#news 🟦 6:30 PM – CAD News

1) Employment Change (Red Folder)

This shows how many jobs were added or lost in Canada.

If the actual number is higher → CAD becomes strong

If the actual number is lower → CAD becomes weak

This news creates strong volatility in USD/CAD, CAD/JPY, EUR/CAD.

2) Unemployment Rate (Red Folder)

This shows how much the unemployment percentage increased or decreased.

If the rate decreases → CAD becomes strong

If the rate increases → CAD becomes weak

➡️ The 6:30 PM news mainly moves CAD pairs, and it has only a moderate indirect effect on crypto.

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🟥 8:00 PM – USD News (Very High Impact)

This is the most important time because multiple U.S. red-folder news releases come out together:

1) Core PCE Price Index (m/m)

This is the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation indicator.

If PCE is high → Chance of interest rate hike → USD strong, crypto drops

If PCE is low → Chance of interest rate cut → USD weak, crypto pumps

2) Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations

This shows how confident U.S. consumers feel about the economy — it directly affects the dollar.

3) Personal Income & Personal Spending

Shows how much people are earning and spending — a signal of economic strength.

➡️ The 8:00 PM news is bigger.

It creates heavy volatility in Forex, Gold (XAUUSD), and crypto (BTC, ETH).

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✔ Summary (simple):

6:30 PM (CAD) → Big movement only in CAD pairs

8:00 PM (USD) → Heavy volatility in Crypto, Forex, and Gold

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