Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips
TLT•Crude oil falls
U.S. September crude CLc1 futures fell $2.04 to $81.23 a barrel on Thursday.
Canadian dollar and government bond yield move lower
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0% higher at C$1.3932 to the greenback, or 71.78 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3932 to 1.3958.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 4 basis points to 3.651%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.6605%.
