# Bank of Canada says persistent U.S. dollar strength could force interest rates higher

> The Canadian dollar has fallen 8.5% against the U.S. dollar since August as aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes and market volatility drove safe-haven demand for the greenback. The Bank of Canada warned that persistent U.S. dollar strength could force Canadian rates higher.

- Date: 2022-10-14 · published 2022-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39351-bank-of-canada-says-persistent-u-s-dollar-strength-could-force-interest-rates
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md)

## Why it matters

A strong U.S. dollar makes dollar-priced commodities more expensive for importers and tends to weigh on commodity prices. Forced BoC tightening adds pressure on Canadian households and the economy.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCAD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-10-25 | [Dollar rises from one-month low on prospect of higher interest rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7163-dollar-rises-from-one-month-low-on-prospect-of-higher-interest-rates-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2024-05-30 | [The dollar's strength resumed in the aftermath of rising interest rates as demand for U.S. governmen.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30495-the-dollar-s-strength-resumed-in-the-aftermath-of-rising-interest-rates-as.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2021-11-25 | [Asian stocks fall on dollar strength, Bank of Korea hikes rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44286-asian-stocks-fall-on-dollar-strength-bank-of-korea-hikes-rates-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2018-11-09 | [Gold edges down as Fed's interest rate view strengthens dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61963-gold-edges-down-as-fed-s-interest-rate-view-strengthens-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Oil prices slid 2% as dollar firms and central banks hike interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38152-oil-prices-slid-2-as-dollar-firms-and-central-banks-hike-interest-rates.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/bank-canada-says-persistent-us-dollar-strength-could-force-interest-rates-higher-2022-10-14/

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