USD/CAD keeps the red despite softer Canadian CPI, surging oil prices continue to weigh

   “¢   A modest USD rebound helped ease the prevalent bearish pressure.
   “¢   Softer than expected Canadian CPI figures provides an additional boost.
   “¢   Surging oil prices underpinned Loonie and capped any further up-move.

The USD/CAD pair maintained its offered tone through the early North-American session, albeit managed to recover few pips post-Canadian CPI figures.

The pair managed to find some support near the 1.3130 region amid a modest US Dollar rebound from three-week lows and got an additional boost from softer than expected Canadian consumer inflation figures.  

Data released on Wednesday showed Canadian headline CPI recorded a modest m/m rise of 0.1% in January, with the yearly rate and BoC’s core CPI decelerating sharply to 1.4% y/y and 1.5% y/y respectively.

The pair did tick higher in reaction to the data, albeit a strong follow-through upsurge in crude oil prices, now up over 2% for the day, continued underpinning the commodity-linked – Loonie and kept a lid on any meaningful recovery.  

It would now be interesting to see if the pair is able to attract any strong follow-through buying or resumes with its prior depreciating move as the focus now shifts to the Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s second appearance before the Congress.

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