The Canadian dollar finds itself above the 1.08 line, following losses late last week against its US counterpart. In the US, Flash Services PMI was almost unchanged in June. Pending Home Sales shocked with a decline of 1.1%, its worst showing in 2014. There are no Canadian releases on Monday.
The US ended last week on a high note, courtesy of strong data from the manufacturing sector. Core Durable Goods Orders jumped 0.8%, beating the estimate of 0.6%, and rebounding nicely from a decline of 0.1% in May. Durable Goods Orders followed suit, posting a gain of 0.7%, compared to a weak reading of -1.0% last month. This easily surpassed the estimate of 0.4%. Unemployment Claims tumbled last week, as the key indicator fell to 284 thousand, its lowest level since February 2008. This surprised the markets, which had expected a reading of 310 thousand. The strong release continues a string of solid employment data, which has helped the dollar. As well, positive news on the employment front is bound to increase speculation about a rate increase by the Federal Reserve.
Canadian retail sales figures in June were a major disappointment. Core Retail Sales posted a paltry gain of 0.1%, compared to 0.7% in the previous release. This missed the estimate of 0.3%. Retail Sales came in at 0.7%, compared to 1.1% in the May reading. This was enough to beat the estimate, which stood at 0.6%. Canada will release inflation data on Wednesday, with the markets expecting stronger readings for the June releases.
USD/CAD 1.0812 H: 1.0818 L: 1.0801
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