USD/CAD Bulls Flag Strength Ahead of Labor Market Data
The USD/CAD pair has ticked higher to near 1.4023 in the European trading session, ahead of the release of US-Canada employment data.
The market is expecting a hike in interest rates by the Federal Reserve at its September meeting, with a 54.5% chance according to the CME FedWatch tool.
A bullish flag pattern has formed on the USD/CAD chart, indicating that the overall trend remains bullish.
Analysts at Danske Bank are forecasting nonfarm payrolls of +70k, an unchanged unemployment rate of 4.2%, and average hourly earnings of +0.3% m/m s.a. in the US July Jobs Report.