Insights and Stories of Brian Wittal

Jun. 12, 2009 at 4:32 pm CDT

June 12 — The U.S. financial markets have ended the week mixed to down, with no real news to focus the markets either way. The U.S. dollar has jumped 0.7 cents today, which has tempered any optimism in the financial sector to end up the week. Uncertainty in the markets […]

By Brian Wittal

Jun. 11, 2009 at 4:21 pm CDT

June 11 — The U.S. financial markets have found some renewed interest today. The U.S. dollar was down, the Canadian dollar was up almost a full cent and crude oil was also up. The Dow Jones June quote closed up 56 points today at 8,810, while the Canadian dollar closed […]

By Brian Wittal

Jun. 10, 2009 at 7:10 pm CDT

June 10 — The U.S. financial markets continue to lose momentum slowly as little new news comes out to help markets push forward. The Dow Jones June quote closed down 27 points today at 8,715, while the Canadian dollar closed down 0.78 cents at US90.13 cents. Crude oil finished up […]

By Brian Wittal

Jun. 9, 2009 at 6:09 pm CDT

June 9 — U.S. financial markets were mixed again today but the U.S. dollar fell over a full cent, which certainly brought some interest back into the grains from a buyer’s perspective. The Canadian dollar closed up 1.46 cents at US90.91 cents today. This held canola back from making any […]

By Brian Wittal

Jun. 8, 2009 at 6:12 pm CDT

June 8 — U.S. financial markets were mixed today with limited movement as the U.S. dollar continues to rise. The Canadian dollar closed up 0.04 cents at US89.45 cents today. The Dow Jones June quote closed down 14 points today, at 8,755. Crude oil finished down 72 cents, closing at […]

By Brian Wittal