USD/CAD Edges Lower To Near 1.3650 Due To Improved Risk Appetite, Higher Oil Prices
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- USD/CAD depreciates as mixed data from the US fuels speculations of a rate cut by the Fed.
- CME FedWatch Tool suggests the probability of a Fed rate cut in September has increased to nearly 70.0%.
- The appreciation of crude Oil prices supports the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar.
USD/CAD retreats after two days of gains, trading around 1.3680 during the Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) struggled after mixed economic data was released in the United States (US), which fueled interest rate cut speculations by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Investors are awaiting key US employment data releases on Friday, including Average Hourly Earnings and Nonfarm Payrolls.
The investors’ sentiment of the Fed’s rate cut leads to the weakening of the US Treasury yields, undermining the US Dollar and USD/CAD pair. Investors await the key US employment data releases on Friday, including the Average Hourly Earnings and Nonfarm Payrolls.
A Reuters poll conducted from May 31 to June 5 has indicated that nearly two-thirds of economists now predict an interest rate cut in September. As per the CME FedWatch Tool, the probability of a Fed rate cut in September by at least 25 basis points has increased to nearly 70.0%, up from 47.5% a week earlier.
On the Loonie front, the upside of the crude Oil prices is supporting the demand of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), given the fact that Canada is the largest Oil exporter to the United States (US). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price extends its gains for the second session, trading around $74.30 per barrel, by the press time.
In June, the Bank of Canada (BoC) carried out a widely anticipated 25 basis points reduction in its key interest rate, bringing it to 4.75%. This move marked a departure from 11 consecutive months of peak interest rates in the tightening cycle. The sustained disinflation trends in Canada toward the central bank’s target range of 1%-3% have supported a less stringent monetary policy stance. Traders are now shifting their focus to Friday’s upcoming Canadian labor figures.
USD/CAD
| OVERVIEW | |
|---|---|
| Today last price | 1.3679 |
| Today Daily Change | -0.0016 |
| Today Daily Change % | -0.12 |
| Today daily open | 1.3695 |
| TRENDS | |
|---|---|
| Daily SMA20 | 1.3659 |
| Daily SMA50 | 1.3666 |
| Daily SMA100 | 1.3585 |
| Daily SMA200 | 1.3577 |
| LEVELS | |
|---|---|
| Previous Daily High | 1.3742 |
| Previous Daily Low | 1.3666 |
| Previous Weekly High | 1.3735 |
| Previous Weekly Low | 1.3615 |
| Previous Monthly High | 1.3783 |
| Previous Monthly Low | 1.359 |
| Daily Fibonacci 38.2% | 1.3713 |
| Daily Fibonacci 61.8% | 1.3695 |
| Daily Pivot Point S1 | 1.366 |
| Daily Pivot Point S2 | 1.3624 |
| Daily Pivot Point S3 | 1.3583 |
| Daily Pivot Point R1 | 1.3736 |
| Daily Pivot Point R2 | 1.3777 |
| Daily Pivot Point R3 | 1.3812 |
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