* Canadian dollar dips 0.1% against the greenback
* Loonie touches its weakest since June 30 at 1.3646
* Price of U.S. oil rises 0.5%
* Canadian bond yields mixed across a flatter curve
By Fergal Smith
TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a two-week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as the prospect of travel restrictions between Canada and the United States being extended threatened to heap additional pressure on Canada's economy.
Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel that was imposed to fight the coronavirus outbreak, although a final decision has not been taken, two Ottawa sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. would be "a further drag" on the Canadian economy, said Scott Lampard, head of global markets at HSBC Bank Canada.
The ban does not stop the movement of goods but affects tourism and other services.
"I think there is just the prospect that the government is going to need to support the economy for longer," Lampard said.
Ottawa is rolling out more than C$212 billion in direct support measures for Canada's economy, while the Bank of Canada has slashed interest rates since March to a record low of 0.25%. central bank is expected to leave rates on hold at a policy announcement on Wednesday, with investors likely to focus on the bank's outlook for the economy and potential guidance on its bond-buying program. Canadian dollar CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at 1.3619 to the greenback, or 73.43 U.S. cents. The currency touched its weakest intraday level since June 30 at 1.3646.
The decline for the loonie came despite a higher price for oil, one of Canada's major exports. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 settled up 0.5% at $40.29 a barrel as OPEC and its allies cut production by more than agreed to in June, while Wall Street rose as investors looked beyond a recent surge in coronavirus cases. government bond yields were mixed across a flatter curve, with the 30-year CA10YT=RR easing 1.4 basis points to 1.0470%.