Market Update – January 26 – BOC Pause, TESLA Beat, USD at lows
Trading Leveraged Products is risky HK markets reopened today and rallied +2.15%, other Asian markets were softer following a weak handover form Wall Street (opened -1.6% but recovered to close flat) Gold remains at 9-mth highs and USD at 8-mth lows. The Dovish 25bp hike from the BOC hit the CAD (USDCAD hit 1.3430 from 1.3340); […]
Time to pause and assess whether policy is sufficiently restrictive
Following the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem delivers his remarks on the policy outlook and responds to questions. Key takeaways “Bank of Canada has raised rates rapidly, now it’s time to pause and assess whether monetary policy is sufficiently […]
An explicit signal of a pause will weaken CAD – MUFG
Later today, we have the Bank of Canada policy meeting. Economists at MUFG Bank do not expect a big reaction on the CAD unless the BoC explicitly signals a pause. Approaching terminal rate? “While we believe there is a good chance today’s 25 bps hike could be the last, we are less sure that the […]
BoC decides on interest rates, focus on US GDP Q4 2022 report
The Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rate decision will be in the spotlight later today, while investors and traders are eager to review the US Q4 2022 GDP preliminary report due to be published tomorrow. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced that CPI inflation hit a 32-year record high in the fourth quarter of […]
USD/CAD struggles to extend recovery above 1.3380 ahead of BoC policy
USD/CAD is facing stiff resistance in surpassing the 1.3380 hurdle as the focus shifts to BoC policy. BoC Governor is expected to hike interest rates further by 25 bps to 4.5%. A sell-off in S&P500 futures is portraying caution in the market mood. The USD/CAD pair is facing barricades in paddling above the immediate resistance […]
BOC Interest Rate Decision: Another Hike?
After its last meeting, the BOC Governor Macklem said that the likely course would be a pause, unless there was a major change in the data. Of course he said it with a lot more words and technical jargon, but that was the essence of the message. Naturally, the markets adjusted the expectation to the […]
USD/CAD declines towards weekly low at around 1.3340 ahead of BoC’s interest rate policy
USD/CAD is looking to extend its downside towards a weekly low around 1.3340 amid the risk-on market mood. The BoC is expected to hike interest rates further by 25 bps to 4.50% this week. Oil prices might deliver a recovery amid optimism over China’s economic recovery. The USD/CAD pair has dropped to near 1.3367 gradually […]
Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, Canadian Dollar, BoC, AUD/USD, NZD/USD
Body: Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free Equities Forecast Global market sentiment was a mixed bag last week. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones plummeted 2.38% as the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 soared 1.27%. Things looked worse across the Atlantic Ocean, the DAX 40 and FTSE 100 fell -0.35% and -0.94%, respectively. Markets were rosier […]
Week Ahead – Highlights include: US PCE & GDP, BoC, Flash PMIs, Aus & NZ CPI
MON: BoJ Minutes (Dec); Australian Flash PMIs (Jan). TUE: Australian NAB Business Confidence (Dec), German GfK (Feb), EZ, UK & US Flash PMIs (Jan), New Zealand CPI (Q4), UK CBI Trends (Jan). WED: BoC Policy Announcement; Australian CPI (Dec/Q4), German Ifo (Jan). THU: CBRT Minutes & Inflation Report (Jan), US Durable Goods (Dec), GDP Advance […]
CAD may not receive much directional bias from next week’s meeting – TDS
Next week, the Bank of Canada will have its monetary policy meeting. Analysts at TD Securities expect a 25 basis points rate hike in line with market consensus. They point out the Canadian Dollar (CAD) may not receive much direction bias from the meeting. Key quotes: “We look for the BoC to hike by 25bp […]