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USD/CAD Price Forecast: Trades back and forth around 1.4400
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USD/CAD Price Forecast: Trades back and forth around 1.4400
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2024.12.27 20:21
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- USD/CAD consolidates around 1.4400 on a thin trading volume day.
- The Fed sees two interest rate cuts next year amid improving economic conditions.
- The BoC has already reduced its key borrowing rates by 125 bps this year to 3.25%.
The USD/CAD pair trades in a tight range around 1.4400 in Friday's European session. The Loonie pair consolidates as trading activity has muted in a holiday-curtailed week. The US Dollar (USD) trades sideways, but its outlook remains broadly firm on expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will take a slower path of interest rate cuts compared with other central banks.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, oscillates above 108.00.
In the latest monetary policy meeting, the Fed signaled two interest rate cuts for 2025. Officials are confident about the United States (US) economic outlook and labor market conditions appear better than previously anticipated.
Meanwhile, the broader outlook for the Canadian Dollar (CAD) remains weak, as the Bank of Canada (BoC) has followed an aggressive policy-easing spell this year. The BoC has reduced interest rates by 175 basis points (bps) to 3.25% this year and is expected to cut further, as officials are worried about growing economic risks.
USD/CAD has shown a stalwart rally after a breakout of the Ascending Triangle chart pattern on a weekly timeframe. Upward-sloping 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) near 1.4000 suggests that the overall trend is bullish.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) oscillates in the bullish range of 60.00-80.00, suggesting that a strong upside momentum is intact.
The rally in the Loonie pair could advance to the psychological resistance of 1.4500 and Mar 2020 high of 1.4668 if the asset breaks above the previous week high of 1.4433.
On the contrary, a downside move below the December 11 low of 1.4120 could drag the asset towards the December 4 high of around 1.4080, followed by the psychological support of 1.4000.
USD/CAD weekly chart
Canadian Dollar FAQs
The key factors driving the Canadian Dollar (CAD) are the level of interest rates set by the Bank of Canada (BoC), the price of Oil, Canada's largest export, the health of its economy, inflation and the Trade Balance, which is the difference between the value of Canada's exports versus its imports. Other factors include market sentiment - whether investors are taking on more risky assets (risk-on) or seeking safe-havens (risk-off) - with risk-on being CAD-positive. As its largest trading partner, the health of the US economy is also a key factor influencing the Canadian Dollar.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) has a significant influence on the Canadian Dollar by setting the level of interest rates that banks can lend to one another. This influences the level of interest rates for everyone. The main goal of the BoC is to maintain inflation at 1-3% by adjusting interest rates up or down. Relatively higher interest rates tend to be positive for the CAD. The Bank of Canada can also use quantitative easing and tightening to influence credit conditions, with the former CAD-negative and the latter CAD-positive.
The price of Oil is a key factor impacting the value of the Canadian Dollar. Petroleum is Canada's biggest export, so Oil price tends to have an immediate impact on the CAD value. Generally, if Oil price rises CAD also goes up, as aggregate demand for the currency increases. The opposite is the case if the price of Oil falls. Higher Oil prices also tend to result in a greater likelihood of a positive Trade Balance, which is also supportive of the CAD.
While inflation had always traditionally been thought of as a negative factor for a currency since it lowers the value of money, the opposite has actually been the case in modern times with the relaxation of cross-border capital controls. Higher inflation tends to lead central banks to put up interest rates which attracts more capital inflows from global investors seeking a lucrative place to keep their money. This increases demand for the local currency, which in Canada's case is the Canadian Dollar.
Macroeconomic data releases gauge the health of the economy and can have an impact on the Canadian Dollar. Indicators such as GDP, Manufacturing and Services PMIs, employment, and consumer sentiment surveys can all influence the direction of the CAD. A strong economy is good for the Canadian Dollar. Not only does it attract more foreign investment but it may encourage the Bank of Canada to put up interest rates, leading to a stronger currency. If economic data is weak, however, the CAD is likely to fall.
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: 2024.12.27
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