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Canadian wholesale sales rise 0.6%, slightly better than expected

Canada’s wholesale sales rise 0.6% in June, slightly better than expected. In addition, the previous number was revised up to 2.3%. Canadian wholesale sales were expected to rise by 0.4% in June after 2.2% in May. While this is a relatively late figure, it usually has a lot of impact on the loonie.

USD/CAD traded around 1.0950 just before the publication. The better than expected number pushes Dollar/CAD lower, helping it gain some distance from the dreaded 1.10 line.– more coming

The Canadian dollar bowed before the strength of the US dollar. The latter has been rallying across the board. The gains that the C$ made towards after the corrected jobs data were erased.

For reference, here is the preview: trading the Canadian wholesales sales  with USD/CAD.

The 1.10 level is critical for the pair. Upon breaking below the round number, the pair went further below and hasn’t breached this level for a long time.

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.