The Canadian Dollar Has Strengthened, Partly Due To A Sunnier View Of The NAFTA Negotiations

The Canadian dollar has received some good news lately. Commodity prices have been strengthening, especially energy prices, and of course, there has recently been a much sunnier tone concerning the outcome from the NAFTA negotiations.

The Canadian dollar has received some good news lately. Commodity prices have been strengthening, especially energy prices, and of course, there has recently been a much sunnier tone concerning the outcome from the NAFTA negotiations.

As the accompanying chart illustrates, the Canadian dollar has recently jumped up close to the 80 cents U.S., a level it hasn’t occupied for some time.

President Donald Trump was recently pushing for a preliminary North American Free Trade Agreement deal to be ready as soon as mid-April. 

 

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