What you need to know:
The October BoC interest rate decision features reasons for both holding policy steady as well as another 25bp rate cut.
The timing between the meeting on October 29 and the federal budget on November 4 may provide the BoC with a window to slip in one more rate cut.
Market pricing is leaning toward a cut, but it is not fully priced at this juncture.
We discuss the potential impact of a rate cut on USD/CAD, which has recently pierced the upper end of a multi-month trading range.
The recent move higher presents a hedging opportunity and we present some key technical levels to watch in this regard.
For the trading range:
USD/CAD
Buyers
1.3600/1.3700
Sellers
1.4000/1.4100
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