The Canadian dollar weakened vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar today as the greenback tested offers around the US$ 0.9785 level and was supported around the $0.9605 level. Data released in Canada today saw October manufacturing sales off 0.9% m/m and September manufacturing shipments were off 0.9% m/m. U.S. dollar offers are cited around the $0.9960 level.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, 15 November 2007

all times GMT

(last release in parentheses)

0030 Australia August average weekly wages (1.7% q/q)

0030 Australia August average weekly wages (4.6% y/y)

0030 Australia Reserve Bank of Australia monthly bulletin

0400 Japan October Tokyo condominium sales (-19.8% y/y)

0600 Japan October machine tool orders (16.1% y/y)

0700 Eurozone October consumer price index (0.2% m/m)

0700 Eurozone October consumer price index (2.4% y/y)

0700 Eurozone October consumer price index, harmonized (0.2% m/m)

0700 Eurozone October consumer price index, harmonized (2.7% y/y)

0730 France October business sentiment (105)

0900 Eurozone European Central Bank monthly report

0930 UK October retail sales (0.6% m/m)

0930 UK October retail sales (6.3% y/y)

1000 Germany European Central Bank member Stark speaks

1000 Eurozone October consumer price index (0.4% m/m)

1000 Eurozone October consumer price index (2.6% y/y)

1000 Eurozone October consumer price index, core (1.8% y/y)

1000 CH November ZEW survey, expectations (-16)

1330 Canada October manufacturing shipments (-1.7% m/m)

1330 US October consumer price index, ex-food and energy (0.2% m/m)

1330 US October consumer price index (0.3% m/m)

1330 US October consumer price index (2.8% y/y)

1330 US October consumer price index, ex-food and energy (2.1% y/y)

1330 US
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Canadian Dollar Focus
 
Day's Change 52-Week High 52-Week Low

Instrument

Current

 Points % Date Value Date Value
Exchange Rates

15-Nov-07
CAD/AUD This marker indicates the current chart. 1.1446 -0.0085 -0.75% 15-Nov-07 1.1446 15-Nov-07 1.1446
CAD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.1437 -0.0215 -1.88% 15-Nov-07 1.1437 15-Nov-07 1.1437
CAD/JPY This marker indicates the current chart. 112.7662 -2.9299 -2.60% 15-Nov-07 112.7662 15-Nov-07 112.7662
GBP/CAD This marker indicates the current chart. 2.0071 0.0264 1.32% 15-Nov-07 2.0071 15-Nov-07 2.0071
USD/CAD This marker indicates the current chart. 0.9812 0.0182 1.85% 15-Nov-07 0.9812 15-Nov-07 0.9812
USD/CAD Fwd-1 Yr This marker indicates the current chart. 8.0000 0.0000 0.00% 15-Nov-07 8.0000 15-Nov-07 8.0000
EUR/CAD This marker indicates the current chart. 1.4363 0.0224 1.56% 15-Nov-07 1.4363 15-Nov-07 1.4363
 
Interest Rates

15-Nov-07
USD 3M LIBOR This marker indicates the current chart. 4.8800% 0.0030% 0.06% 15-Nov-07 4.8800% 15-Nov-07 4.8800%
 
Indices

15-Nov-07
NASDAQ This marker indicates the current chart. 2,629.63 -14.69 -0.56% 15-Nov-07 2,629.63 15-Nov-07 2,629.63
S&P 500 This marker indicates the current chart. 1,460.57 -10.01 -0.69% 15-Nov-07 1,460.57 15-Nov-07 1,460.57
S&P/TSX Composite This marker indicates the current chart. 13,603.52 -171.02 -1.26% 15-Nov-07 13,603.52 15-Nov-07 13,603.52
 

source: DTN Market Access

part 1...November Empire manufacturing index (28.8)

1330 US Weekly initial jobless claims (317,000)

1330 US Continuing jobless claims (2.579 million)

1445 US Chicago Federal Reserve President Evans speaks

1800 US November Philadelphia Fed survey

2350 Japan October Bank of Japan Policy Board meeting minutes

Friday, 16 November 2007

all times GMT

(last release in parentheses)

0030 US Kansas City Fed President Hoenig speaks

0500 US Federal Reserve Governor Kroszner speaks

0500 US September coincident index (66.7%)

0500 Japan September leading economic index (0.0%)

0745 Eurozone Q3 non-farm payrolls (0.3% q/q)

0745 Eurozone Q3 wages (0.6% q/q)

0815 CH September real retail sales (3.8% y/y)

0900 Eurozone September trade balance (€ 1.3 billion)

1400 US September TICS capital flows, net long-term (US$ -69.3 billion)

1400 US September TICS capital flows, total net (-US$ 163.0 billion)

1415 US October industrial production (0.1%)

1415 US October capacity utilization (82.1%)

1500 Canada Atlanta Fed President Lockhart speaks

1615 Eurozone September current account (-€2.526 billion)

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