-- 三菱日联银行(MUFG)表示,自中东冲突爆发以来,加元(CAD 或 loonie)兑美元(USD)汇率基本保持不变,是表现第四好的货币,仅次于美元(USD),挪威克朗(NOK)、澳元(AUD)和英镑(GBO)表现更佳。 三菱日联银行指出,加拿大央行将于周三召开会议,市场普遍预期其将于美东时间上午9:45发表政策声明,维持货币政策立场不变。投资者届时还将看到货币政策报告的发布,预计报告将下调今年国内生产总值(GDP)增长预期,同时上调通胀预期。 三菱日联银行在致客户的报告中写道,加拿大央行对今年GDP预测的任何下调都可能反映出伊朗战争爆发的影响,而且下调幅度应该“不大”。鉴于与冲突相关的诸多不确定性,这些更新后的预测不太可能像以往那样对市场产生巨大影响。 对于更高的通胀预期,情况也类似,尽管三菱日联银行(MUFG)认为通胀受到的影响可能更为持久。在局势缓和的情况下,如果假设地缘政治风险溢价可能仍然存在,那么加拿大央行认为,能源价格回落到仍高于冲突前水平的程度是合理的。 这意味着通胀水平将高于冲突前的预期,这可能会变得难以忽视。加拿大央行在3月份的上次会议上表示,最初将更加关注下行增长风险,而非上行通胀风险。这部分反映了冲突开始时通胀略低于预期的事实。 然而,在周三的会议上,霍尔木兹海峡的封锁仍未结束,而风险资产依然保持韧性。因此,该行预计加拿大央行的立场将比3月份更加鹰派,并有迹象表明其关注点将转向上行通胀风险。 然而,三菱日联银行补充道,美联储周三的鹰派立场也可能更加明显,美国国债收益率或将走高,从而限制美加利差的波动。该行短期内看好美元,理由是冲突再度升级的可能性增加,以及原油价格可能进一步上涨。 IMM最新持仓数据显示,杠杆基金本周加元抛售量创下2024年7月以来的最高纪录。尽管在冲突再度升级的情况下,加元表现可能逊于美元,但三菱日联银行预计加元的波动幅度将更为“温和”,并有望跑赢其他依赖能源进口的G10货币。
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