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スコシアバンクがカナダドルと原油価格の乖離についてコメント

-- スコシアバンクによると、カナダドル(CAD)と原油価格の関係は過去10年間で「著しく」弱まっており、今回の状況も例外ではない。 イラン核戦争に伴う原油価格の急騰にもかかわらず、CADの反応は概ね鈍かったと、同行は指摘している。 スコシアバンクは、この明らかな乖離は関係の消滅を意味するものではないと述べている。原油価格とCADの間には依然として重要な根本的な関連性があるが、すべての原油価格ショックが等しく影響を与えるわけではない。 同行の分析によると、CADは供給主導の原油価格上昇よりも需要主導の原油価格上昇に大きく反応する。 スコシアバンクによれば、原油価格変動の要因を考慮に入れると、乖離はほぼ説明できる。原油供給ショックと需要ショック、金利差、そして米ドル(USD)の広範な動向を考慮に入れることで、時変弾力性や構造変化を持ち出すことなく、原油価格とCADの相関の低下を完全に説明できる。 同行は、供給主導の原油価格上昇局面では、経常収支の上昇余地は限定的であると付け加えた。概して、供給主導の原油価格上昇、世界的な需要低迷、そして米ドルの安全資産としての資金流入といった要因が重なり、現在の環境下では経常収支の反応は抑制されると考えられる。

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