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The Canadian Dollar appreciated to a seven-month high versus its currency counterpart, the U.S dollar.The rise of the “loonie” was a result of speculation that the global growth outlook is on the mend,boosting prospects for Canada’s exports.
The Canadian currency has strengthened against 15 of its 16 major currency counterparts, except for the Japanese Yen.The CAD is heading towards a 1.6 percent climb against the ’safe haven’ U.S dollar for the month of April.
The Canadian dollar reached the strongest level since September after hitting 98.23 cents per U.S dollar before climbing to 98.34 which was a 0.4 percent rise.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney is expected to deliver a speech on Friday. The Governor has the biggest influence on the nations currency value and therefore the outcome of the speech could result in a short term positive or negative trend.
