-- 三菱日聯銀行(MUFG)表示,自中東衝突爆發以來,加幣(CAD 或 loonie)兌美元(USD)匯率基本保持不變,是表現第四好的貨幣,僅次於美元(USD),挪威克朗(NOK)、澳元(AUD)和英鎊(GBO)表現更佳。 三菱日聯銀行指出,加拿大央行將於週三召開會議,市場普遍預期其將於美東時間上午9:45發表政策聲明,維持貨幣政策立場不變。投資者屆時也將看到貨幣政策報告的發布,預計報告將下調今年國內生產毛額(GDP)成長預期,同時上調通膨預期。 三菱日聯銀行在致客戶的報告中寫道,加拿大央行對今年GDP預測的任何下調都可能反映出伊朗戰爭爆發的影響,下調幅度應該「不大」。鑑於與衝突相關的諸多不確定性,這些更新後的預測不太可能像以往那樣對市場產生巨大影響。 對於更高的通膨預期,情況也類似,儘管三菱日聯銀行(MUFG)認為通膨受到的影響可能更為持久。在局勢緩和的情況下,如果假設地緣政治風險溢價可能仍然存在,那麼加拿大央行認為,能源價格回落到仍高於衝突前水準的程度是合理的。 這意味著通膨水準將高於衝突前的預期,這可能會變得難以忽視。加拿大央行在3月的上次會議上表示,最初將更重視下行成長風險,而非上行通膨風險。這部分反映了衝突開始時通膨略低於預期的事實。 然而,在周三的會議上,霍爾木茲海峽的封鎖仍未結束,而風險資產仍保持韌性。因此,該行預計加拿大央行的立場將比3月更加鷹派,並有跡象顯示其關注將轉向上行通膨風險。 然而,三菱日聯銀行補充道,聯準會週三的鷹派立場也可能更加明顯,美國國債殖利率或將走高,從而限制美加利差的波動。該行短期內看好美元,理由是衝突再度升級的可能性增加,以及原油價格可能進一步上漲。 IMM最新持倉數據顯示,槓桿基金本週加幣拋售量創下2024年7月以來的最高紀錄。儘管在衝突再升級的情況下,加元表現可能遜於美元,但三菱日聯銀行預計加元的波動幅度將更為“溫和”,並有望跑贏其他依賴能源進口的G10貨幣。
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