In Asian trading, the US Dollar was broadly unchanged against the Canadian Dollar, trading around 1.4380 levels.
USDCAD increased 9% last year trading near the pandemic highs as Canadian currency was rapidly losing its low-volatility, safer commodity currency status due to Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. In Canada, there are no scheduled data releases today due to Christmas. In the US, Initial jobless claims will be released (13:30 GMT) as well as Manufacturing PMI for December (14:45 GMT).