04/05/2012 22:53 AST

The greenback has been holding steady against the loonie, dropping by just 0.05%, ahead of a series of announcements of indicators of the strength of the American economy. Nonfarm payrolls are expected to increase to 170K from 120K while average hourly earnings should have a MoM and YoY growth of 0.2% and 2.1%, respectively. Forecasts point to no change in the unemployment rate which should stay at 8.2%.

On the other hand, Canada's Ivey PMI is expected to decrease from 65.0 to 60.8.

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