USD/CAD consolidates above 1.0400

FXstreet.com (Edinburgh) -The USD/CAD managed to recover the ground lost after the US retail sales disappointed investors in June, climbing from the boundaries of 1.0400 to the current area of 1.0420/25.

USD/CAD swings with Fed’s taper

The US docket is crowded with key releases ahead in the week, and thus leaving the pair to the mercy of the omnipresent Fed’s ‘tapering’ chatter. In the opinion of G.Moore and S.Osborne, FX Strategists at TD Securities, “The broader trend is up and we remain broadly bullish on the outlook for USD/CAD. But it is not—yet—clear that the corrective potential (from 1.06) has fully-played out”.

USD/CAD key levels

The pair is now advancing 0.36% at 1.0423 facing the next resistance at 1.0449 (high Jul.11) ahead of 1.0467 (Tenkan Line) and finally 1.0495 (hourly low Jul.10). On the flip side, a breach of 1.0373 (Tenkan line) would bring 1.0326 (low Jul.11) and then 1.0317 (61.8% of 1.0137-1.0609).

Fitch downgrades EFSF to AA+ from AAA

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) rating to 'AA+' from 'AAA', with Stable Outlook.
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USD/JPY testing 100.00 region

The USD/JPY foreign exchange rate has statically clung to the 100.00 region Monday, unable to effectively consolidate its position, nor break out above this area during US trading.
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