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\n Share:<\/span><\/p>\n The Canadian Dollar<\/a> (CAD) is falling back in the American market session as risk appetite takes a turn south, sending investors back into the US Dollar (USD) and taking the USD\/CAD back up the charts.<\/p>\n Canada Housing Starts managed to eke out a better-than-expected print, with US housing data coming in mixed, but overall market sentiment<\/a> has turned risk-off mid-week, and the US Dollar is rising across the board, sending the Loonie lower in lockstep with Crude Oil prices<\/a> that are declining back into the day\u2019s opening bids.<\/p>\n USD\/CAD tried to break\u00a0past the 1.3700 handle on Wednesday, testing into swing high prices that have become familiar territory in recent weeks. The pair has been in a massive range for a whole year, oscillating between highs just short of 1.4000 and lows in the 1.31s. It is once again approaching the range highs.<\/p>\n In fact the pair is wrestling with a major trendline at around 1.3685, drawn by connecting the October 2022 and March 2023 highs, and this is likely to present tough overhead resistance. Ideally a decisive break is required to definitively put this ceiling in the rear-view mirror.\u00a0<\/p>\n Such a break would be characterized by a longer-than-average green weekly candle breaking cleanly through the resistance line, or three successive green weekly bars.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite the sideways primary trend, the intermediate and short-term trends are more bullish suggesting longs have their backs to the wind. This lends a bias to more upside, and if it were not for the major resistance line there would be a green light signaling \u2018go\u2019 \u2013 as it is it could prove a spoiler.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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\u2019s largest export, the health of its economy, inflation and the Trade Balance, which is the difference between the value of Canada\u2019s exports versus its imports. Other factors include market sentiment \u2013 whether investors are taking on more risky assets (risk-on) or seeking safe-havens (risk-off) \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The price of Oil is a key factor impacting the value of the Canadian Dollar. Petroleum is Canada\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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\u2019s case is the Canadian Dollar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Share: The Canadian Dollar is falling back into familiar lows on Wednesday as investors pull up stakes. Canada Housing Starts came in better than expected, but risk-off flows are dominating. Thin calendar docket for the CAD until Friday\u2019s Retail Sales. 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Daily Digest Market Movers: Canadian Dollar reverses course at the midway point as risk appetite turns tail<\/h2>\n
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Technical Analysis: Canadian Dollar falls back as traders pile back into the Greenback<\/h2>\n
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Canadian Dollar FAQs<\/h2>\n