USD/CAD posted strong gains on Friday but was almost unchanged over the week. The upcoming week has three events, including GDP. Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 0.1% in November, down from 0.4%. The core reading ticked lower to 1.7%, down from 1.8%. ADP Non-Farm Employment Change showed a small gain of 40.8 thousand in November, marking the first gain since July. Retail sales slowed significantly in October. Headline retail sales fell from 1.1% to 0.4%, while the core reading fell from 1.0% to 0.0%. In the US, headline and core inflation both rose slightly, from 0.0% to 0.2%. PPI was also weak, with the headlined and core releases coming in at a negligible 0.1%. Unemployment claims surged to 853 thousand last week, up from 712 thousand. This points to weakness in the labor market, as the economy continues to struggle. The week wrapped up on a positive note, as UoM Consumer Sentiment improved to 81.4 in December, up from 77.0 beforehand. US retail sales declined in November, pointing to weak consumer spending. The headline figure came at -1.1%, while core retail sales fell by 0.9%. US PMIs remained well into expansionary territory, with Manufacturing PMI coming in at 56.5 and Services PMI at 55.3. However, the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index slowed to 11.1, down from 26.3 beforehand. The Federal Reserve maintained its asset purchase program at the current level of $80 billion/mth. In addition, the Fed provided additional guidance which can be viewed as a dovish signal. Unemployment claims were up sharply for a second straight week, rising to 885 thousand. USD/CAD daily chart with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge: NHPI: Monday, 13:30. The New House Price Index is an important gauge of the health of the housing industry. The index slowed to 0.8% in October, down from 1.2% beforehand. The estimate for November stands at 0.9%. GDP: Wednesday, 13:30. Canada releases GDP on a monthly, rather than quarterly basis. Economic growth has been slipping, and GDP slowed in October to 0.8%, down from 1.2% beforehand. Will we see a rebound in November? Building Permits: Thursday, 13:30. This construction indicator tends to show strong volatility. In September, Building permits fell by 14.6%, erasing most of the gain of 17.0% a month earlier. We now await the October release. USD/CAD Technical Analysis Technical lines from top to bottom We start with resistance at 1.3101, an important monthly line. 1.2938 (mentioned  last week) switched to resistance at the start of December, when USD/CAD started its slide. 1.2856 is next. 1.2768 is an immediate support line. 1.2642 is next. 1.2578 has held since February 2018. 1.2385 is the final support level for now. . I remain bearish on USD/CAD An agreement on US stimulus is inching towards the finish line, and should be completed this week. 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The upcoming week has three events, including GDP. Canada's inflation rate slowed to 0.1% in November, down from 0.4%. The core reading ticked lower to 1.7%, down from 1.8%. ADP Non-Farm Employment Change showed a small gain of 40.8 thousand in November, marking the first gain since July. Retail sales slowed significantly in October. Headline retail sales fell from 1.1% to 0.4%, while the core reading fell from 1.0% to 0.0%. In the US, headline and core inflation both rose slightly, from 0.0% to 0.2%. 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