTI 61.87, Gold 3889.09 The Canadian dollar is under pressure despite broad US dollar weakness against the other G-10 currencies. The weakness reflects underlying […]

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