VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Thursday, July 14, 2016
USDCAD spot rate: 1.2905 - 1.2910 (as at 8:36am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.2925 | to | 1.2983 |
| Europe: | 1.2924 | to | 1.2943 | |
| North America: | 1.2924 | to | 1.2941 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.2743 | 1.2865 | 1.3042 | 1.3115 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
-Canadian New Housing Price Index (MoM May) 0.7% / 0.3% prev
-US Producer Price Index (MoM Jun) 0.5% (exp 0.2%) 0.4% prev
-US Initial Jobless Claims 254K (exp 265K) 254K prev
Key Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| July 15th | Manufacturing Shipments | CPI, Cap. Utilization, Business Inv.,Michigan Consumer sentiment |
GBP has strengthened today after a surprise BoE decision to keep policy unchanged. Many were anticipating at least a 25bps cut today after Gov Carney indicated that more accommodation might be required in response to Brexit. The policy statement said that officials expect to ease policy in August. CAD is up for the third consecutive session to test a fresh 1 week high. US stocks have ripped to intraday highs for the fourth consecutive day. TSX is up 0.39% while the Dow is up 0.86%. EURCAD is down 0.37% trading between 1.4333 and 1.4443. GBPCAD is up 1.03% trading between 1.6995 and 1.7420. JPYCAD is down 1.54% trading between 0.01220 and 0.01246. Gold is down 0.97% trading between $1,320 and $1,347USD/oz., silver is down 0.26% trading between $20.01 and $20.54 USD/oz., while oil is up 0.9% trading between $44.98 and $45.76USD/barrel
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