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USD/CAD Fundamental Forecast – September 19, 2016

By:
Barry Norman
Published: Sep 16, 2016, 11:53 UTC

The USD/CAD soared 49 point to 1.3205 as oil prices tumbled gold eased and the greenback soared. The ICE U.S. Dollar index, a measure of the greenback's

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The USD/CAD soared 49 point to 1.3205 as oil prices tumbled gold eased and the greenback soared. The ICE U.S. Dollar index, a measure of the greenback’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, was flat at 95.480.

Many are now looking ahead to meetings of the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan next week. While the Fed is widely expected to keep interest rates steady, media reports have speculated that the BOJ might take action, including possibly cutting interest rates further into negative territory.

Canada’s biggest stock market tumbled more than 200 points, while the loonie also took a beating as falling oil prices piled on downward pressure. One helpful component of the Canadian Economy has been their exposure to Emerging Markets and how exports were expected to help Canada come out of its economic slump that is shown through the Citi Economic Surprise Index for Canada that is showing its worst rating since January when USD/CAD was trading in the mid-1.4000s.

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