Canadian Dollar Forecasts Shift Higher as Ottawa Pads Economic Support: Reuters Poll

Canadian Dollar Forecasts Shift Higher as Ottawa Pads Economic Support: Reuters Poll
A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, on Jan. 23, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch/File Photo
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TORONTO—The outlook for the Canadian dollar has improved on expectations the currency will benefit from domestic economic stimulus and the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine, a Reuters poll showed, with the loonie already gaining in recent months.

Canada’s dollar has strengthened 14 percent against its U.S. counterpart since March, reaching a two-year high on Thursday at 1.2848 per U.S. dollar, or 77.83 U.S. cents.