Canadian dollar strengthens on oil prices and Bank of Canada rate hike bets
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Investing.com -- The Canadian dollar strengthened on Thursday as rising crude prices and expectations of a Bank of Canada interest rate increase next week supported the currency, with the U.S. dollar extending its decline against the loonie for a sixth consecutive session. Still…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bullishThe loonie's gains reflect higher crude and expected Bank of Canada tightening, both relevant for USD/CAD.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01The Canadian dollar strengthened Thursday, supported by rising crude prices.
- 02Expectations of a Bank of Canada rate increase next week supported the currency.
- 03The U.S. dollar extended its decline against the loonie for a sixth consecutive session.
- 04USD/CAD traded around 1.4025, its lowest level since September 21.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
US Dollar Index101.6310+0.15%today -0.15%Negative Crude Oil WTI99.47 USDMarket closedtoday +2.39%Positive
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