USD/CAD

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is flat versus the US Dollar (USD) and lagging most G10 peers. They highlight that wider US–Canada yield spreads have weighed on the CAD, but see the move as stretched.

USD/CAD trades little changed on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) pulls back slightly after a strong rally this week. The pause in the Greenback and Treasury yields has offered little relief to the Canadian Dollar (CAD), leaving it on track for a second consecutive weekly decline.

The USD/CAD pair gathers strength to around 1.4150 during the early European trading hours on Friday. Mounting bets on further Federal ‌Reserve (Fed) rate hikes provide some support to the US Dollar (USD) against the Canadian Dollar (CAD).

USD/CAD extends its gains for the fifth consecutive day, trading around 1.4140 during Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) faces downward pressure from falling crude oil prices.

USD/CAD extends its advance on Thursday, climbing to its highest level since mid-July. The pair has posted only one daily decline over the past 12 trading days, reflecting the diverging monetary policy outlooks of the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Canada (BoC).

Royal Bank of Canada economist Rachel Battaglia explains that Statistics Canada’s upward revision to population data has erased earlier signs of negative growth and now shows Canada’s population rising 0.5% year-over-year in Q2.