Canadian Dollar Jun '26 (D6M26)
Canadian Dollar Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday fell to a 7-week low and finished down by -0.15%.  The dollar came under pressure Friday in hopes that an end to the war in Iran is near, curbing safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, Friday's rally in stocks has reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. In addition, Friday's 11% plunge in WTI crude oil eases inflation expectations, which is dovish for Fed policy and negative for the dollar.
The dollar recovered from its worst level on Friday after San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly's comments sparked short covering, signaling she favors keeping Fed policy steady. She said the oil shock in the US is stronger on the inflation side than on growth, and leaving policy unchanged would still restrain inflation.
Axios reported that the US and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan to end the war, with one element under discussion being that the US would release $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets in return for Iran giving up its st... Read more
Barchart · Fri Apr 17, 2:33PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell to a 7-week low and finished down by -0.15%. The dollar came under pressure Friday in hopes that an end to the...
Barchart · Fri Apr 17, 10:08AM CDT
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. dollar against other major reserve currencies, has been in a bearish trend since 2022. However, since 2008, the...
Barchart · Fri Apr 17, 9:33AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today fell to a 7-week low and is down by -0.45%. The dollar is under pressure today in hopes that an end to the war in Iran...
Barchart · Thu Apr 16, 2:37PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.17%. The dollar recovered from a 6-week low on Thursday and moved higher as better-than-expected US economic...
Barchart · Thu Apr 16, 9:40AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.17%. The dollar recovered from a 6-week low today and is moving higher on better-than-expected US economic...
Wavetraders · Thu Apr 16, 6:33AM CDT
USDCAD is moving lower from the 1.3930 resistance and has also broken below the trendline support from the March lows, which suggests a reversal is underway....
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
Corn futures closed the Friday session with most contracts fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, shrugging off early weakness. July was an exception, down...
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
Soybeans closed with Friday gains of ½ to 4 ¾ cents across the board, with Marh slipping 8 ½ cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash...
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
Cotton futures posted gains of 44 to 170 points across the board on Friday, with May rallying 418 points on the week. The US dollar index was $0.045 higher...
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
Lean hog futures closed Friday with contracts down a tick to 67 cents, as June was down $2.67 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
Live cattle futures closed Friday seeing some strength off the lows but closing down 22 to 87 cents. April was down $1.82 this week. Cash trade has picked...
Barchart · 8 minutes ago
The wheat complex closed with winter wheat weakness, with spring wheat higher on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were steady in some deferreds to 7 1/4 cents...
Barchart · 47 minutes ago
United Airlines shares rally as Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz fully open. UAL stock is still relatively inexpensive to own in 2026.
Barchart · 1 hour ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +1.20%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.79%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index...
