Created
: 2025.06.03
2025.06.03 00:39
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) extends its winning streak against the US Dollar (USD) for a third consecutive day on Monday, supported by rising oil prices and sustained weakness in the Greenback.
The latest PMI figures offered additional support to the Loonie, with Canada's factory activity showing a slight improvement, though it remained in contraction. On the other side, mixed US manufacturing data weighed on the US Dollar, keeping the USD/CAD pair on the defensive below the 1.3700 mark. At the time of writing, the pair is trading near 1.3698 during the North American session.
The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI rose to 46.1 in May from 45.3 in April, indicating the sector remains in contraction for a fourth consecutive month. Output and new orders continued to fall sharply. Meanwhile, the US ISM Manufacturing PMI dropped to 48.5 in May from 48.7, falling short of market expectations and marking the sharpest contraction since November 2024. The data highlighted persistent economic uncertainty and sustained cost pressures, partly driven by the US President Donald Trump administration's volatile trade policies.
Looking ahead, the Bank of Canada (BoC) is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday. While markets previously leaned toward a rate cut, stronger-than-expected Q1 GDP growth of 2.2% has shifted the consensus toward holding the current 2.75% policy rate. According to Reuters, investors now see around a 75% chance that the BoC will leave rates unchanged.
Scotiabank's Derek Holt has pushed back firmly against easing in a post titled "No way the BoC should be cutting any time soon, if at all." He pointed to persistently elevated core inflation, even before the full effects of tariff-related supply shocks take hold. "Despite modest slack, other forces are keeping core inflation at sticky, elevated levels," he noted.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) announces its interest rate decision at the end of its eight scheduled meetings per year. If the BoC believes inflation will be above target (hawkish), it will raise interest rates in order to bring it down. This is bullish for the CAD since higher interest rates attract greater inflows of foreign capital. Likewise, if the BoC sees inflation falling below target (dovish) it will lower interest rates in order to give the Canadian economy a boost in the hope inflation will rise back up. This is bearish for CAD since it detracts from foreign capital flowing into the country.
Read more.Next release: Wed Jun 04, 2025 13:45
Frequency: Irregular
Consensus: 2.75%
Previous: 2.75%
Source: Bank of Canada
Created
: 2025.06.03
Last updated
: 2025.06.03
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