VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
USDCAD spot rate: 1.3045 - 1.3050 (as at 7:27am PST)
| Ranges: | Asia: | 1.3107 | to | 1.3141 |
| Europe: | 1.3039 | to | 1.3126 | |
| North America: | 1.3006 | to | 1.3066 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
| S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
| 1.2987 | 1.3012 | 1.3127 | 1.3180 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
-CAD Mfg. PMI 51.9 51.8 previous
-US personal income .2% (.3% exp.) .2% previous
Key Event Calendar:
| Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
| Aug. 3rd Aug 4th Aug. 5th | Unepmloyment rate, Net Employment change, trade balance | Adp Employment Change, ISM non-mfg PMI Factory Orders Non Farm payrolls, Unemployment rate, Trade Balance |
European stocks fell to two-week lows on Tuesday, dragged down by banks, while the yen rose against the U.S. dollar and government bonds sold off after Japan's cabinet approved a fiscal stimulus package to revive the flagging economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1.4 per cent, hurt by a 3 per cent fall to three-week lows in banks. They extended Monday's losses after Europe-wide stress tests on 51 European lenders cast doubts on the health of the sector. A general weakness in the USD along with a recovery in oil prices has helped lift the CAD dollar so far this morning. The TSX is down 0.54% while the Dow is down 0.47%. EURCAD is down 0.19% trading between 1.4586 and 1.4697. GBPCAD is down 0.28% trading between 1.7274 and 1.7364. JPYCAD is up 0.61% trading between 0.01279 and 0.01292. Gold is up 0.94% trading between $1,347 and $1,365USD/oz., silver is up 1.26% trading between $20.34 and $20781 USD/oz., while oil is 1.28% trading between $39.89 and $40.88USD/barrel
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive
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