Buoyed by rising oil and gold prices, the Canadian dollar rose to C$1.0238 to the U.S. dollar, or 97.68 U.S. cents by 8:15 a.m. in New York compared to Friday’s close of C$1.0256 to the U.S. dollar, or 97.50 U.S. cents.
“The U.S. dollar is still very heavy so that’s probably the main thing that is helping the Canadian dollar,” said Shane Enright, executive director, foreign exchange sales at CIBC World Markets. “The market is concerned about more quantitative easing from the Fed going forward. That’s really what’s weighing on the U.S. dollar for the most part.”
Source: Reuters
Content is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc. or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. If you would like to reproduce or redistribute any of the content found on MarketPulse, an award winning forex, commodities and global indices analysis and news site service produced by OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc., please access the RSS feed or contact us at info@marketpulse.com. Visit https://www.marketpulse.com/ to find out more about the beat of the global markets. © 2023 OANDA Business Information & Services Inc.
Latest posts by Scott Boyd (see all)
- Japan’s Demographic Trap - 25 June 2012
- Officials Talk Openly of Greek Euro Exit - 16 May 2012
- Greek Voters Prepare to Roll the Dice - 15 May 2012