USD/CAD Slips as Canada's Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.5% in June
() -- The Canadian dollar held higher against the US dollar on Friday, underpinned by the Canadian unemployment rate easing to 6.5% in June, compared with 6.6% in the previous month. Markets predicted a firmer print of 7.00%. Brent crude, a close measure of oil prices, modestly grew 0.40% to trade at $76.60 on the day.