VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019
USDCAD spot rate: 1.3105 - 1.3110 (as at 7:25am PST)
Ranges: | Asia: | 1.3119 | to | 1.3138 |
Europe: | 1.3097 | to | 1.3126 | |
North America: | 1.3099 | to | 1.3111 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
1.3000 | 1.3070 | 1.3144 | 1.3200 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- Canadian Retail sales -0.1% (0.4% exp.) 0.6% previous
Event Calendar:
Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 | Wholesale sales | Housing price index Durable goods orders, new home sales Consumer sentiment index |
Tepid trading to start the day as China / U.S. trade issues continue to headline the news. Disappointing Canadian retail sales data hurt the Canadian dollar in trading so far this morning. The Canadian election resulted in a Liberal minority government of some form, with a definite leftward bias.
Currently, the TSX is up 0.32% and the DJIA is down 0.11%. EURCAD is 0.04% trading between 1.4565 and 1.4606. GBPCAD is down 0.15% trading between 1.6898 and 1.6990. JPYCAD is up 0.31% trading between 0.01202 and 0.01208. Gold is up 0.63% trading between $1,481 and $1,489USD/oz while silver is down 0.28% trading between $17.45 and $17.67. Oil (WTI crude) is up 1.23% trading between $53.24 and $54.44.
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive, CME Group