Solid Canada Jobs Data Lifts Canadian Dollar
12 March 2021 - 8:58PM
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The Canadian dollar strengthened against its major counterparts
in the New York session on Friday, as Canada job growth outpaced
forecasts in February amid the easing of restrictions.
Data from Statistics Canada showed that Canadian economy added
much more jobs than expected in the month of February.
Employment increased by 259,200 jobs in February, after falling
by 212,800 jobs in January.
Economists had expected employment to rise by about 75,000
jobs.
The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent in February from 9.4
percent in January. The unemployment rate was expected to fall to
9.2 percent.
The loonie firmed to a 2-1/2-year high of 87.16 against the yen
and more than a 2-week high of 1.2511 against the greenback, from
yesterday's closing values of 86.54 and 1.2528, respectively. The
currency is likely to find resistance around 88.5 against the yen
and 1.23 against the greenback.
The loonie approached a 3-day high of 0.9694 against the aussie
and a 1-year high of 1.4927 against the euro, off its early lows of
0.9772 and 1.5022, respectively. Next immediate resistance for the
loonie is seen around 0.94 against the aussie and 1.47 against the
euro.
Looking ahead, University of Michigan's preliminary U.S.
consumer sentiment index for March will be featured in the New York
session.
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