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If you look at the fundamental factors driving the Canadian dollar, we think the outlook is all down

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The loonie is set to fly south — soon, say TD economists, who are leading the bears with their forecast that Canada’s currency will drop as low as 90 US cents over the next year.

In “The case of a weaker loonie,” the economists say several recent trends have led them to lower their forecast for the Canadian dollar: A decline in Canada’s economy, the softening of commodity prices and the strength of the U.S. dollar.

“Canada has lost much of its economic growth advantage,” says economists Francis Fong and Leslie Preston, who expect Canada to lag the United States this year and next.

The loonie ticked up to 99.74 US cents Thursday after falling as low as 96.68 US cents in March, but TD say the gains won’t last.