Canada's economy adds less jobs than expected in February

The US economy added 151 thousand new jobs in February, below estimates of 159 thousand, but still up from 125 thousand in the previous reading.

US average wages rose 0.3% in February as expected, slowing down from 0.5% in the previous reading.

US unemployment rose to 4.1% in February from 4.0% in January, missing estimates of 4.1%.