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May. 26, 2017 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 26 – The Canadian dollar finished flat against its US counterpart on Friday, as unease in world financial markets and the decision by OPEC to limit oil production sent many traders to the sidelines ahead of the US long weekend. US markets will […]

May. 26, 2017 at 8:45 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 26 – The Canadian dollar was within ten points of unchanged against its US counterpart on Friday. On the supportive side, the loonie was underpinned by strength in the crude oil market and weaker US data. Crude futures were higher in recovery-based trade, […]

May. 25, 2017 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 25 – The Canadian dollar ended relatively unchanged against its US counterpart on Thursday, as losses in crude oil were offset by gains in gold bullion and other metals. OPEC’s decision to extend production cuts for another nine months was slightly bearish for […]

May. 25, 2017 at 9:11 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 25 – The Canadian dollar was down slightly against its American counterpart on Thursday, following losses in gold. OPEC has announced it plans to extend production cuts by another nine months to March of 2018. At 8:55 CDT Thursday morning the Canadian dollar […]

May. 24, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 24 – The Canadian dollar ended slightly higher against its US counterpart on Wednesday, pushed upward by gains in gold and a decision by the Bank of Canada. The central bank decided to hold interest rates steady at 0.5% due to recent strength […]