# Canadian dollar notches a six-day high as Fed rate cut bets climb | Reuters

> The Canadian dollar strengthened to a near one-week high against the US dollar as bets on a December Federal Reserve rate cut grew. The move followed softer US retail sales and consumer confidence data.

- Date: 2025-11-26 · published 2025-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22178-canadian-dollar-notches-a-six-day-high-as-fed-rate-cut-bets-climb-reuters
- Commodities: [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker US dollar on Fed-cut expectations lowers the loonie cost of USD-priced commodities and feed imports, a modest cushion for Canadian buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-08-19 | [Sterling hits one-month high as Fed rate cut bets weigh on dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29068-sterling-hits-one-month-high-as-fed-rate-cut-bets-weigh-on-dollar-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-08-30 | [Canadian dollar notches two-week high as Fed taper fears ebb - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45790-canadian-dollar-notches-two-week-high-as-fed-taper-fears-ebb-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -0.7% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Euro climbs as ECB eyes rate hikes, dollar slides \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12687-euro-climbs-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-dollar-slides-reuters.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Dollar slips as Fed holds rates steady \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8418-dollar-slips-as-fed-holds-rates-steady-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2023-10-31 | [US dollar falls as markets believe Fed is done hiking rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11457-us-dollar-falls-as-markets-believe-fed-is-done-hiking-rates-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/canadian-dollar-notches-six-day-high-fed-rate-cut-bets-climb-2025-11-26/

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