Canadian Dollar Higher After Solid GDP Data
June 28 2019 - 5:51AM
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The Canadian dollar spiked higher against its major counterparts
in the European session on Friday, after a data showed that
Canadian economy expanded at a faster pace than forecast in April,
pointing to a strong economic growth in the second quarter.
Data from Statistics Canada showed that gross domestic product
rose 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis in April
following a 0.5 percent increase in March. Economists had expected
the economy to expand by 0.2 percent.
On year, GDP grew 1.5 percent in April from 1.4 percent last
month. The growth matched economists forecasts.
Separate data showed that prices for products manufactured in
Canada unexpectedly rose in May.
On a monthly basis, the Industrial Product Price Index edged up
0.1 percent in May following a 0.8 percent rise in April.
Economists had forecast a 0.1 percent drop.
Oil prices strengthened as leaders of Group of 20 economies
gathered in Osaka, Japan to discuss possible resolutions to the
trade war.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
will meet on Saturday, with investors expecting to reach some sort
of agreement to avoid the imposition of additional tariffs on each
other's products.
The loonie traded mixed against its major counterparts in the
Asian session. While it fell against the aussie and the yen, it
held steady against the greenback and the euro.
The loonie appreciated to an 8-day high of 1.4874 against the
euro, following a decline to 1.4919 at 4:45 am ET. The loonie is
likely to target resistance around the 1.47 region.
The loonie strengthened to 1.3068 against the greenback, its
biggest since February 1. The next possible resistance for the
loonie is seen around the 1.29 mark.
The loonie climbed to more than a 5-week high of 82.43 against
yen and a weekly high of 0.9154 versus the aussie, from its early
lows of 82.12 and 0.9186, respectively. On the upside, 84.00 and
0.89 are likely seen as the next resistance levels for the loonie
against the yen and the aussie, respectively.
Looking ahead, the University of Michigan's final consumer
sentiment index for June will be published at 10:00 am ET.
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