New Zealand Manufacturing sales fell from previous 0.9% to -0.3% in 1Q

Bank of Canada's Wilkins notes, via Reuters, that eventual higher interest rates will be a test for financial system but will come in context of stronger economies. Meanwhile, Wilkins also made comments with regards to Canada's direct exposure to Greeek debt, saying it is very small, thus "risk of spillover to Canada from Greece is not a high probability", Wilkins said.