Canadian dollar weakens as current account gap widens, stocks fall GlobeInvestor
The Canadian dollar lost ground against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as domestic data showed a wider current account deficit and after global stocks were pressured after talks between the United States and North Korea ended without a nuclear deal.
The Bank of Canada, which is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate on hold at 1.75 per cent when it decides on policy next week, said in January that low oil prices harmed the economy in the fourth quarter of 2018 and will continue to do so in the first quarter of this year.At 10:09 a.m. EST , the Canadian dollar was trading 0.3 per cent lower at 1.3192 to the greenback, or 75.80 U.S. cents. The currency, which touched on Monday its strongest in nearly three weeks at 1.
In contrast, factory activity in China contracted to a three-year low in February as export orders fell at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, highlighting deepening cracks in an economy facing weak demand at home and abroad.
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