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The Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar on August 30, 2021, reaching a two-week high. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had said at Jackson Hole that tapering of asset purchases could begin this year, which eased fears of an earlier taper.
Canada's second-quarter current account surplus widened to C$3.6 billion.
Lower odds of an early Fed taper weaken the dollar and support commodity-linked currencies. A firmer loonie makes Canadian exports priced in dollars slightly more expensive on world markets.
theglobeandmail.comReutersAug 30, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
