BoC: Rate cut weakens the loonie – TDS

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut the overnight rate by 50bps to 0.25% today. The CAD weakened on the news, strategists at TD Securities inform.

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“The BoC cut rates by 50bps to 0.25% while unveiling two new programs to support liquidity.”

“We think today's move reinforces that 1.40 in USD/CAD is an effective floor until we see activity pick-up again. We think it is both a heroic and dangerous assumption to assume that CAD's outperfromance earlier this week can continue.”

“We think USD/CAD must trade higher. 1.45 marks a benchmark level for USD/CAD, but we reckon it will trade above this for some time.”