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Aug. 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 21 – The Canadian dollar eased against the US dollar on Friday, following weakness in crude oil values, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7593 or US$1=C$1.3169 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s North American settlement of US$0.7645 or US$1=C$1.3081. Ongoing worries […]

Aug. 21, 2015 at 8:39 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 21 – The Canadian dollar weakened slightly against its US counterpart Friday morning despite Statistics Canada’s better than expected report on retail trade and the Consumer Price Index. At 8:30 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7644 or C$1.3082 which compares with […]

Aug. 20, 2015 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 20 – The Canadian dollar firmed relative to the US currency on Thursday, reacting to positive Canadian wholesales sales data, analysts said. According to Statistics Canada, Canadian wholesale trade was up 1.3 per cent in June, to C$55.32 billion dollars, beating expectations of […]

Aug. 20, 2015 at 9:08 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 20 – The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart Thursday morning as Statistics Canada released a report on wholesale trade, and as American analysts say they expect a delayed interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve. At 8:55 a.m. CDT the […]

Aug. 19, 2015 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 19 – The Canadian dollar dropped against the US dollar on Wednesday, following weakness in crude oil prices, which fell more than 4.5 per cent, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7628 or US$1=C$1.3110 on Wednesday, which compares with Tuesday’s North American […]