USD/CAD REBALANCES, BACKSLIDES FROM 1.3600 AFTER US ISM PMI MISSES FORECASTS

• USD/CAD flubs 1.3600 once again.
• Canada Manufacturing PMI recovers but still in contraction.
• US ISM Manufacturing PMI declined, flaunting forecasts.

USD/CAD fumbled the 1.3600 handle on Friday after a worse-than-expected US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February unexpectedly declined. The US Dollar (USD) was dragged broadly lower, sending the USD/CAD pair back into familiar technical territory near 1.3550.

Canada saw a decline in its S&P Global Manufacturing PMI on Friday, but market attention was focused on the day’s key US data print. Next week brings the latest rate call from the Bank of Canada (BoC) slated for next Wednesday, and next week will wrap up with another US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) on Friday alongside Canadian labor figures.