Canadian Dollar Rises After BoC Holds Rate Steady, Reduces QE Programme
April 21 2021 - 7:03AM
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The Canadian dollar appreciated against its major counterparts
in the New York session on Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada left
its key rate unchanged and trimmed its asset purchase programme
reflecting the progress in the economic growth.
The BoC kept its key rate unchanged at 0.25 percent, as
expected.
The BoC will reduce weekly net purchases of Government of Canada
bonds to a target of C$3 billion from C$4 billion.
The economic growth in the first quarter appeared considerably
stronger than the Bank's January forecast, as households and
companies adapted to the second wave and associated restrictions,
the bank said in the accompanying statement.
Inflation is expected to rise temporarily to around the top of
the 1-3 percent inflation-control range in the coming months.
The BoC said that there is still considerable excess capacity,
and the recovery continues to require extraordinary monetary policy
support, even as economic prospects improve.
The bank remain committed to holding the policy interest rate at
the effective lower bound until economic slack is absorbed so that
the 2 percent inflation target is sustainably achieved, it
added.
The loonie spiked higher to 2-day highs of 1.5001 against the
euro and 0.9660 against the aussie, after falling to a 1-1/2-month
low of 1.5193 and near a 6-week low of 0.9759, respectively in
early deals. The currency is seen finding resistance around 1.47
against the euro and 0.94 against the aussie.
The loonie rebounded from its early 1-1/2-month lows of 85.43
against the yen and 1.2654 against the greenback, rising to 86.66
and 1.2480, respectively. On the upside, 88.00 and 1.21 are likely
seen as its next resistance levels against the yen and the
greenback, respectively.
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