The Statistics Canada released the Canadian Employment Change data that came out better-than-expected of 66.8K, compare to forecasted 6.5K.
Note, that the US Non-Farm Employment Change was released at the same time with the US Employment Change.
Historical Data Table: Employment Change | Economic Calendar for 11.02.2019 | ||||||||
Date | 13.06.2018 | 06.07.2018 | 10.08.2018 | 04.01.2019 | 08.02.2019 | 9:30 AM | UK GDP m/m | ||
Actual | -7.5K | 31.8K | 54.1K | 9.3K | 66.8K | 9:30 AM | UK Manufacturing Production m/m | ||
Forecast | 19.1K | 22.3K | 17.0K | 6.8K | 6.5K | 9:30 AM | UK Prelim GDP q/q | ||
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | Open Position Proportions on 08.02.2019 | ||||||||
Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
AUD/CAD | 0.94381 | 0.94058 | -0.34% | AUD/CAD | 73.58% | 26.42% | |||
CAD/CHF | 0.75214 | 0.75517 | 0.40% | CAD/CHF | 41.25% | 58.75% | |||
EUR/CAD | 1.50969 | 1.50397 | -0.38% | EUR/CAD | 54.13% | 45.87% | |||
USD/CAD | 1.33041 | 1.32542 | -0.38% | USD/CAD | 28.31% | 71.69% |