VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
USDCAD spot rate: 1.3225 - 1.3230 (as at 7:32am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.3165 | to | 1.3210 |
| Europe: | 1.3183 | to | 1.3238 | |
| North America: | 1.3186 | To | 1.3234 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.3067 | 1.3142 | 1.3250 | 1.3300 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- Canada Housing Starts 220.6k (190.0k exp.) 184.2k previous
Key Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 | Housing starts | FOMC meeting minutes Crude oil inventories Retail sales, producer price index |
World shares tapped the brakes on Tuesday as oil prices eased back from their highest level of the year, while Britain's sterling took another dive as UK and EU ministers traded fresh Brexit blows. The US dollar was on the rise again as growing expectations of a U.S. rate hike before the end of the year pushed up Treasury yields to the highest level since early June. Currently, the TSX and the DJIA are down 0.03% and 0.64% respectively. EURCAD is down 0.09% trading between 1.4624 and 1.4708. GBPCAD is down .28% trading between 1.6202 and 1.6283. JPYCAD is up 0.3% trading between 0.01268 and 0.01277. Gold is down 0.38% trading between $1,253 and $1,262USD/oz., silver is down 0.51% trading between $17.46 and $17.82USD/oz., while oil is down 0.02% trading between $50.65 and $51.48.
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive, CME Group
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