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The USD/CAD pair has traded indecisively on Wednesday and is one of the worst G10 performers despite higher oil prices.A hot US ADP report and mixed Canadian housing data was ignored, with markets focused on the Fed’s December meeting minutes.USD/CAD has traded hesitantly within a relatively thin 1.2700-1.2750 range, roughly …

U. S. stocks continue to rise despite the below-expected economic data concerning the housing sector, one of the most important economic sectors in the United States. Stocks’ surge is mainly due to the positive earnings reports posted by several companies including Netflix as the latest announced earnings posted on Tuesday. …

Canada’s building permits fell by 2.1% in August, driven by a significant drop in residential construction intentions in Ontario and British Columbia.The total value of building permits in August declined 2.1% on a month over month basis to a seasonally adjusted 9.66 billion Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of $7.64. …

Building permits in the United States increased by 2.7% in March, data showed on Friday. The permits for future homebuilding reached a rate of 1.766 million units last month This increase comes following an 8.8% decline in February. Meanwhile, building permits surged by 30.2% on an annual basis.

Housing starts in the United States decreased by 6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.58 million units in January, data by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed on Thursday. Housing starts declined by 2.3% on an annual basis, as softwood lumber prices surged by a record 73% last …