Share: Canadian Dollar market flows turn bullish following US & Canada labor data prints. Canada Unemployment Rate flat at 5.5%, US unemployment holds at 3.8%. US NFP handily beats expectations with slightly softer earnings. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is climbing to fresh highs, set to challenge Monday’s trading range following a bumper labor
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the “Loonie”, is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Analysts are sticking to their bullish forecasts on the Canadian dollar for the coming year, maintaining that the currency is undervalued
Share: USD/CAD retraces to 1.3570, and holds above the 50- and 100-hour EMAs on the four-hour chart. The key resistance level is seen at 1.3600; the initial support level is located at 1.3515. Relative Strength Index (RSI) is located in the bullish territory above 50. The USD/CAD pair loses some ground after being
The pair is experiencing significant selling pressure this Tuesday as the US Dollar weakens ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, Statistics Canada reports that the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) expanded at a pace of 0.4%, higher than expectations of 0.2%. The annual headline inflation has also accelerated sharply to 4% against
The CPI figures for Canada will be closely watched today, as predictions point to an increase. Headline inflation is forecast at 3.8% y/y, up from 3.3% y/y in July. If this happens, it will be the third consecutive month that the inflation rate has increased, reaching the highest level since April and far exceeding the
CANADIAN DOLLAR FORECAST: USD/CAD slides in response to robust employment survey results from Canada Canadian employers added 39,900 jobs last month versus 15,000 expected, signaling economic resilience In the upcoming week, the spotlight will be on the August U.S. inflation report Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market
Earlier today, Teranet and National Bank released the latest edition of their house price index for Canada. It showed that prices boomed 1.8% from June to July in the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The rise is the second-largest in a single month, surpassed only by July 2006. Seasonally adjusted, prices were up 2.4% m/m with