9 May 2014
USD/CAD - Loonie suffers after Canadian jobs data
FXStreet (Córdoba) - The USD/CAD rallied to fresh daily highs as the loonie weakened following the release of worse-than-expected Canadian jobs data.
Canadian economy shed 28.9K jobs in April versus a 12.0K creation expected and following a 42.9K gain the previous month. The unemployment rate stood unchanged at 6.9% in April as the participation rate declined to 66.1%, the lowest level since November, 2001, from 66.2% previous.
The USD/CAD rose more than half a cent right after the figures, but stalled a few pips shy of the 1.0900 mark. At time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.0880, recording a 0.47% rise on the day, having scored a high of 1.0897.
USD/CAD technical levels
If the USD/CAD does break above 1.0900, next resistances are seen at 1.0932 (10-day SMA) and 1.0988 (May 5 high). On the other hand, supports are seen at 1.0813 (May 8 low), 1.0800 (psychological level) and 1.0760 (Jan 8 low).
Canadian economy shed 28.9K jobs in April versus a 12.0K creation expected and following a 42.9K gain the previous month. The unemployment rate stood unchanged at 6.9% in April as the participation rate declined to 66.1%, the lowest level since November, 2001, from 66.2% previous.
The USD/CAD rose more than half a cent right after the figures, but stalled a few pips shy of the 1.0900 mark. At time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.0880, recording a 0.47% rise on the day, having scored a high of 1.0897.
USD/CAD technical levels
If the USD/CAD does break above 1.0900, next resistances are seen at 1.0932 (10-day SMA) and 1.0988 (May 5 high). On the other hand, supports are seen at 1.0813 (May 8 low), 1.0800 (psychological level) and 1.0760 (Jan 8 low).