CANADA FX DEBT – Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on
Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3685 to the
greenback, or 73.07 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3677 to 1.3712.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 0.6
basis points to 3.484%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 4.302%.
U.S. August crude futures rose 69 cents to $81.59 a
barrel on Thursday.