By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Sept. 13 (CNS Canada) – The Royal Bank of Canada says it expects the Bank of Canada to raise its key lending rate again in October, following an increase to 1% from 0.75% earlier this month. However, it said the Canadian dollar is not expected to follow it higher. RBC said in a global currency report that the U.S. dollar has been weak relative to other global currencies and it shouldn’t be counted out as the U.S. economy shows signs of strength. RBC expects the Canadian dollar to fall below 81 cents U.S. before the year closes and to below 79 cents in the first quarter of 2018.
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