Canadian Dollar sees gains for holiday Monday as Crude Oil catches a bid on Israeli-Hamas conflict concerns. Canada markets are dark for Canadian Thanksgiving, in conjunction with the US Columbus Day holiday. It’s a quiet week on the economic calendar for the Canadian Loonie, investors to focus on US CPI inflation figures in the back half of the week.
Canadian Dollar FAQs What key factors drive the Canadian Dollar? The key factors driving the Canadian Dollar are the level of interest rates set by the Bank of Canada , the price of Oil, Canada’s largest export, the health of its economy, inflation and the Trade Balance, which is the difference between the value of Canada’s exports versus its imports.