CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs
ReutersAug 20, 2025 1:00 PM
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0% higher at C$1.3857 to the greenback, or 72.17 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3854 to 1.3883.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 0.4 basis points to 3.459%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.2984%.
U.S. September crude CLc1 futures rose 80 cents to $63.15 a barrel on Wednesday.
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