🔴 LIVE: The Secrets of ProPicks AI Success Revealed + November’s List FREEWatch Now

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slips to 7-week low as COVID-19 fears grip markets

Published 2020-09-24, 08:39 a/m
USD/CAD
-
DX
-
CL
-
CA10YT=RR
-
DXY
-

* Canadian dollar dips 0.1% against the greenback

* Loonie touches a seven-week low at 1.3414

* Price of U.S. oil decreases 0.2%

* Canada's 10-year yield holds steady at about 0.560%

TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a seven-week low against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as investors worried about another global economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic and Ottawa's pledge of further economic aid failed to lift the currency.

The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at 1.3395 to the greenback, or 74.65 U.S. cents. The currency touched its weakest intraday level since Aug. 4 at 1.3414.

Global shares .DXY slid and the U.S. dollar =USD rose, with political stalemate in Washington adding to investor anxiety. runs a current account deficit and is a major exporter of oil, so the loonie tends to be sensitive to the global flow of trade and capital.

U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were down 0.20% at $39.85 a barrel as a fall in U.S. inventories last week was offset by the stronger greenback and a renewed wave of COVID-19 cases in Europe. is also seeing a pick-up in COVID-19 infections. The Canadian government's vow to double down on pandemic-related spending will support activity but raises questions over a burgeoning deficit, economists say. government bond yields were little changed across the curve, with the 10-year CA10YT=RR trading at about 0.560%.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.