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- USD/CAD struggles above 1.3500 with Fed Powell’s speech in focus
USD/CAD struggles above 1.3500 with Fed Powell’s speech in focus
- USD/CAD faces selling pressure above 1.3500 ahead pf Fed Powell’s speech.
- The Fed would provide cues about the likely interest rate cut size in November.
- Investors expect the BoC to ease monetary policy further in the remainder of the year.
The USD/CAD pair strives to sustain above the psychological support of 1.3500 in Monday’s New York session. The Loonie asset faces pressure as the US Dollar (USD) struggles to gain ground ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s speech, which is scheduled at 17:00 GMT.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, hovers above the yearly low of 100.20. Meanwhile, the market sentiment appears to be asset-specific as US equities are under pressure, while risk-perceived currencies have performed strongly
In today’s session, investors will pay close attention to Fed Powell’s speech to get fresh cues about whether the central bank will cut interest rates again by larger-than-usual 50 basis points (bps) or will reduce them gradually by 25 bps in November.
According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders see an almost 40% chance for the Fed reducing interest rates by 50 bps to 4.25%-4.50% in November, while the rest supports for a regular size of 25 bps.
On the economic data front, investors will focus on a slew of United States (US) labor market data, releasing this week, to get fresh cues about the current status of job growth. Market participants will also pay close attention to the US ISM Manufacturing and Service PMI, which will be published on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
This week, the Canadian Dollar (CAD) will be influenced by market expectations for Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rate path for the last quarter of this year. Financial markets expect the BoC to continue reducing interest rates further due to growing risks to economy and the labor market.
US Dollar FAQs
The US Dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of America, and the ‘de facto’ currency of a significant number of other countries where it is found in circulation alongside local notes. It is the most heavily traded currency in the world, accounting for over 88% of all global foreign exchange turnover, or an average of $6.6 trillion in transactions per day, according to data from 2022. Following the second world war, the USD took over from the British Pound as the world’s reserve currency. For most of its history, the US Dollar was backed by Gold, until the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1971 when the Gold Standard went away.
The most important single factor impacting on the value of the US Dollar is monetary policy, which is shaped by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Fed has two mandates: to achieve price stability (control inflation) and foster full employment. Its primary tool to achieve these two goals is by adjusting interest rates. When prices are rising too quickly and inflation is above the Fed’s 2% target, the Fed will raise rates, which helps the USD value. When inflation falls below 2% or the Unemployment Rate is too high, the Fed may lower interest rates, which weighs on the Greenback.
In extreme situations, the Federal Reserve can also print more Dollars and enact quantitative easing (QE). QE is the process by which the Fed substantially increases the flow of credit in a stuck financial system. It is a non-standard policy measure used when credit has dried up because banks will not lend to each other (out of the fear of counterparty default). It is a last resort when simply lowering interest rates is unlikely to achieve the necessary result. It was the Fed’s weapon of choice to combat the credit crunch that occurred during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. It involves the Fed printing more Dollars and using them to buy US government bonds predominantly from financial institutions. QE usually leads to a weaker US Dollar.
Quantitative tightening (QT) is the reverse process whereby the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds from financial institutions and does not reinvest the principal from the bonds it holds maturing in new purchases. It is usually positive for the US Dollar.
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