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Macquarie analyst David Doyle forecasts the Canadian dollar could fall to about 65 US cents within 12 months from around 74 cents. The forecast cites widening US-Canada interest rate divergence and lower oil prices.
The Bank of Canada is expected to hold rates through 2017.
A weaker loonie would lower the US-dollar price of Canadian exports, while the forecast reflects expected downward pressure on oil.
cbc.caPete EvansDec 22, 2016Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% 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.
