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USD/CAD Fundamental Analysis October 10, 2014 Forecast

By:
James Hyerczyk
Updated: Aug 24, 2015, 23:00 UTC

Fears that a weaker global economy will lead to less demand for commodities, helped drive the Canadian Dollar lower against the U.S. Dollar. The prolonged

USD/CAD Fundamental Analysis October 10, 2014 Forecast

Fears that a weaker global economy will lead to less demand for commodities, helped drive the Canadian Dollar lower against the U.S. Dollar. The prolonged declines in gold and crude oil are weighing heavily on the Canadian economy. Traders are concerned that the economy will be damaged if this trend continues.

USD/CAD

Volatility hit the market on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, the USD/CAD traded lower after the Fed minutes revealed a more dovish tone. Concerns by the Fed over the strength of the global economy and the level of the U.S. Dollar suggested that the central bank would once again delay its much expected interest rate hike in 2015.

Also helping to drive the USD/CAD higher on Thursday was the better-than-expected U.S. weekly jobless claims report.

Today, traders will get the opportunity to react to the latest Canadian employment change figures. Economists say that 18.7K new jobs were added to the economy in September versus an 11.0K loss in August.

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Today’s Economic Releases 

                Currency                                                  Event                                                     Forecast        Previous

                 

                 EUR                                          French Industrial Production                                 -0.2%             0.2%

                 GBP                                          Trade Balance                                                       -9.6B             -10.2B

                 CAD                                          Employment Change                                            18.7K            -11.0K

                 CAD                                          Unemployment Rate                                              7.0%              7.0%

                 USD                                          Import Prices m/m                                                -0.5%             -0.9%

                 USD                                          FOMC Member Plosser Speaks

                 ALL                                           IMF Meetings

                 CAD                                          BOC Business Outlook Survey

                 ALL                                           G20 Meetings

                 USD                                          FOMC Member Fisher Speaks

Daily USD/CAD
Daily USD/CAD

About the Author

James is a Florida-based technical analyst, market researcher, educator and trader with 35+ years of experience. He is an expert in the area of patterns, price and time analysis as it applies to futures, Forex, and stocks.

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