USD/CAD tumbles to four-month lows under 1.3300 after US CPI

USD/CAD trades at the lowest level since mid-February, under 1.3300.
Headline US CPI fell to 4% in May versus the 4.1% expected.
Investors expect a no-hike for Wednesday’s Fed decision.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

The USD/CAD turned south on Tuesday, falling below 1.3300 as the US Dollar weakened following the release of local inflation data. With data coming below expectations, markets are now fully pricing in a no-hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday. On the Canadian side, no relevant economic data will be released on Tuesday. The Loonie is also benefiting from higher Oil prices and positive risk sentiment.

Markets diggest US CPI data ahead of Fed’s decision

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) came below expectations in May. The headline inflation rate slightly decreased to 4% YoY versus the 4.1% expected and down from its previous figure of 4.9%. On the other hand, the Core inflation measure matched expectations easing to 5.3% YoY from the previous 5.5%. On a monthly basis, the CPI and the Core CPI rose 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively.

Following the data, the CME FedWatch Tool suggests that investors have practically fully priced in a no-hike for Wednesday’s Fed decision. Attention now shifts to the following meetings, so that investors will eye any clues regarding forward guidance in Chair Powell’s press conference, the updated macroeconomic forecasts and the dot plots from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). As for now, the stronger case for July’s meeting is a 25 bps hike, whose odds slightly increased to 63%.

The US Dollar, measured by the DXY index, is trading 0.35% lower on the day following inflation numbers, retreating to the 103.30 area.

USD/CAD levels to watch

Based on the daily chart, the USD/CAD shows a bearish bias in the short term, as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) suggest that the sellers are in control, while the pair trades below its main moving averages.

Upcoming resistance for USD/CAD is seen at the zone at 1.3350 level, followed by the 1.3380 area and the psychological mark at 1.3400. On the other hand, support levels are seen at the 1.3300 area, followed by April’s low at 1.3273 and the 1.3250 zone.

USD/CAD daily chart

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price	1.3305
Today Daily Change	-0.0063
Today Daily Change %	-0.47
Today daily open	1.3368

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3487
Daily SMA50	1.3486
Daily SMA100	1.3515
Daily SMA200	1.3515

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3384
Previous Daily Low	1.3315
Previous Weekly High	1.3462
Previous Weekly Low	1.3313
Previous Monthly High	1.3655
Previous Monthly Low	1.3315
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3357
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3341
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3327
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3287
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3259
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.3396
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3424
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.3465

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Patricio Martín

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Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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