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Canadian dollar pulls back from 8-month high after surprise jobs decline

Published 2019-07-05, 09:41 a/m
© Reuters.  Canadian dollar pulls back from 8-month high after surprise jobs decline
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* Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against the greenback

* Canada's economy sheds 2,200 jobs in June

* Price of U.S. oil decreases 0.4%

* Canadian bond prices decline across the yield curve

TORONTO, July 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, pulling back from an eight-month high the day before, as the greenback broadly climbed and after data showed a surprise drop in Canadian jobs in June.

Canada's economy shed a net 2,200 jobs in June after two months of gains, but wages jumped by the most in more than a year - a sign of strength analysts said ruled out the chances of the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates next week. that the central bank would cut rates this year slipped to less than 20% from about 25% before the jobs data. BOCWATCH

The easing of Bank of Canada rate cut expectations came as data showed a strong rebound in U.S. job growth. U.S. and Canadian bond yields and the U.S. dollar .DXY climbed after the U.S. data. 9:19 a.m. (1319 GMT), the Canadian dollar CAD=D4 was trading 0.4% lower at 1.3102 to the greenback, or 76.32 U.S. cents. The currency, which on Thursday notched an eight-month high at 1.3038, traded in a range of 1.3045 to 1.3130.

For the week, the loonie was on track to dip 0.1%.

The Canadian dollar will edge higher against the greenback over the coming year, as a recovering domestic economy forestalls Bank of Canada interest rate cuts despite expected easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve, a Reuters poll predicted. price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, declined on Friday after weaker-than-expected German data added to worries about the global economy. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were down 0.4% at $57.09 a barrel. government bond prices were lower across the yield curve in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries. The two-year CA2YT=RR fell 11 Canadian cents to yield 1.581% and the 10-year CA10YT=RR was down 78 Canadian cents to yield 1.552%.

The 10-year yield touched its highest intraday since May 30 at 1.555%.

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