Insights and Stories of Brian Wittal

Jul. 24, 2009 at 4:06 pm CDT

July 24 –– Financial markets were steady to up slightly today. Trade was again very quiet, as traders may have taken a long lunch or are starting the weekend early. The Canadian dollar continued its climb with a gain of 0.36 cents to close at US92.28 cents. This is up […]

By Brian Wittal

Jul. 23, 2009 at 10:59 pm CDT

July 23 — Financial markets showed some life today with steady gains in the indexes and the currencies. The Canadian dollar continues to climb, with a gain of 1.09 cents to close at US92.07 cents. The Dow Jones September quote closed down 158 points at 8,991. Crude oil closed up […]

By Brian Wittal

Jul. 22, 2009 at 5:33 pm CDT

July 22 — Financial markets were rather quiet today, with limited trading volumes and little movement either way. The Canadian dollar continues to climb, with a gain of 1.56 cents to close at US91.04 cents. The Dow Jones September quote closed down 53 points at 8,833. Crude oil closed down […]

By Brian Wittal

Jul. 21, 2009 at 7:52 pm CDT

July 21 — Financial markets remained steady to up again today, but that wasn’t enough to help grain futures, as they continued to fall due to the ideal growing conditions we’re experiencing across most of North America. The Canadian dollar continues to climb, with a gain of 0.86 cents to […]

By Brian Wittal

Jul. 20, 2009 at 10:59 pm CDT

July 20 — I made it back from our trek on the West Coast trail alive and well, albeit a little stiff, sore and bruised. I got home at 2 p.m. today, so this will be a short recap of what the markets did today and over the past week. […]

By Brian Wittal