The slide in the Canadian dollar began after the Federal Reserve's mid-September rate increase and continued through nearly every session that followed. Neither central bank has a scheduled decision before late October, so the policy gap behind the move stays fixed in the meantime. The currency's move has followed the policy gap rather than oil.
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