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Canadian Dollar Falls on Inflation Data, Rate Cut Bets

Canadian Dollar Falls on Inflation Data, Rate Cut Bets
Canadian dollar falls as inflation data fuels rate cut bets · livemint.com

The Canadian dollar, often called the loonie, lost some value compared to the U.S. dollar.

This happened because inflation in Canada slowed down, meaning prices aren't rising as quickly.

Because of this, there's a higher chance that Canada's central bank might lower interest rates to help boost the economy.

Also, the price of oil, which is a major export for Canada, went down.

The loonie is now at its lowest point since early August.

The ending of a strike by flight attendants at Air Canada could be a positive factor for the economy.

Key facts

Loonie's drop
0.4%
Weakest level
1.3860 against USD
Inflation Rate
1.7% (July)
Oil Price Drop
1.1%
Rate Cut Chance
39%

Quotes

Robert Both

Senior Canada macro strategist at TD Securities

“So even with CPI-trim and median still running near 3% year-over-year, the bank has put a little more weight on those three-month core rates.”
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“I think the more impactful bit of the report is that deceleration in three-month rates of core CPI.”
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