USDCAD spot rate: 1.3460 - 1.3465 (as at 7:19am PST)
Ranges: | Asia: | 1.3331 | to | 1.3445 |
Europe: | 1.3339 | To | 1.3452 | |
North America: | 1.3342 | To | 1.3467 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
1.3300 | 1.3330 | 1.3498 | 1.3520 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- U.S. Initial jobless claims 230k (215k exp.) 230k previous
- U.S. factory orders 1.9% (1.5% exp.) -0.3% previous
Event Calendar:
Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
May 3 | Non-farm payrolls, avg hourly earnings, ISM non-mfg / Market services index |
U.S. stocks rose in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision as traders awaited Friday's jobs report. Treasuries declined. The Dollar rose against most of its peers.Traders pared bets on the Fed's next move being a cut after Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank has no bias to either tighten or ease policy.
Currently, the TSX is down 0.18% and the DJIA is up 0.09%. EURCAD is up 0.02% trading between 1.5034 and 1.5081. GBPCAD is up 0.02% trading between 1.7505 and 1.7581. JPYCAD is up 0.27% trading between 0.01203 and 0.01206. Gold is down 0.56% trading between $1,266 and $1,277USD/oz, silver is down 0.51% trading between $14.59 and $14.72USD/oz, while oil (WTI crude) is down 2.23% trading between $61.83 and $63.67.
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive, CME Group