USD/CAD clings to gains above mid-1.3700s, lacks follow-through ahead of Canadian CPI

USD/CAD regains positive traction on Wednesday and is supported by a combination of factors.
Bearish oil prices undermine the loonie and act as a tailwind amid a pickup in the USD demand.
Traders now look to the Canadian CPI report and the US housing market data for a fresh impetus.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The USD/CAD pair attracts fresh buying near the 1.3720-1.3715 region on Wednesday and maintains its bid tone through the first half of the European session. The pair is currently trading near the 1.3770-1.3765 area and seems poised to build on the previous day's bounce from over a one-week low.

The rising possibility of a global recession raises concerns about the outlook for energy demand and continues to weigh on crude oil prices. This is seen undermining the commodity-linked loonie, which, along with a goodish pickup in the US dollar demand, turn out to be key factors lending support to the USD/CAD pair.

Firming expectations for a more aggressive policy tightening by the Fed triggers a fresh leg up in the US Treasury bond yields and assists the US dollar to regain some positive traction. In fact, the current market pricing indicates a nearly 100% chance of another supersized 75 bps Fed rate hike in November.

The bets were reaffirmed by the overnight hawkish remarks by Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, reiterating the US central bank's commitment to bring inflation under control. Kashkari noted that the benchmark policy rate could rise above 4.75% if underlying inflation does not stop rising.

Apart from this, a turnaround in the global risk sentiment provides an additional lift to the safe-haven buck and remains supportive of the bid tone surrounding the USD/CAD pair. The market sentiment remains fragile amid worries that rapidly rising borrowing costs might lead to a deeper economic downturn.

Furthermore, concerns about economic headwinds stemming from the protracted Russia-Ukraine war and China's strict zero-COVID policy keep a lid on the recent optimistic move in the equity markets. Despite the supporting factors, the USD/CAD pair, so far, has been struggling to gain any meaningful traction.

Traders now seem reluctant and prefer to wait for the release of the latest Canadian consumer inflation figures. The US economic docket features housing market data - Building Permits and Housing Starts. This might provide some impetus to the USD/CAD pair later during the early North American session.

Technical levels to watch

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price	1.3767
Today Daily Change	0.0027
Today Daily Change %	0.20
Today daily open	1.374

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3693
Daily SMA50	1.3304
Daily SMA100	1.3088
Daily SMA200	1.2893

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3811
Previous Daily Low	1.3658
Previous Weekly High	1.3978
Previous Weekly Low	1.3703
Previous Monthly High	1.3838
Previous Monthly Low	1.2954
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3752
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3716
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3662
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3583
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3508
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.3815
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.389
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.3969

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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