10月中旬,加元兑美元汇率跌破1.4,跌至六个月低点,受到原油价格疲软、国内数据放缓以及加拿大央行政策利率下调预期的压力。加拿大最大的出口产品石油已跌至五个月低点,原因是美中贸易持续紧张、供应增加以及预期的美国库存增加,引发了对供应过剩和需求疲软的担忧,并消除了对加元的关键支撑。与此同时,广泛的经济指标表明国内势头降温,GDP增长放缓,核心通胀接近央行目标的下限,工资涨幅适中,降低了提高借贷成本的必要性。中国银行最近的沟通加强了降息或暂停的可能性,进一步降低了持有加拿大资产相对于美国的预期回报。
The Canadian dollar weakened past 1.4 per US dollar in mid-October to six-month lows, pressured by softer crude prices, slowing domestic data, and expectations of lower Bank of Canada policy rates. Oil, Canada’s largest export, has dropped to five-month lows amid persistent US-China trade tensions, rising supply, and anticipated US inventory builds, raising fears of oversupply and weaker demand and removing a key support for the currency. At the same time, broad economic indicators point to cooling domestic momentum, with GDP growth slowing, core inflation near the lower end of the BoC’s target, and modest wage gains, reducing the case for higher borrowing costs. Recent BoC communications reinforce the likelihood of a rate cut or pause, further diminishing expected returns from holding Canadian assets relative to the US.