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Apr. 13, 2017 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 13 – The Canadian dollar slipped lower against its US counterpart on Thursday, as bearish manufacturing data pointed the way downward. Factory sales in Canada also declined 0.2% in February to C$53.6 billion. The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7503 or US$1=C$1.3328, compared to […]

Apr. 13, 2017 at 9:26 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 13 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was stronger Thursday morning, as solid domestic economic data, advances in crude oil, and broad-based weakness in the US currency all provided support. At 9:22 CDT Thursday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7540 or C$1.3263 […]

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 12 – The Canadian dollar posted solid gains against its US counterpart on Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada elected to leave interest rates unchanged. The BoC kept the main rate at 0.5% but did hike its growth expectations for the rest of […]

Apr. 12, 2017 at 9:20 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 12 (CNS Canada) The Canadian dollar was stronger Wednesday morning, as the currency reacted to the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate announcement. At 9:12 CDT Wednesday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7523 or C$1.3293 which compares with Tuesday’s North American close […]

Apr. 11, 2017 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 11 – The Canadian dollar was unchanged against its US counterpart on Tuesday, as losses in natural gas offset advances in crude oil. Trading was rangebound and light, as investors waited for a key Bank of Canada meeting on Wednesday where the issue […]