USD/CAD last seen at C$1.3289,........>

DOLLAR-CANADA: USD/CAD last seen at C$1.3289, almost unchanged. This occurs

after the rate lost altitude yesterday, albeit finished off lows.

- On Wednesday, the pair ebbed slightly lower initially, before diving to its

intraday low of C$1.3256 on the back of better than expected CPI numbers

released out of Canada. The aforementioned low was retested subsequently, before

USD/CAD moved away from worst levels as a softer energy complex sapped strength

from the loonie after the release of the latest DoE report. Per the DoE data,

U.S. fuel stockpiles swelled surprisingly, raising concerns re: fading demand.

- Canadian Senate's Banking and Trade Committee chair called for a special BoC

meeting, which would allow lawmakers to hear from BoC Gov Poloz amid heightened

trade uncertainty (see a CANADA bullet at 23:00 BST 08/21).

- Bears look for a break under yesterday's low/trendline support/Aug 19 low at

C$1.3256/55/51. Conversely, a jump onto the C$1.3300 handle would open up

C$1.3345/46, where the rate peaked on Aug 7/yesterday.

- Remaining data highlights this week include Canadian wholesale trade & retail

sales, due later today and on Friday respectively.