USD is currently winning the race of the doves, and falling against major currencies

Key Movers

Lately, the Loonie seems to rally when there is no local data and when the global equity market is in a rally mode. This is precisely what is happening right now. However, the Loonie did not rally yesterday despite all other major currencies, such as the Euro and Aussie dollar, rallying against the Greenback. This morning though, the USD/CAD fell (Loonie rallied) around 0.60 percent after crude oil reached almost USD 60 a barrel following the commitment by OPEC and its partners to continuing production cuts until at least June.

The improvement of the "risk on" environment did not stop there. China could triple its purchases of US agricultural products in two to five years said Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. China offered some desirable numbers as part of the trade negotiations, although there are still concerns in areas such as biotechnology. China has already made some good faith purchases of soy after declaring a trade truce in December.

Technically speaking, the USD/CAD broke an intraday support around the 1.3300 handle, and if the bullish environment continues in the markets, it might test the 1.3200 handle. If this happens, there is a risk that the uptrend seen since September 2017 will be broken, despite that the perception of Canadian fundamentals is deteriorating.


The Euro kicked off Monday on the right foot, and continues its rise this morning. It has touched an intraday high of 1.1362, representing a 0.10 percent increase. The EUR/USD is supported by better numbers in the German ZEW survey expectations for March, which came in at -3.6 versus -11 expected, as well as, the Euro Zone ZEW survey (economic sentiment) for March, which came in at -15.1 when the previous number was at -16.6.


The GBP/USD pair dipped below 1.3200 yesterday after John Bercow - Speaker of the House of Commons - ruled out another vote on Theresa May’s deal. This is unless MPs are provided with a new motion, citing a convention dating back to 1604. It doesn’t leave much time and with only 11 days to go until the UK officially leaves the European Union, albeit the date is likely to be extended if no deal can be reached before then. Some ministers are warning of a “constitutional crisis.”

Even if the government does end up pushing a third vote through, it won’t make too much sense until they’re able to reach some agreement with the DUP. According to some reports, these talks with the DUP are stalling. GBP/USD has recovered overnight because in many respects not much has changed. A deal may be voted through before the end of March, or the deadline could be extended.

Other than Brexit headlines, traders will be keeping an eye on average earnings and employment data today. At the time of this writing, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.3255 representing a small 0.02 percent increase.

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The AUD/USD pair edged higher through trade on Monday, creeping back above 0.7100. With little data released, the AUD rallied to touch two week and intraday high at 0.7120. Equities continued to drive increased risk demand and a jump in iron ore prices underpinned AUD/USD bids. In its minutes overnight, the RBA noted “significant uncertainties” on the economic outlook, but it didn’t come as much of a surprise, and the AUD/USD pair remained unmoved.

The AUD has struggled to break outside ranges of late, and it is touching a critical technical level. We are awaiting its next move following the FOMC announcement tomorrow afternoon.


The New Zealand dollar edged higher during the domestic session yesterday in what was a quiet start to the week. Opening at 0.6848, the Kiwi moved higher to an intraday high of 0.6874 on broader US dollar weakness, trading in a thirty-pip range overnight.