# Canadian Dollar recedes after Fed rate hold — Octa

> The Canadian dollar fell for a fifth straight session on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates and Chair Powell cut hopes for a September cut. USD/CAD moved back above 1.3800 for the first time since May.

- Date: 2025-07-30 · published 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23976-canadian-dollar-recedes-after-fed-rate-hold-octa
- Commodities: [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Fed caution lifts the US dollar against the loonie, which can weigh on Canadian oilseed and grain export pricing in USD terms.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCAD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar charges higher after Fed hikes rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6465-dollar-charges-higher-after-fed-hikes-rates.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar Rallies and Gold Sinks as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Recede](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8477-dollar-rallies-and-gold-sinks-as-fed-rate-cut-hopes-recede.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-07-18 | [Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29485-euro-falls-after-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-climbs-after-data.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-10-30 | [Yen weakens after BOJ holds rates steady, Fed boosts dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22641-yen-weakens-after-boj-holds-rates-steady-fed-boosts-dollar.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2025-01-29 | [US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26413-us-dollar-firms-against-peers-after-fed-holds-rates-steady.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- octabroker.com: https://www.octabroker.com/markets/news/view/1167195/

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