VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Friday, June 17, 2016
USDCAD spot rate: 1.2885 - 1.2890 (as at 8:10am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.2914 | to | 1.2962 |
| Europe: | 1.2903 | to | 1.2928 | |
| North America: | 1.2830 | to | 1.2916 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.2764 | 1.2830 | 1.2940 | 1.3086 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- Canada consumer price index m/m: 0.4% (exp. 0.5%) y/y: 1.5% (exp. 1.6%)
- Bank of Canada CPI core m/m: 0.3% (exp. 0.3%) y/y: 2.1% (exp. 2.1%)
- U.S. housing starts: 1.164m (exp. 1.15m) % change: 0.7% (prev. 4.9%)
- U.S. building permits: 1.138m (exp. 1.15m) % change: -0.3% (prev. 4.9%)
Key Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 | Retail sales | housing price index, existing home sales, oil inventories Manufacturing PMI, new home sales Durable goods orders, consumer sentiment index |
Yesterday, USDCAD initially climbed from 1.2896 up to 1.3086 before falling back towards 1.2930. The pairing would bounce to hold near 1.2960 for the balance of the session. Equity markets looked to be headed for the 4th consecutive day of declines but staged a turnaround to finish the day in positive territory. The quick turnaround caused a broad-based USD and JPY sell-off starting at about 8:30am and extending for the balance of the session. Overnight, positive market sentiment continued sending USDCAD down to 1.2903. The move extended to 1.2873 before a slight miss on the Canadian inflation data sent the pairing back up to 1.2903. With oil prices up over 3% on the day and North American markets opening in positive territory, another round of USD weakness took USDCAD down to 1.2830. The move was short-lived as market gains soon faded. With the DJIA dropping 100pts, risk aversion flows took over sending USDCAD back up to 1.2890. Also, noteworthy – the Atlanta Fed kept its U.S. 2nd quarter GDP estimate unchanged at 2.8% despite the recent slowdown in employment. Currently, the TSX is up 0.21% while the DJIA is down 0.46%. EURCAD is down 0.40% trading between 1.4463 and 1.4561. GBPCAD is down 0.20% trading between 1.8340 and 1.8495. JPYCAD is down 0.65% trading between 0.01231 and 0.01242. Gold is down 0.53% trading between $1,276 and $1,296USD/oz., silver is down 1.40% trading between $17.16 and $17.50USD/oz., while oil is up 3.3% trading between $45.87 and $47.71.
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive
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