All Eyes on Whether the BOC’s Policy Rate Cut Will Weaken the Canadian Dollar
04.09.2024
- U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index
- Australia's Real GDP
In yesterday’s U.S. currency trading, the Canadian dollar fell against the yen ahead of today’s BOC policy rate announcement. The CAD/JPY pair fell from 109.014 to 107.120, breaking below the support line formed by the 200-period SMA on the hourly chart.On the daily chart, the pair has pulled back from last month’s highs, and on the weekly chart, the 75-day moving average is acting as strong resistance. We need to watch closely to see if the Canadian dollar will weaken further following today’s BOC rate cut of 0.25%.
European currencies saw the Swiss franc rise against the U.S. dollar after yesterday’s release of Switzerland’s second-quarter GDP, which improved year-over-year from the previous reading of 0.6% to 1.8%.The USD/CHF pair fell from 0.8537 to 0.8478, breaking well below the support level provided by the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart. On the daily chart, the downtrend that began after the pair touched the 10-period MA continues, so traders should pay close attention to price movements during U.S. trading hours.
Today, at 10:30, Australia’s real GDP will be released; at 10:45, China’s Caixin PMI;at 2:00 p.m., India’s Services PMI; at 4:50 p.m., France’s Non-Manufacturing PMI; at 4:55 p.m., Germany’s Non-Manufacturing PMI; at 5:00 p.m., France’s Services and Manufacturing PMI; at 5:30 p.m., the UK’s Services and Manufacturing PMI; at 6:00 p.m., the Eurozone’sProducer Price Index, 19:00 South Africa’s BER Business Confidence Index, 20:00 U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index, 21:00 Brazil’s Industrial Production, 21:30 Canada’s International Merchandise Trade, 21:30 U.S. Trade Balance,22:45: Canada’s BOC Policy Rate and Statement, 23:00: U.S. JOLTS Job Openings and U.S. Manufacturing Orders, 23:30: Canada’s BPC Governor Macleam Press Conference, and 27:00: U.S. Beige Book.Will the BOC’s policy rate cut cause the Canadian dollar to weaken? We need to remain highly vigilant regarding price movements following the release of these indicators.
