The George Davis Report: December 2025 Edition

Looking ahead to 2026

In this month’s edition, George discusses our USD/CAD forecasts for 2026 along with key risks to watch.

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By George Davis, CMT
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What you need to know:

1

Our economic outlook calls for moderate USD/CAD weakness in 2026.

2

Fed rate cuts and hedging flows are expected to be primary drivers that contribute to broader-based USD weakness.

3

RBC’s forecast profile for USD/CAD is below the Bloomberg median consensus forecasts.

4

A recent bearish channel breakout ended an uptrend that had been in place for USD/CAD since late July, pointing to a shift in sentiment.

5

We outline various scenarios that would serve as bullish or bearish risks to our USD/CAD view.

For the trading range:

USD/CAD

Buyers

1.3600/1.3700

Sellers

1.4000/1.4100

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George Davis, CMT
George Davis, CMT
Chief Technical Strategist, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities, RBC Capital Markets

 

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