据路透社2月25日报道,因油价上涨,且加拿大国债收益率攀升速度快于美国国债,加元兑美元汇率周三升至三年来最高水平。加元兑美元汇率上涨0.5%,至1.2523,或79.85美分,触及自2018年2月以来的最高水平1.2521。
蒙特利尔银行资本市场(BMO Capital Markets)外汇策略全球主管格雷格?安德森(Greg Anderson)表示:“加元的中期方向非常明确,除非油价向下修正,否则加元将进一步走强,因为它将慢慢赶上已经上涨的油价走势。"
今年年初以来,加拿大主要出口产品之一的石油上涨了30%以上,加元上涨了1.7%。
周三,美国原油期货价格上涨2.5%,收于每桶63.22美元,此前美国政府数据显示,由于上周原油生产受到严重冰冻天气的影响,原油产量出现下降。
加拿大央行行长蒂夫·麦克伦(Tiff Macklem)周二表示,随着新冠肺炎疫苗接种力度加大,加拿大经济今年将出现坚实和持续的反弹,不过他同时警告称,加拿大炙热的房地产市场开始显示出“过度繁荣”的迹象。
加拿大政府公债收益率周三上扬,涨幅显著。10年期国债收益率触及去年2月以来的最高水平1.360%,随后回落至1.316%,当日上涨7.1个基点。
加拿大和美国10年期国债收益率差收窄5.5个基点至6.4个基点,这对美国国债有利。
王佳晶 摘译自 路透社
原文如下:
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar hits a 3-year high, playing catch-up with oil
The Canadian dollar strengthened to its highest level in three years against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as oil prices rose and Canadian bond yields climbed at a faster pace than their U.S. counterparts.
The loonie was trading 0.5% higher at 1.2523 to the greenback, or 79.85 U.S. cents, having touched its strongest intraday level since February 2018 at 1.2521.
"The medium term direction for CAD is pretty clear," said Greg Anderson, global head of foreign exchange strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York. "Unless oil corrects lower, we should see further CAD strength as it slowly catches up to the oil move that has already happened."
Oil, one of Canada's major exports, has rallied more than 30% since the beginning of the year, while the Canadian dollar is up 1.7%.
U.S. crude oil futures settled 2.5% higher at $63.22 a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a drop in crude output after a deep freeze disrupted production last week.
Canada's economy will see a solid and sustained rebound this year as COVID-19 inoculations ramp up, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said on Tuesday, while warning that Canada's red-hot housing market is starting to show signs of "excess exuberance".
Canadian government bond yields were higher across a steeper curve on Wednesday. The 10-year yield touched its highest since February last year at 1.360% before pulling back to 1.316%, up 7.1 basis points on the day.
The gap between Canadian and U.S. 10-year yields narrowed by 5.5 basis points to 6.4 basis points in favour of the U.S. bond.