Canadian Dollar Finally Retreats After 5 Day Rally
The Canadian currency declined today versus most of the 16 main traded currencies after stocks and commodities had their rallies halted as risk appetite eased among traders globally, forcing commodity linked currencies down.
The Canadian dollar together with its Australian counterpart, both considered commodity linked currencies, lost versus the U.S. dollar as this week’s crude oil rally was halted today as risk appetite declined after several days pushing commodities rates and equities up globally. In the intraday comparison one of the few currencies that didn’t manage to pare the loonie’s gains was the Japanese yen, as a shift in the nation’s finance minister position has turned traders to become slightly skeptical towards the Japanese currency outlook. The greenback gained considerably versus the loonie as an employment report to be published tomorrow is likely to add evidences of the U.S. economic recovery expected for 2010.
The loonie suffered today mostly from a corrective movement as traders took profit following 5 consecutive sessions of gains in
USD/CAD traded at 1.0346 as of 19:15 GMT from yesterday’s rate of 1.0290. AUD/CAD remained rather neutral as they are both currencies from commodity producers, trading at 0.9491.
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Earlier News About the Canadian Dollar:
- Metals Fuel Canada's Dollar Advance (2010-01-06)
- Canadian Dollar Up High on Oil Rally (2010-01-04)
- Canadian Dollar Posts Monthly Gains, To Advance in 2010 (2010-01-03)
- Canadian Dollar Drops on Oil, Stocks Performance (2009-12-30)
- Canadian Dollar Bullish on Global Recovery (2009-12-30)