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CAD Mid-day Analysis

A series of lower highs leaves the Canadian without upside momentum. Like the Pound,the Canadian is at least partially suffering from the residual strength in the Dollar.

CAD Mid-day Analysis

The Canadian appears to be poised for an upside breakout on its charts. Part of the gainsin the Canadian are the result of improving North American economic sentiment and

CAD Mid-day Analysis

Positive Canadian manufacturing data in March reinforces the idea that the Canadian was”too cheap” into the March lows! However, to justify an upside breakout,

CAD Mid-day Analysis

Somewhat positive Canadian GDP results for January provided some fundamentalsupport to the Canadian but weakness on the charts suggests that the Canadian is now vulnerable to

CAD Mid-day Analysis

The Canadian might be a bit overbought technically and it might also be a touchfundamentally overbought. However, a setback in the US Dollar probably helps to underpin the Canadian above 90.00,

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will be looking to Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for March for further indications on the strength of the labor market,

Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data

Relative monetary policy and global growth expectations havebeen the primary drivers of this week’s shifts in sentiment. Theultimate signal from the FOMC has been a more robust outlook—both for the US and globally,

CAD Mid-day Analysis

As in the Dollar and Pound, a slight brightening of economic skies has allowed for further gains on the charts. Clearly seeing the Chinese promise of stimulus to support their economy,

CAD Mid-day Analysis

Like the Pound, the Canadian is a recovery currency that needs to see growth andoptimism. While favorable UK data is contributing to a positive global view to start today,

Finding Value in FX Carry

Global FX carry trades, where one buys the highest interest rate currencies and sells thelowest interest rate currencies across G10 and EM, have had a torrid time since 2008.

CAD Mid-day Analysis

Another higher high on the charts overnight highlights a gradual improvement in globalmacro economic sentiment. A near term recovery back above 90.00 is likely ahead,

CAD Mid-day Analysis

The Canadian seems to have run out of near term upside momentum. While the overallmacro economic outlook has improved slightly over the last 36 hours,