• Loonie touches its strongest since March 18 at 1.2378.
• Canadian retail sales rise 4.8% in February.
• Price of US oil increases 0.7%.
• Canadian bond yields were little changed.

• Ottawa has lined up billions in new spending to provide emergency support during a virulent third wave of COVID-19.

• Loonie trades in a range of 1.2388 to 1.2418.
• Price of US oil rises 1.1%.
• Canadian bond yields were mixed across the curve.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.3% against the greenback.
• Touches its strongest since March 18 at 1.2432.
• Price of US oil falls 1.9%.
• Canadian bond yields rise across the curve.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.1% against the greenback.
• Estimate shows Canadian factory sales up 3.5% in March.
• Price of US oil rises 0.3%.
• Canadian bond yields were little changed across the curve.

• Loonie trades in a range of 1.2472 to 1.2518.
• Price of US oil rises 0.7%.
• Canadian new housing prices rise 1.1% in March.
• Canadian 30-year yield rises 3.5 basis points to 2.061%.

• The Canadian dollar, which surged to a six-week high on Wednesday, was last quoted at 1.2500 against its US counterpart.

• Canadian dollar was little changed against the greenback.
• Price of US oil rises 0.5%.
• Canadian home prices accelerate in March.
• Canada's 10-year yield climbs to three-week high at 1.581%.

• Investors were also looking ahead to a Bank of Canada interest rate decision on Wednesday. Analysts expect the central bank to announce it is cutting bond purchases from the current pace of C$4 billion per week.

• Canada will present a budget on Monday, at about 4 p.m. (2000 GMT), with billions of dollars for pandemic recovery measures, C$2 billion toward national childcare, and new taxes on luxury goods.
• This is going to be a serious budget that either sets the stage for post-pandemic policy in Canada, or has all the makings of an election platform, possibly to be used as soon as later this year.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.4% against the greenback.
• For the week, the loonie was on track to gain 0.2%.
• Canadian wholesale trade falls 0.7% in February.
• Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.1% against the greenback.
• Loonie touches its strongest level since March 22 at 1.2476.
• Canadian home sales rise 5.2% in March from February.
• Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

• Fed officials have said that brighter economic forecasts and a brief period of higher inflation will not affect monetary policy, and the central bank will keep its support in place until the crisis is over.

• Canadian dollar weakens 0.2% against greenback.
• Trades in a range of 1.2530 to 1.2575.
• Price of US oil increases 2.1%.
• Canadian bond yields rise across the curve.

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values

• Canadian dollar was near flat against the greenback.
• Loonie touches its weakest since last Wednesday at 1.2628.
• Price of US oil rises 0.9%.
• Canadian bond yields were mixed across the curve.

• Canadian dollar weakens 0.2% against the greenback.
• Oil rises rise.
• Canadian bond yields modestly higher across the curve.

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's

OTTAWA: Canada added far more jobs than expected in March, bringing employment to within 1.5% of pre-pandemic ...

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.1% against the greenback.
• Canada adds 303,100 jobs in March.
• Price of US oil falls 0.3%.
• Canadian 10-year yield rises 7.6 basis points to 1.537%.

• On a more cautious note for the economy, Ontario, Canada's most populous province, initiated a four-week stay-at-home order as it battles a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.1% against the greenback.
• Loonie trades in a range of 1.2581 to 1.2627.
• Price of US oil falls 0.7%.
• Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

• The Canadian employment report for March, due on Friday, could offer clues on the central bank's policy outlook.

• The U.S. Dollar Currency Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was 0.181% lower at 92.473. The index fell as low as 92.134 earlier in the session.

• The loonie was trading 0.5pc lower at 1.2621 to the greenback, or 79.23 U.S. cents, having touched its weakest intraday level since March 31 at 1.2634.

• Canadian dollar strengthens 0.4% against the greenback.
• Loonie trades in a range of 1.2525 to 1.2594.
• Price of US oil falls 1.8%.
• Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve.

• The Canadian dollar was trading 0.1pc higher at 1.2547 to the greenback, or 79.70 U.S. cents.

• Canadian dollar weakens 0.1% against the greenback.
• Canadian factory activity expands at a record pace in March.
• Price of US oil rises 2.4%.
• Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

*The median forecast of more than 30 strategists was for the Canadian dollar to rise a further 0.6% over the next three months to 1.25 per US dollar, or 80 US cents. * "We expect the Canadian dollar to be a general outperformer among the G10 over the coming year," said Erik Nelson, a currency strategist at Wells Fargo in New York.