
USD/CAD rose toward 1.3900 in Asian trade on March 29, its highest level in over two months, as fears of escalation in the Middle East war boosted safe-haven demand for the US dollar. A WSJ report of 10,000 additional US troops heading to Iran added to tensions.
Safe-haven USD demand pressures the loonie, which can make Canadian oilseed meals cheaper on world markets, while the geopolitical escalation keeps energy and vegetable oil prices elevated.
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