Daily foreign exchange rates for our top 10 currencies & Update #forex #Vancouver August 31,2020
VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Monday, August 31, 2020
USDCAD spot rate: 1.3040 - 1.3045 (as at 8:41am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.3072 | to | 1.3105 |
| Europe: | 1.3060 | To | 1.3098 | |
| North America: | 1.3022 | to | 1.3070 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.3000 | 1.3022 | 1.3100 | 1.3160 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- Canada building permits (July): -3% exp 5.5% prev 5.7%
Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| Sept 1 Sept 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 | Markit manufacturing Int'l merchandise trade Net employment, unemployment rate, Ivey purchasing manager index | Markit / ISM manufacturing ADP employment, crude oil stocks Trade balance, jobless claims Non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate, Average hourly earnings |
On Friday, USDCAD initially dropped from 1.3133 down to 1.3047 before climbing back to 1.3125. USDCAD opened this week at 1.3100 and has moved lower for the 5th consecutive day. The pairing has fallen to the lowest level since Jan. 8th at 1.3022 before moving back up towards 1.3060. Overall, the USD index is at its lowest level since May of 2018. The USD is now negative on the year against all major currencies with the exception of the CAD. The TSX and the DJIA are both down by roughly 1%. EURCAD is down 0.10% trading between 1.5539 and 1.5606 - near a 1 week high after having fallen to a 6 week low last Thursday. GBPCAD is down 0.30% near 3 week highs trading between 1.7378 and 1.7490. JPYCAD is down 1% trading between 0.01228 and 0.01243 – near 3 month lows. Gold is up 0.30% trading between $1,954 - $1,976USD/oz. Silver is up 2% trading between $27.48 - $28.17. Oil (WTI crude) is unchanged trading between $42.98 - $43.70 – still near 6 month highs.
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