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The USD/JPY pair remained confined in a narrow trading band below the 109.00 round-figure mark and had a rather muted reaction to the US macro release

Canada Net Change in Employment registered at -1010.7K, below expectations (-350K) in March

United States Producer Price Index (MoM) above forecasts (-0.4%) in March: Actual (-0.2%)

United States Continuing Jobless Claims registered at 7.455M, below expectations (8M) in March 27

Canada Unemployment Rate above forecasts (7.2%) in March: Actual (7.8%)

United States Producer Price Index (YoY) came in at 0.7%, above forecasts (0.5%) in March

United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 6606K, above forecasts (5250K) in April 3

United States Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) came in at 1.4%, above forecasts (1.2%) in March

Canada Participation Rate came in at 63.5%, below expectations (65.1%) in March

— more to come Canada was expected to report a loss of around 350,000 jobs in March, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The nation reported a leap in j