All Eyes on the Canadian Dollar’s Resilience Following a Drop Caused by Lower Canadian CPI
22.05.2024
- Goolsbee (U.S.): Remarks by the President of the Chicago Fed
- U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index
In U.S. currency trading the previous day, following the release of Canada’s April Consumer Price Index (CPI)—which showed a year-over-year decline of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month’s 2.9% to 2.7%—the Canadian dollar fell against the yen immediately after the data was released. The CAD/JPY pair dropped from 114.829 to 114.150.The price fell to just below the 200-period simple moving average (SMA) on the hourly chart. On the 4-hour chart, the price briefly dipped below the 20-period moving average (MA), while on the daily chart it is finding support at the 10-period MA; therefore, we should watch for any recovery during U.S. trading hours.
European currencies fell against the yen as Germany’s April Producer Price Index (PPI), released yesterday, showed a year-over-year decline of 3.3%, worsening from the previous month’s 2.9% decline.The euro/yen pair fell from 169.939 to 169.218, breaking below the 75-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart. However, the 20-period MA is providing support on the 4-hour chart, and the daily chart shows the price rising to new highs despite occasional corrections; therefore, we will be closely monitoring the pair’s potential for recovery during European trading hours.
Today, Japan’s trade balance will be released at 8:50, the RBNZ policy rate and statement will be announced at 11:00, and the UK’s Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, and retail sales figures will be released at 15:00,at 5:00 PM, South Africa’s Consumer Price Index; at 5:05 PM, remarks by ECB President Lagarde; at 8:00 PM, the U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index; at 9:45 PM, remarks by BOE Deputy Governor Breeden; at 10:40 PM, remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve’s Goolsbee:President of the Chicago Fed, at 23:00: U.S. Existing Home Sales, at 23:30: U.S. Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, at 26:00: U.S. 20-Year Treasury Auction, and at 27:00: Release of the U.S. FOMC Minutes.We want to carefully assess the resilience of the Canadian dollar, which fell following the decline in Canada’s CPI.
