# Canadian dollar rises nearly 3% in August, posting its biggest gain in 14 months - The Globe and Mail

> The Canadian dollar rose to a near eight-month high against the US dollar on August 31 and posted its largest monthly gain since June 2019, up 2.9% for August. Gains were attributed to signs of domestic economic recovery and improved risk appetite, with broad US dollar weakness after the Fed's policy shift on inflation.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51854-canadian-dollar-rises-nearly-3-in-august-posting-its-biggest-gain-in-14-months
- 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 stronger loonie raises the cost of Canadian-origin feed inputs such as canola meal and barley in US dollar terms and can weigh on Canadian export competitiveness. The move mainly reflects dollar weakness, which tends to support dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-08-22 | [Canadian dollar rallies the most in three months as Fed’s Powell signals possible rate cut - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23555-canadian-dollar-rallies-the-most-in-three-months-as-fed-s-powell-signals.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2021-07-28 | [Canadian dollar gains as Fed readies new money market facilities - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46270-canadian-dollar-gains-as-fed-readies-new-money-market-facilities-the-globe-and.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-11-04 | [Canadian dollar posts biggest gain in 12 years as jobs surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38913-canadian-dollar-posts-biggest-gain-in-12-years-as-jobs-surge.md) | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| DXY | 2019-04-26 | [Canadian dollar rises as U.S. growth composition weighs on greenback - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59816-canadian-dollar-rises-as-u-s-growth-composition-weighs-on-greenback-the-globe.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Canadian dollar notches biggest gain in one month as greenback slides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24452-canadian-dollar-notches-biggest-gain-in-one-month-as-greenback-slides.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/market-news/article-canadian-dollar-near-7-month-high-after-upbeat-chinese-data/

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