• Canadian Dollar rises, but USD rises faster.
• Canada brings Retail Sales data to fore on Friday.
• US PMIs came in mixed on Thursday.

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is broadly higher on Thursday, climbing against most of its major currency peers, but the US Dollar (USD) is getting bid higher, faster. Investors are paring back Greenback selling after a Fed-fueled midweek splurge, bolstering the US Dollar across the board.

Canada will return to the economic calendar with meaningful data on Friday. Retail Sales figures for January are expected to decline around half a percent after rising nearly a full percent in December.