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USDCAD Almost Back At Pre-BOC Levels Ahead Of Macklem

CANADA
  • USDCAD is close to unwinding yesterday’s delayed drop after the BOC decision, currently up +0.4% at 1.2676 for an intraday swing of 0.7% having earlier cleared the key short-term support of 1.2636 (Feb 10 low).
  • It follows a rolling over in US equities and broader USD strength, whilst GoCs rally ~2bps in the front end and 2.5-3bp from the belly outwards.
  • TD noted after the BOC decision, that much of the good news for CAD is priced in, and see it screening “as one of the most overbought (tactically overvalued) currencies on our dashboard globally”.
  • Macklem speaks shortly on the economic progress report (1130ET) and media Q&A (1245ET), followed by a 2hr appearance at the House (1530ET).

Source: Bloomberg

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