The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the effective lower bound of 0.25 %, as widely expected. Central bankers decided to scale back government bond purchases by $1billion per week to a rate of $3billion per week. Central bank expects GDP growth at 6.5% compared to January estimates of 4.0%. Inflation is expected to rise temporarily to around the top of the 1-3 percent inflation-control range.
USDCAD fell sharply after today's BoC interest rate decision and is heading towards support lat 1.2526. Source:xStation5
Economic calendar: Smaller US labour market reports set to fight for attention amid geopolitics (02.04.2026)
Daily Summary - Markets Await Trump's Address
BREAKING: ISM shows that expansion continues but inflationary pressures surge
BREAKING: U.S. retail sales above expectations! EUR/USD is gaining!