-- RBCキャピタル・マーケッツは金曜日のCADウィークリー・サウンドバイツ(金利・為替)レポートで、「イベントが盛りだくさん」だった今週は「概ね予想通り」だったとし、「安定した財政見通し」、カナダ銀行(BoC)による「ややタカ派的な据え置き」、そして第1四半期のGDPが「潜在成長率を上回るペースで推移」していると述べた。 同行は、BoCのタカ派的な姿勢は、長期的に見てUSD/CADが緩やかに下落するという見方を裏付けるものだと指摘した。しかし、BoCとFRBの最近の会合は、短期的には両党とも政策金利を据え置くことを示唆しており、USD/CADはレンジ相場となるだろうと付け加えた。 金利見通しについては、RBCは今週、予想通りBoCが据え置きとなったものの、政策変更のバランスはタカ派寄りだったと述べた。BoCはGDP見通しをやや上方修正し、余剰生産能力の吸収が見込まれると指摘した。また、中立レンジの議論は、2.25%~3.25%のレンジ自体は据え置かれたものの、上方修正されたと述べた。 RBCは、2026年にカナダ銀行(BoC)が金利を据え置き、2027年に利上げを行うという長年の見解を維持すると述べた。ただし、2026年後半の利上げの可能性は利下げの可能性をはるかに上回ると付け加えた。 為替市場については、RBCは、今週のBoCのややタカ派的な姿勢は、来年にかけてUSD/CADが緩やかに下落するという長期的な見通しを裏付けるものだと述べた。ただし、これはBoCが2027年に利上げに転換し、2026年後半にリスクが存在することを前提としている。 しかし、短期的には、中央銀行会合からBoCとFRBが今後数ヶ月間は金利を据え置く可能性が高く、米加金利差が比較的安定すると予想されるため、USD/CADは引き続きレンジ相場になるとRBCは見ている。これはUSD/CADの下支えとなり、1.3500付近がレンジの下限と見込まれる。 RBCは、USD/CADが1.3598を下回って週足終値をつけたことで、下降トレンドが再確認され、今年の安値である1.3526と1.3482の再テストが予想されると付け加えた。 「さらに下落すれば、2024年9月の安値である1.3420が視野に入ってくるだろう。最初の抵抗線は1.3598と1.3661にあり、その後1.3728が続く。後者2つの水準への上昇は売り場と見込まれる」と、RBCキャピタル・マーケッツのチーフ・テクニカル・ストラテジスト、ジョージ・デイビス氏は述べた。
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