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CANADIAN DOLLAR SLUMPS AGAINST SURGING GREENBACK AFTER US CPI INFLATION COMES IN HOT

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  • Markets were caught by unexpectedly stubborn US CPI inflation on Tuesday.
  • Canada sees notable lack of representation on the economic calendar this week.
  • Canadian Dollar is mixed on the day, but sharply lower against the US Dollar.

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) tumbled against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday after US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation ticked higher on a monthly basis, sending the Greenback surging across the major currency board.  Inflation on an annual basis was also higher than consensus in January, pushing out market hopes of a May rate cut from the Federal Reserve (Fed).

Canada has only a thin showing on the economic calendar this week, and it is relegated to strictly low-tier releases. These include Canadian Housing Starts and Manufacturing Sales on Thursday and Foreign Investment figures on Friday. Canadian January Housing Starts are expected to tick upward slightly, but US Retail Sales will entirely overshadow the release


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