USD/CAD Enters Bullish Consolidation Phase

#USD/CAD#

USD/CAD entered a bullish consolidation phase near a two-week high during Tuesday's Asian trading session.

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✅ Commodity & Domestic Canada: Oil Plunge & BoC's Dovish Rhetoric
Three main factors weighed on the Canadian Dollar (Loonie) performance, dragging it near a two-week high:

- Crude Oil Plunges to a One-Week Low: The halt in US-Iran bombings and the pause in Tehran's retaliatory attacks sent crude oil prices (WTI/Brent) plummeting to a one-week low. This loss of geopolitical risk premium directly eroded Canada's energy export revenues (petrocurrency drag).

- Dovish Bank of Canada (BoC): Canada's central bank maintained its ultra-loose/cautious monetary policy stance due to slowing domestic economic growth data and high Canadian unemployment, widening the yield differential with the US.

- Trump Tariff Trade War Concerns: President Donald Trump's announcement to impose new import tariffs of 10%–12.5% ​​on major US trading partners raises deep concerns about Canada's cross-border trade prospects.

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✅ FOMC Projections & DBS Group Research Perspective: DXY Resilience Pre-Warsh
On the US dollar side, the Dollar Index (DXY) held firm near its monthly high ahead of the FOMC Monetary Policy Meeting on Wednesday:

- Interest Rates Seen Steady: The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold. Market focus is on Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's press conference for explicit clues regarding the direction of monetary policy post-energy crisis.

- DBS Group Research Analysis: Analysts at DBS Group Research underscored that the market is currently highly sensitive to US-Iran news dynamics. DBS noted that with the FOMC meeting approaching, investors are not comfortable significantly cutting USD interest rate expectations at this time, even as oil prices have corrected lower. This creates a strong foundation for USD/CAD to hold in the upper zone.

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✅ Technical Analysis 4-Hour Chart (H4)
Technically, on the 4-hour chart (H4), USD/CAD confirms a bullish recovery structure from the monthly low and is testing the upper supply base:

- Bullish Consolidation Pattern: A breakout and close of the H4 candle above 1.4080 confirms buyers' success in seizing short-term market control. As long as USD/CAD holds above this level, the path of least resistance remains upward.

- Breakout Target: A clear break above the 1.4150 base will accelerate the advance towards the next psychological target of 1.4200 ahead of the FOMC decision tomorrow evening.