USD/CAD Weekly Fundamental Analysis July 9-13, 2012, Forecast

Introduction: The Canadian Dollar moves in reaction to the US Dollar. Movements are small and easy to track and trade. The Canadian Dollar also responds to economic reports within Canada. It has little action against foreign currencies except during major moves or crisis.

The USD/CAD is the single biggest beneficiary of rising oil prices. Canada which is already the biggest exporter of oil to the US will experience a boost to its economy when oil price continue to increase. Therefore, if oil rises the Canadian dollar is likely to follow. Over the past years, the correlation between the Canadian dollar and oil prices has been approximately 81%. 

Weekly Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/CAD ended the week a bit higher then it began with the USD trumping its trading partners, as risk aversion and Fed dreams returned to the markets. Although risk aversion is no longer focused primarily on the eurozone, but on the global economy. The CAD has had a lot of negative eco data holding it back while the USD and the DX continued to climb. Oil remains a prime weakness on the CAD. The CAD ended the week at 1.0195

Canada’s economic prospects are also being challenged by both international and domestic factors. The softening in the demand and prices for key commodities is restraining export earnings and, if sustained, would have a more discernible impact on longer-term investments, though the pipeline for resource-related infrastructure projects remains quite full. Until there is a greater diversification in exports to the developing regions of the world, the country’s growth potential remains constrained by the tepid U.S. performance and recession in Europe. Domestic fortunes are still relatively good, bolstered by continuing job gains. Looking ahead, however, the combination of ongoing federal and provincial fiscal restraint alongside Ottawa’s additional measures to regulate mortgage lending and slow the pace of household indebtedness will gradually constrain residential activity and consumer spending. No aspect of the Canadian economy has received more press in 2012 than the housing sector, so Canadian housing starts data for June are likely to receive a fair bit of attention when they’re released on July 10.

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Major Economic Events for the week of July 2 – 6 actual v. forecast for the Canadian & US Dollar

Historical:

Highest: 1.0842 CAD on Nov 01, 2009.

Average: 1.0147 CAD over this period.

Lowest: 0.9407  CAD on Jan 26, 2011.

Economic Highlights of the coming week that affect the Canadian and American Markets