Foreign Securities Purchases (CAD) comes in at 40.828B against 15.0B consensus

Foreign Securities Purchases for Canada were reported at 40.828B on August 17, 2026, significantly exceeding the consensus expectation of 15.0B. This represents a 172.2% surprise relative to the consensus. The actual figure also marked a substantial increase from the previous period’s 7.897B.

Following the release, the Canadian dollar showed strength against several major currencies. Fifteen minutes after the data, AUDCAD was down 4.7 pips, EURCAD was down 2.1 pips, GBPCAD was down 3.2 pips, NZDCAD was down 2.7 pips, and USDCAD was down 4.7 pips. Conversely, CADCHF was up 0.6 pips and CADJPY was up 4.2 pips over the same period. These initial movements appear relatively small when compared to the typical median 1-hour moves observed after past releases. For instance, USDCAD’s 4.7 pip move compares to a median 1-hour move of 9 pips, and EURCAD’s 2.1 pip move compares to a median 1-hour move of 13 pips.