Canadian retail sales grew by 0.9% in July from June, eclipsing forecasts for a gain of 0.6%, while a preliminary estimate showed sales up 0.5% in August.
Emerging-market currencies oscillated between gains and losses as the risk-on sentiment following the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut faltered.
Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the ...