USD/CAD Extends Upside As US Dollar Recovers Ahead Of US Manufacturing PMI


The USD/CAD pair extends its upside to near the round-level resistance of 1.3700 in Monday’s New York session. The Loonie asset strengthens as the US Dollar (USD) recovers more than half of its intraday losses after posting a fresh three-day low near 105.40.Market sentiment remains positive as investors expect that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin reducing interest rates from the September meeting. S&P 500 futures post significant gains in European trading hours. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, bounces back to near 105.75. 10-year US Treasury yields jump to near 4.45%.The expectations for Fed rate cuts in September were boosted by soft United States (US) core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) data for May. Annual core PCE data, which is Fed’s preferred inflation measure, grew at a slower pace of 2.6%, as expected, from the prior release of 2.8%.On the economic front, investors await the US ISM Manufacturing PMI for June, which will be published at 14:00 GMT. The PMI report is expected to show that output in the manufacturing sector improved to 49.0 from the prior release of 48.7 but remained below the 50.0 threshold.Meanwhile, the Canadian Dollar weakens despite hotter-than-expected inflation data for May eased expectations of subsequent rate cuts by the Bank of Canada (BoC). The BoC began its rate-cutting cycle from June.More By This Author:USD/CHF Rises To Near 0.9000 Despite US Dollar Declines After Soft US Inflation Report EUR/USD Rises As US Dollar Declines Ahead Of US Core PCE Inflation Reading USD/JPY Posts Fresh Multi-decade High Above 161.00 Ahead Of US Inflation Release

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