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Loonie advances to 2-week high on economic recovery hopes

Published 2020-06-23, 09:45 a/m
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* Canadian dollar rises 0.1% against the greenback

* Loonie touches its strongest level since June 11 at 1.3486

* Price of U.S. oil increases 0.6%

* Canadian bond yields trade mixed across a flatter curve

TORONTO, June 23 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened to a near two-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after European economic data bolstered hopes of a swift recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

World stocks rallied as euro zone Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMIs) thumped expectations and after assurances from U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S.-China trade deal remained "fully intact." is a major producer of commodities, including oil, so the loonie tends to be sensitive to the global economic outlook. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were up 0.6% at $40.96 a barrel. 9:23 a.m. (1323 GMT), the Canadian dollar CAD= was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3501 to the greenback, or 74.07 U.S. cents. The currency touched its strongest intraday level since June 11 at 1.3486.

Canada's banking regulator kept the amount of capital the country's six biggest lenders must hold at a record-low 1% of risk-weighted assets, and said it was prepared to lower it further if needed. United States is planning to re-impose tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada, Bloomberg reported late on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. government bond yields were mixed across a flatter curve, with the 2-year CA2YT=RR up 1.7 basis points at 0.317%.

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