Canadian Dollar advances after monetary easing bets boost risk-asset appetite

The Canadian Dollar climbed to highest in two weeks against its U.S. counterpart on gains in the country's largest export, which is crude oil, and speculation the European Central Bank would cut its interest rates and the U.S. would retain stimulus measures. The loonie rose 0.5% to C$1.0112 per greenback, while the Australian Dollar gained 0.2% to C$1.0466 and the New Zealand Dollar climbed 0.5% to 86.63 Canadian cents.