VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Wednesday, June 15, 2016
USDCAD spot rate: 1.29 - 1.2905 (as at 8:45am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.2856 | to | 1.2872 |
| Europe: | 1.2837 | to | 1.2874 | |
| North America: | 1.2874 | to | 1.2902 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.2764 | 1.2813 | 1.2907 | 1.2935 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
-US Producer price index (MoM May) -0.1% (exp 0.0%) 0.0% prev
-US Industrial production (MoM May) -0.4% (exp -0.2%) 0.6% prev
-EIA Crude oil stocks -0.933M (exp -2.260M) -3.226M prev
Key Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| June 16 June 17 | CPI, Philly Fed manufacturing index Housing starts |
The USD is currently at a 9 day high trading just above 1.29. Investors are awaiting the FOMC meeting this afternoon. FED policy decision, statement, and economic projections will be released at 2pm ET, followed by Chair Yellen's press conference at 2:30pm ET. The overall consensus is that the FED will leave policy unchanged with the forecast for the remainder of the year indicating that they may tighten rates twice. Once we get through today's FED decision the markets are expected to turn their attention back to the BREXIT risks. Currently, the TSX is up 0.5% while the Dow is up 0.34%. EURCAD is up 0.57% trading between 1.4396 and 1.4510. GBPCAD is up 0.96% trading between 1.8145 and 1.8326. JPYCAD is up 0.45% trading between 0.01207 and 0.01219. Gold is down 0.21% trading between $1,278 and $1,287USD/oz., silver is up 0.45% trading between $17.35 and $17.50 USD/oz., while oil is up 1.58% trading between $47.58 and $48.68USD/barrel
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive
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