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Aug 04, 2017

Actual

10.9K

Forecast

10.0K

45.3K

Employment Change measures the change in the number of people employed. Job creation is an important indicator of consumer spending.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CAD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CAD.

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Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Sep 08, 2017 (Aug)	08:30			10.9K
Aug 04, 2017 (Jul)	08:30	10.9K	10.0K	45.3K
Jul 07, 2017 (Jun)	08:30	45.3K	10.0K	54.5K
Jun 09, 2017 (May)	08:30	54.5K	11.0K	3.2K
May 05, 2017 (Apr)	08:30	3.2K	10.0K	19.4K
Apr 07, 2017 (Mar)	08:30	19.4K	5.0K	15.3K

News

Forex - Dollar rallies to 1-week highs on strong NFP report By Investing.com - Aug 04, 2017

Investing.com - The dollar rallied to one-week highs against the other major currencies on Friday, boosted by the release of better-than-expected employment data in the U.S. The U.S. Labor Department...

Forex - USD/CAD rises after strong U.S., Canadian jobs data By Investing.com - Aug 04, 2017

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar rose against its Canadian counterpart on Friday, boosted by a strong U.S. employment report, although equally positive jobs data from Canada lent some support to the ...

Forex - Dollar turns higher as U.S. jobs data beats forecasts By Investing.com - Aug 04, 2017

Investing.com - The dollar turned higher against the other major currencies on Friday, as the release of upbeat U.S. employment data helped alleviate ongoing political tensions in Washington. The ...

Analysis

CAD Higher As US Housing Reports Miss By Kenny Fisher - Aug 16, 2017

The Canadian dollar has posted slight gains in the Wednesday session. In North American trade, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2726, down 0.25% on the day. On the release front, Canadian Foreign Securities ...

CAD Can Recover By Helen Rush - Aug 14, 2017 1

USD/CAD may resume the selloff this week. The pair has risen 9 trading days in a row until it reached 1.2752. It looks like it cannot go higher, and it means it’s the right time to focus on ...

US And Canada Set The Stage For Steady Global Economy This Week By Ashraf Laidi - Aug 07, 2017

The twin upbeat jobs reports from the US and Canada on Friday underscored the momentum in the global economy and that shouldn't be lost in all the confusion about inflation. The US dollar was the top...

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Black Wolf Jun 09, 2017 12:03PM GMT

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Guys will be BUY on CAD news after 30 min ?.

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Sikandar Ali Aug 07, 2015 11:20AM GMT

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USDCAD = DOWN

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Carine Marcel Inocencio da Costa Apr 09, 2015 1:57PM GMT

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DOWN! CAD/JPY

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Muhammad Sajjad Hussain Feb 05, 2015 12:30AM GMT

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usd cad down

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Rashad Dadashov Feb 06, 2015 9:01AM GMT

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thank you! .

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Rashad Dadashov Feb 06, 2015 9:46AM GMT

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you're right!

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Neranjan Dissanayake Nov 07, 2014 3:38AM GMT

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USDCAD go up

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Neranjan Dissanayake Nov 07, 2014 3:21AM GMT

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This data will weak the CAD. So today USDCAD will increase. Any way It is gradually increasing and this trend suggest the target 1.14800

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Martin Dimitrov Oct 10, 2014 2:28PM GMT

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Beyyy-auuu-teeea-full :D

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Dilina Sandika Oct 10, 2014 9:00AM GMT

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UP.

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adnan ali mumtaz Oct 10, 2014 10:41AM GMT

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canada up or gbp?.

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canada up or usd?

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Rizki Prasetyo Oct 10, 2014 12:20PM GMT

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I Hope Up.

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up or down guys ?.

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usd/cad u/p

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