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FxWirePro:USD/CAD edges lower as Canadian dollar strengthens after BoC rate decision

• USD/CAD dipped on Wednesday as the Canadian dollar strengthened following the Bank of Canada’s 50 basis point cut to its benchmark rate. • The Bank of Canada lowered its key policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.25% on W…

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FxWirePro:USD/CAD edges lower as Canadian dollar strengthens after BoC rate decision
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• USD/CAD dipped on Wednesday as the Canadian dollar strengthened following the Bank of Canada’s 50 basis point cut to its benchmark rate.

• The Bank of Canada lowered its key policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.25% on Wednesday to tackle slowing growth.

• The 50-basis-point cut is the first consecutive large reduction by the central bank since the pandemic.

• At GMT 18:52, The dollar was trading   down 0.17% against Canadian dollar at 1.4165 .

•  Immediate resistance is located at 1.4101(23.6%fib), any close above will push the pair towards 1.4157(Higher BB).

• Support is seen at 1.3984 (38.2%fib) and break below could take the pair towards 1.3890(50%fib).

Recommendation: Good to buy  around 1.4120 with stop loss of 1.4050 and target price of 1.4220

 

 

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