Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in October, while employment fell by 4,700 for a third consecutive monthly decline. The weaker labor report and stronger-than-expected US employment data widened expectations for diverging interest-rate paths, while the Canadian dollar had fallen 0.7% for the week.
A weaker Canadian dollar can raise the local-currency cost of imported feed and agricultural commodities, while potentially improving the competitiveness of Canadian exports. The story points to further CAD weakness against the US dollar.
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