Canadian Dollar Hits Multi-Week High

2024-06-25
Summary:

The dollar dipped on political concerns. The Canadian dollar rose to multi-week highs after the BOC predicted growth amid easing inflation.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 25 Jun 2024


The dollar eased slightly on Tuesday with politics at the forefront of investors' minds. Loonie strengthened to its highest in weeks after the BOC said the economy could grow due to cooling inflation.


There is enough slack in the Canadian labour market to allow for growth and the creation of more jobs even as the inflation rate continues to decline, said BOC Governor Tiff Macklem.

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Investors see a 72% chance that the central bank would cut interest rates further at the next policy decision on July 24, swaps market data shows. Earlier this month, it became the first G7 central bank to ease policy.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 17 Jun) HSBC (as of 24 Jun)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0688 1.0981 1.0600 1.0849
GBP/USD 1.2612 1.2860 1.2557 1.2797
USD/CHF 0.8885 0.9158 0.8843 0.9012
AUD/USD 0.6564 0.6729 0.6574 0.6704
USD/CAD 1.3577 1.3846 1.3611 1.3784
USD/JPY 151.86 158.26 156.24 161.63

The green numbers in the table indicate that the data has increased compared with the previous time; the red numbers indicate that the data has decreased compared with the previous time; and the black numbers indicate that the data has remained unchanged.


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