The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed. The loonie was trading 0.4% lower at C$1.3713 to the greenback, or 72.92 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3656 to 1.3715. Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 2.4 basis points to 3.785%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.652%. U.S. June crude futures fell 14 cents to $83.22 a barrel on Wednesday. Canadian retail sales rose 0.1% in April from February. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales growth of 0.1%.Excluding autos. retail sales fell 0.3% in April, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast April sales, excluding autos, to be be flat.
Delayed 10:02:49 01/07/2024 BST | 5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
0.9137 CAD | +0.13% | +0.56% | +1.39% |
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117.7 JPY | +0.04% | +0.69% | - | ||
1.733 CAD | +0.19% | +0.05% | - | ||
0.9138 CAD | +0.14% | +0.56% | - | ||
0.8344 CAD | +0.07% | -0.14% | - | ||
0.6581 CHF | -0.04% | +0.66% | - | ||
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