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Apr. 8, 2015 at 8:55 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 8 The Canadian dollar was up sharply against its US counterpart Wednesday morning, reacting to positive merger and acquisition news out of Asia and Europe overnight, analysts said. At 8:48 CDT Wednesday, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8050 or US$=C$1.2422, which compares with […]

Apr. 7, 2015 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 7 – The Canadian dollar was weaker on Tuesday, as relative strength in the US dollar index weighed on the currency, analysts said. Traders were shedding riskier assets in favour of the US dollar as some of them believe the US economy is […]

Apr. 7, 2015 at 11:50 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 7 – The Canadian dollar was slightly lower against its American counterpart at midday Tuesday, as concerns grew about a potential over-supply of US oil. The loonie was at US$0.8006 or US$1 = C$1.2490 at 11:45 CDT Tuesday morning. Brent crude oil dropped […]

Apr. 7, 2015 at 9:03 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 7 The Canadian dollar eased relative to the US dollar Tuesday morning, undermined by weakness in crude oil values, analysts said. At 8:58 CDT Tuesday, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8000 or US$=C$1.2500, which compares with Monday’s North American close of US$0.8014 or […]

Apr. 6, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 6 – The Canadian dollar was firmer relative to the US dollar on Monday, reacting to disappointing US employment data, which was release on Good Friday, April 3. The US government said 126,000 new jobs were created in March, the lowest amount seen […]