USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar Gains Ground Despite Decline In Retail Sales
Kenny Fisher | Jan 23, 2019 10:01
USD/CAD has posted gains in the Wednesday session, erasing the losses seen on Tuesday. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.3307, down 0.37% on the day. In Canada, retail sales data disappointed. Retail sales dropped 0.9% in November, its weakest reading since April 2018. Core retail sales declined 0.6%, its sharpest drop since December 2017. There are no major U.S. events on the schedule. On Thursday, the U.S. releases unemployment claims.
There was pessimistic news on Monday from the International Monetary Fund on Monday, which revised downwards its global growth forecast. In October, the IMF projected growth of 3.7% percent, but this has been revised to 3.5 percent. IMF head Christine Lagarde said that the world’s economy continues to expand, but “it is facing significantly higher risks.” Canadian growth was also revised lower, to 1.9% down from 2.0% in October. Earlier in January, the Bank of Canada lowered its growth forecast for the economy, from 2.1% in October down to 1.7%. With the Canadian economy vulnerable to global trade tensions and lower oil prices, the Canadian dollar could hit some headwinds in early 2019.
Investors were greeted with weak data on Monday, as China released GDP numbers. The world’s second largest economy continues to expand, but GDP has been softening, pointing to an economic slowdown. China reported that GDP had slowed to 6.6% in 2018, marking its lowest level since 1990. GDP for the fourth quarter dipped to 6.4%, compared to 6.5% in the previous quarter. The soft GDP release comes on the heels of soft trade and manufacturing data.
USD/CAD Fundamentals
Wednesday (January 23)
- 8:30 Canadian Core Retail Sales. Estimate -0.4%. Actual -0.6%
- 8:30 Canadian Retail Sales. Estimate -0.6%. Actual -0.9%
- 9:00 US HPI. Estimate 0.3%
- 10:00 US Richmond Manufacturing Index. Estimate -2
Thursday (January 24)
- 8:30 US Unemployment Claims. Estimate 212K
*All release times are EST
*Key events are in bold
USD/CAD for Wednesday, January 23, 2019
USD/CAD, January 23 at 8:45 EST
Open: 1.3356 High: 1.3359 Low: 1.3305 Close: 1.3305
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USD/CAD Technical
| S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1.3125 | 1.3200 | 1.3290 | 1.3383 | 1.3561 | 1.3552 |
USD/CAD has posted small losses in the Asian and European sessions, The pair has ticked higher early in North American trade
- 1.3290 is providing weak support
- 1.3383 is the next resistance line
- Current range: 1.3290 to 1.3383
Further levels in both directions:
- Below: 1.3290, 1.3200, 1.3125 and 1.3049
- Above: 1.3383, 1.3461 and 1.3552
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