CAD review

May 28, 2015 15:41 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union:A trio of North American data left the loonie pinned at six-week lows and at heightened risk of topping a key psychological level.The news north of the border kept a headwind on the loonie as producer prices,...

AUD review

May 28, 2015 15:40 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union:Come and get some AUD buyers! Australias unit tumbled a solid 1 percent from yesterdays closing level, hitting its weakest since mid-April.Australia overnight let loose disappointing business spending data...

GBP review

May 28, 2015 15:40 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union:Better news to share and help foster business with GBP buyers as the U.K. currency nears month-end at its most affordable levels since the day after Britains election of May 7.As recently as mid-May the pound...

EUR review

May 28, 2015 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union:The euro struggled to hold above one-month lows against the resurgent greenback. The euro overnight had caught a momentary reprieve after a senior member of the European Central Bank (ECB) said that he didnt...

JPY review

May 28, 2015 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union:JPY buyers are finding the best market in more than a dozen years as the Japanese currency has fallen prey to renewed expectations for U.S. interest rates to rise over coming months.Customers with yen...

Mexico labor market stable and unpressured

May 28, 2015 15:15 pm UTC| Commentary

Mexicos unemployment rate remained almost unchanged in April at 4.32% from 4.29% in March - in seasonal adjusted terms - under a stable participation rate (constant at 59.62%). In y/y comparison, unemployment decreased to...

Canada's foreign direct investment inflows slowed sharply in Q1

May 28, 2015 15:08 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadas foreign direct investment inflows slowed sharply to $6.7 bln in Q1, the lowest in nearly three years, as management firms pulled back after a surge in Q4 and energy firms were a bit more cautious.Portfolio...