Reuters: US Dollar Report: CANADA FX DEBT-C$ holds near 12-month highs as Fed eyed

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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ holds near 12-month highs as Fed eyed Sep 10th 2012, 20:32 Tweet Share this Email Print Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:32pm EDT * C$ hits 12-month high at C$0.9755 vs US$, or $1.0251 * Bond prices higher across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit its loftiest level in more than one year against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, outperforming other major currencies amid hopes of further stimulus in the United States. The market is pricing in some expectation that the Federal Reserve will decide on a third round of monetary easing when it meets later this week, following data last Friday that showed U.S. jobs growth in August was well below what would normally be needed to put a dent in the jobless rate. "The risk backdrop remains positive here. The weaker-than- expected U.S. employment number has fueled the fire for the market looking for a potential nod to QE3 out of the Fed," said Matt Perrier, a director of foreign exchange sales at BMO Capital Markets. The Canadian dollar finished at C$0.9775 against the greenback, or $1.0230, firmer than Friday's North American session close at C$0.9782, or $1.0223. Earlier in the session, the currency hit a session high of C$0.9755 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0251, its strongest level since Sept. 1, 2011. Further stimulus will bolster non-U.S. currencies and analysts say the market will be looking to see exactly how much money the Fed will pump into the economy. Traders also cited improved risk appetite in general after the European Central Bank last week unveiled a plan to cut borrowing costs for its most indebted countries. Weak trade data out of China on Monday underlined the likelihood of more Beijing-backed spending, which could also bolster the commodities-linked Canadian dollar. "The other outlier that people aren't talking about quite as much is the pace of things in China and commodity prices," said Dov Zigler, financial markets economist at Scotiabank. "If there were to be meaningful stimulus measures out of China, you'd definitely see a rally in the Australian dollar and with it, a lot of the currencies that move in lockstep - CAD being another one. It's one of those weird situations where bad news becomes good news." Chinese firms have been cutting production, inventories and imports in the face of anemic global demand. It's grim news for the country where exports generate 25 percent of gross domestic product and support an estimated 200 million jobs. Perrier pointed to the next resistance level around C$0.9725, near the August 2011 high. Breaking through that could open up the way toward C$0.95 and then C$0.94. Canadian government bond prices were higher across the curve, with the two-year bond off 1.5 Canadian cents to yield 1.168 percent and the benchmark 10-year bond up 28 Canadian cents, yielding 1.825 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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