The USD/CAD pair retreats a few pips from its highest level since March touched during the early part of the European session and currently trades jus
USD/CAD pulls back a bit after rising to a seven-month high earlier this Thursday. Weaker Crude Oil prices and a bullish USD supports prospects for additional gains. Traders now look to the US Q3 GDP and other US macro data for a fresh impetus. t below the 1.3800 mark, unchanged for the day. The intraday pullback could be attributed to some profit-taking, especially after a strong rally of over 150 pips from the weekly low, around the 1.
This, along with the Bank of Canada's relatively dovish outlook, undermines the Canadian Dollar. The Canadian central bank held its benchmark interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.0% for the second straight month in light of a slowing economy and lowered its 2023 growth estimate to 1.2% from 1.8% in July. The BoC, meanwhile, sees inflation staying above the 2% target and averaging around 3.5% through mid-2024.
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