Canadian Dollar Gives Mixed Performance on Holiday-thinned Wednesday
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is treading water on Wednesday, trading within a scant tenth of a percent against its largest peer — the US Dollar (USD). US markets are shuttered for the midweek Juneteenth holiday, thinning out market volumes as investors look ahead to key data prints on Friday.
Canadian Dollar Gets Pulled in Both Directions on Data-light Tuesday
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is broadly mixed on Tuesday as CAD traders find their focus pulled elsewhere. A data-light week has sent the Canadian Dollar adrift, giving a mixed performance against the major currencies board.
Canadian Dollar Holding up Better Than Expected – Scotiabank
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is a little softer on the day but continues to range trade between the recent US Dollar (USD) peak and trough, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.
Canadian Dollar in a Holding Pattern as Markets Await Meaningful Data
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is trading tightly on Monday, with gains and losses mixed across the board and within a quarter of a percent against most of its major currency peers.
BMO Sees Case For Another Canada Rates Cut Bolstered; Meantime, Awaits Housing Data
BMO Economics in its morning note said last week's rally, fuelled by "encouraging" CPI progress in the U.S., boosted rate cut expectations in Canada as well.
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department: In the first quarter, the total income of Hong Kong residents increased by 9.6% year-on-year to 831 billion Hong Kong dollars.
In the first quarter of 2024, the total income of Hong Kong local residents (referring to the total income earned by Hong Kong residents through various economic activities) calculated at the then market price increased by 9.6% to HKD 831 billion, compared to the same period last year.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has proposed five policy recommendations to promote the dual growth of liquidity and efficiency in Hong Kong's capital markets.
According to the Zhongtong Finance APP, on June 17th, Hong Kong's Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau released a research report entitled "Promoting Dual Growth of Liquidity and Efficiency: Optimizing Hong Kong's Securities Trading Mechanism and Market Operations".
Canadian Dollar Brushes off Low-tier Data Misses to Find Mild Recovery on Friday
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) found a thin recovery on Friday, gaining ground against most of its major currency peers and clawing back a scant tenth of a percent against the US Dollar (USD).
Statistics Canada Reports Manufacturing Sales up 1.1% at $70.8B in April
The increase followed a decline of 1.8 per cent in March.
Hong Kong's High Interest Rates May Persist Due to Uncertainty of Fed Rate Cuts
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said high interest rates may remain for some time as it is uncertain when the US Federal Reserve will cut its interest rates, according to a Thursday press release by
Canada's central bank cuts interest rates against the trend, experts call for continued adjustment of interest rate policies and vigilance against the weakness of the Canadian dollar.
The Bank of Canada stated, "Overall, recent data suggests that the economy is still running in an over-supplied situation." Only two interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada have been priced in by the market from now until the end of this year. However, the major risk in the future is the weakness of the Canadian dollar.
Canadian Dollar Pares Away Gains on Thursday
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) pared back recent gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, shedding a quarter of a percent against the USD as market flows pull back to safety and bolster the Greenback.
BoC's Kozicki: BoC to End Quantitative Tightening in 2025
Bank of Canada (BoC) Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki noted on Thursday that the BoC is set to end its quantitative easing program and that future applications of QE will have a very high bar to pass before accessing additional monetary policy mechanisms.
Chung Yuan Mortgage: The interest rate reduction cycle in Hong Kong may start from the end of this year to the first quarter of next year.
Wang Meifeng said that the interest rate reduction cycle in Hong Kong has the opportunity to start from the end of this year to the first quarter of next year, and then the interest rate in Hong Kong may fall to 4% or below.
Bank of Canada cuts rates ahead of time, analyst says interest rate spread may lead to depreciation of the Canadian dollar.
This week, the Bank of Canada cut its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, but people began to question how much the gap between the key interest rates of the two countries would widen as it is expected that the Federal Reserve will hold the overnight interest rate steady until autumn.
After the Bank of Canada fired the first shot in G7's interest rate cut, the market expects at least two more rate cuts this year.
Economists predict that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates at least twice more in 2024 and that the interest rate will fall to 4.25% or 4%.
Canadian Dollar Flattens on Thursday as Markets Await US NFP
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) settled into a holding pattern on Thursday as markets batten down the hatches ahead of Friday’s key labor data from both the US and Canada. Investors are still leaning into bets of a September rate cut from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), but chances of a push-out to November are still on the cards.
Statistics Canada Reports Country Posted $1B Merchandise Trade Deficit for April
Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.0 billion in April, as exports of natural gas and crude oil climbed higher, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Bank of Canada's Pivot Opens Path for Others to Diverge From Fed
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem led the Group of Seven in lowering interest rates, and his confidence may help reassure other central banks that they can launch into cuts before the Federal Reserve.
The Bank of Canada cuts interest rates to 4.75%, implying further cuts in the future.
The Bank of Canada has lowered its interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, becoming the first central bank in the G7 to start a loose monetary policy cycle.