Reuters: US Dollar Report: CANADA FX DEBT-C$ gains offset by soft U.S. data

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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ gains offset by soft U.S. data Apr 26th 2012, 13:14 Tweet Share this Email Print Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:14am EDT * C$ at C$0.9832 vs US$, or $1.0169 * Touches 7-month low at C$0.9806 * BoC, Fed comments support C$ * U.S. jobless claims weigh on market * Bond prices higher across curve By Jon Cook TORONTO, April 26 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday after soft U.S. jobs data offset the currency's overnight surge to a seven-month high. Weighing on the currency was U.S. data on Thursday that showed jobless claims fell slightly last week but a trend reading rose to its highest since January, the latest sign of a weaker pace of healing in the still-struggling labor market. In testimony before a Senate committee on Wednesday, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney repeated that domestic economic conditions have improved to the point where "it may become necessary that some of the considerable monetary policy stimulus in Canada may need to be withdrawn." That followed the Fed's renewed pledge to hold interest rates near zero until late 2014 and Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the central bank would not hesitate to resume asset purchases if necessary. "The interest-rate picture is favoring the Canadian dollar at this point," said Matt Perrier, a director of foreign exchange sales at BMO Capital Markets. "The market pricing of a move by the bank has been moved up and yesterday's comments out of the Fed suggest that they're still on hold by late 2014, barring any changes, so that's a positive for the Canadian dollar over the near term." At 8:42 a.m. (1242 GMT), the Canadian dollar was at C$0.9832 versus the U.S. currency, or $1.0169, little changed from Wednesday's close at C$0.9835 against the U.S. dollar, or $1.0168. Overnight the currency hit C$0.9806, its highest since Sept. 19. The currency's gains were also pared by data that showed euro zone economic sentiment fell more than expected in April, driven by more pessimistic industry and services sectors, as the economy sinks into recession. Perrier said the holding below the C$0.9850 level was significant for the Canadian currency, which has been locked in a tight range for the past four months. He said the currency may test its September low of C$0.9736 before finding strong resistance. "We have broken through the bottom of the range," Perrier said. "There's some short-term possibility of a correction, but overall the trend still favors a strong Canada." Canadian government bond prices were higher across the curve. Canada's two-year bond rose 7 Canadian cents to yield 1.395 percent, while the benchmark 10-year bond climbed 22 Canadian cents to yield 2.078 percent. Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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