What this entry found
- ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS
exchangerates.org.uk carried 6 details no other outlet reported.
- Monthly CPI in Canada came in at 0.5%
- Seasonally adjusted prices climbed 0.3%
- Gasoline accelerated to a 25.7% year-over-year increase from 20.5% the previous month
- The Middle East conflict, including blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and partial closure of Red Sea shipping routes, pushed energy costs higher
- The monthly gain (0.5%) was above the 0.4% forecast
- Headline inflation rose from 2.8% in June
The Canadian dollar strengthened to a two-week high on August 18, 2026, following the release of Canadian inflation data showing the annual rate accelerated to 3.0% in July, exceeding analyst expectations. Bond yields also rose amid uncertainty over pending US tariffs on Canadian goods.
2 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: marketscreener.com, reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- reuters.comWIRE
- economies.comUNCLASSIFIED
- marketscreener.comUNCLASSIFIED
- exchangerates.org.ukUNCLASSIFIED
References
- reuters.comCanadian dollar hits two-week high as inflation acceleratesScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
- economies.comCanadian dollar hits two-week high as inflation acceleratesScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
- exchangerates.org.ukCanadian Dollar Steady As Energy Drives Inflation HigherScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
- marketscreener.comCANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar hits two-week high as inflation acceleratesScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
Carried by multiple outlets
- Canadian dollar reached a two-week high on August 18, 2026economies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
- Canada's annual inflation rate in July accelerated to 3.0%economies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
- The inflation reading exceeded analyst expectations of 2.9%economies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
- Gasoline prices were a primary driver of the inflation accelerationeconomies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
- Underlying inflation measures remained contained below headline inflationeconomies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
- US tariff uncertainty was a factor affecting market conditionseconomies.com, exchangerates.org.uk
Reported by one outlet only
- The Canadian dollar gained 0.2% to C$1.3850 per US dollar, equivalent to 72.20 US cents, after touching C$1.3845 during the sessiononly economies.com
- The Canadian dollar's strongest level since the two-week high was on June 1only economies.com
- CPI-trim and CPI-median came in at 1.9% and 2%, respectivelyonly economies.com
- Canada's 10-year government bond yield has risen by around 17 basis points over the past month, the largest increase among G7 bond yields excluding Japanonly economies.com
- Monthly CPI in Canada came in at 0.5%only exchangerates.org.uk
- Seasonally adjusted prices climbed 0.3%only exchangerates.org.uk
Reported unevenly
- The reason the Canadian dollar's gains were limited or modeststated by exchangerates.org.uk states gains were 'limited' due to contained core inflation measures · absent from economies.com does not characterize the gains as limited and focuses instead on the broader recovery context



