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Feb. 10, 2017 at 9:06 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 10 – The Canadian dollar was stronger compared to its US counterpart Friday morning, on news the Canadian economy added 48,300 jobs in January. Most of the positions were part-time but roughly 15,800 were full-time. The unemployment rate declined to 6.8 percent from […]

Feb. 9, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 9 – The Canadian dollar eked out a tiny gain against its US counterpart on Thursday, as investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of Friday’s labour report. Tomorrow’s report is generally expected to show a loss of 10,000 jobs in January. The Canadian […]

Feb. 9, 2017 at 9:06 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 9 – The Canadian dollar was slightly higher compared to its US counterpart Thursday morning, taking strength from gains in crude oil and gold. Gains in copper and natural gas were also supportive for the commodity-linked currency. At 8:58 CST Thursday morning the […]

Feb. 8, 2017 at 4:14 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 8 – The Canadian dollar firmed against its US counterpart on Wednesday, taking support from strong oil prices. Higher prices for gold bullion, silver, natural gas and copper helped to underpin the loonie. The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7602 or US$1=C$1.3155, compared to […]

Feb. 8, 2017 at 9:03 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, February 8 – The Canadian dollar was slightly higher compared to its US counterpart Wednesday morning, on news that the Canadian economy grew by 3.5 percent in the third quarter. Energy exports helped boost the country’s gross domestic product, according to a report by […]