USD/CAD PRICE OUTLOOK: LOONIE AT RISK WITH TRUMP SET TO SLAP 10% TARIFF ON CANADIAN ALUMINUM IN SPITE OF USMCA DEALCanadian Green
USD/CAD PRICE OUTLOOK: LOONIE AT RISK WITH TRUMP SET TO SLAP 10% TARIFF ON CANADIAN ALUMINUM IN SPITE OF USMCA DEAL
- Canadian Greenback begins to edge decrease on the again of contemporary US-Canada commerce warfare headlines
- USD/CAD worth motion makes an attempt to base with Trump publicizes tariffs on Canadian aluminum
- The Loonie additionally seems to be in danger owing to a scheduled launch of month-to-month jobs information due Friday
The Canadian Greenback, or Loonie, drifts into the new seat as US President Trump hints at imposing a 10% tariff on aluminum imports from Canada. As one would possibly count on, the information is weighing positively on USD/CAD worth motion with the main forex pair buying and selling greater than 50-pips above intraday lows pushed by an inflow of Canadian Greenback promoting strain.
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USD/CAD PRICE CHART: 2-HOUR TIME FRAME (27 JULY TO 06 AUGUST 2020)
Current USD/CAD shopping for seems to be to have developed an intermittent base across the 1.3250-price degree because the Dollar advances and prints a string of upper lows. This space of technical help might function a possible demand zone for USD/CAD going ahead, and the Canadian Greenback might face further promoting if the 10% obligation on aluminum levied by President Trump prompts Prime Minister Trudeau to escalate issues right into a tit-for-tat tariff spat.
| Change in | Longs | Shorts | OI |
| Each day | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Weekly | 0% | 12% | 4% |
These developments observe the brand new USMCA commerce deal ratified earlier this 12 months that simply went into impact this previous July. President Trump, or the ‘tariff man’ as some say, said that Canadian producers of commercial metals have damaged commitments to curb aluminum exports into the USA. The Canadian aluminum trade contributes practically $5-billion to annual GDP, and roughly 75% of manufacturing is exported to the USA.
USD/CAD PRICE CHART: DAILY TIME FRAME (DECEMBER 2019 TO AUGUST 2020)
USD/CAD worth motion might face an uphill battle, nevertheless, and will maintain bullish bets at bay. That is notably in consideration of widespread US Greenback weak spot endured over the past a number of weeks that has pressured the DXY Index to a two-year low. But, Canadian Greenback bears would possibly make a push right here with USD/CAD looking for help round February lows.
Maybe the 1.3350-price zone, which roughly aligns with the 8-day transferring common, the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement of the forex pair’s year-to-date buying and selling vary, and to not point out final month’s swing low, might function a possible topside goal for USD/CAD bulls earlier than a broader pattern reversal comes into consideration.
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That stated, potential for Greenback volatility seems to be fairly elevated due largely to anticipated uncertainty surrounding the discharge of high-impact employment stories from each Canada and the US. In line with the DailyFX Financial Calendar, jobs information is scheduled to cross market wires Friday, August 07 at 12:30 GMT, and thus leaves USD/CAD worth motion in danger. Likewise, the path of crude oil costs, which usually maintains a robust optimistic correlation with the Canadian Greenback, might weigh materially on USD/CAD as effectively.
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— Written by Wealthy Dvorak, Analyst for DailyFX.com
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