Deeper Analysis
A Mixed Bag of U.S., Canadian and Brazilian Data Releases Today
September 14, 2010
CANADA Labor productivity fell 0.8% last quarter, the most in over 2-1/2 years and the first drop in three quarters. Canadian productivity growth has been no match for its U.S. counterpart, averaging 0.6% per annum in the five years to 2009 versus a 1.7% per annum pace of rise in U.S. productivity over that span. […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Stronger Yen and Swiss Franc
September 14, 2010
The dollar lost 0.4% against the yen and 0.3% against the Swissy. The dollar otherwise rose 0.8% versus the kiwi, 0.3% against the euro, 0.2% relative to the Australian dollar, and 0.1% against sterling. China’s yuan advanced another 0.2% against the dollar, bringing its cumulative climb to 0.9% since September 3. The yuan had only […] More
