* Canadian dollar rises 0.1% against the greenback
* Foreign investors buy C$49.04 billion in Canadian securities
* Price of U.S. oil increases 3.4%
* Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve
By Fergal Smith
TORONTO, June 16 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened across the board against G10 currencies on Tuesday as a jump in U.S. retail sales bolstered the economic outlook and domestic data showed record demand for Canadian securities in April.
A record increase in U.S. retail sales in May, following two straight months of declines, reinforced a growing belief that the worst may be over for the world's largest economy, bolstering the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies. you get a faster recovery than anticipated in retail sales south of the border, I think north of the border people feel encouraged that it is going to echo the same there," said Amo Sahota, director at Klarity FX in San Francisco.
Foreign investors bought a record C$49.04 billion in Canadian securities in April, all in debt securities, Statistics Canada said. Canada runs a current account deficit so its economy is dependent on foreign inflows. Canadian dollar CAD= was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3562 to the greenback, or 73.74 U.S. cents. The currency, which on Monday hit a two-week low at 1.3685, traded in a range of 1.3504 to 1.3622.
The modest gain for the loonie came as Tiff Macklem, in his first public appearance as governor of the Bank of Canada, said the central bank would provide an updated assessment of the outlook for output and inflation when it announces its July interest rate decision. price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, rose as Wall Street surged and the International Energy Agency increased its oil demand forecast for 2020. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 settled 3.4% higher at $38.38 a barrel. government bond yields were higher across a steeper curve, with the 10-year CA10YT=RR up 3.6 basis points at 0.555%. On Monday, the 10-year yield hit a one-month low at 0.468%.