USD/CAD - Canadian Dollar Firms Ahead of FOMC
The Canadian dollar started the New York session nearly unchanged from Tuesday’s close but has since eked out small gains. The U.S. dollar is paring its overnight gains in cautious, low-volume trading.
The Canadian dollar is benefitting from a jump in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices, which have risen nearly 5% since Monday. The rally occurred despite the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries moving forward with plans to raise production quotas at the beginning of May. The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported U.S. crude inventories rose 4.3 million barrels in the week ending April 23.