Loonie jumps to highest point since 2015 as traders bet rate hike is coming next week

The Canadian dollar briefly touches the 81-cent US level, its highest point since the summer of 2015, as currency traders take a slew of economic data as a sign that the Bank of Canada is preparing to hike its benchmark interest rate again, as early as next week.

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