Strong auto sales hide slowing Canadian disretionary spending

Canada retail sales Friday’s Canadian retail sales report for September far-surpassed expectations at +0.6% compared to a flat reading expected. In addition, the advance reading for October was +0.8% in a sign of even-more strength. CIBC highlights a contrast in consumer spending patterns in the report. While auto sales surged, there was a noticeable dip

Canadian Dollar holds onto Friday gains after a late-week risk-on push

Share: The CAD caught a bounce on risk appetite in early Friday trading. Industrial inflation figures in Canada print better than expected. US Dollar, Fed reaction is driving the market today. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is looking to pare back some of Thursday’s losses, catching some support from bolstered Crude Oil bids, but

Canadian October S&P Global services PMI 46.6 vs 47.8 prior

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Canadian Dollar extends gains following risk-on market surge on US NFP data miss

Share: The Canadian Dollar is bounding higher, extending weekly gains. Canada Unemployment Rate missed forecasts, hampering CAD upside. CAD gains 17.5K jobs, entirely part-time employment; wage growth also lower. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is seeing further upside against the US Dollar (USD) after a US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report that came in below