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Dec. 15, 2014 at 8:54 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 15 – The Canadian dollar was lower Monday morning as the US dollar firmed ahead of an interest rate announcement by the US Federal Reserve. At 8:45 CST Monday morning, the loonie was down 0.0019 of a cent to US$0.8625 or US$1 = […]

Dec. 12, 2014 at 3:42 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 12 – The Canadian dollar ended sharply lower relative to the US dollar on Friday, hitting a five-and-a-half year low during the trading session. A continuing falling oil market was behind the losses, as economists are worried the recent drop in oil values […]

Dec. 12, 2014 at 11:48 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Dec 12 – The Canadian dollar continued to move lower against the US dollar on Friday, as crude oil values were weaker once again. Economists are worried that the recent sharp drop in crude oil values will negatively affect the Canadian economy, according to […]

Dec. 12, 2014 at 9:00 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 12 – The Canadian dollar was lower Friday morning due to disappointing Chinese trade data and depressed crude oil prices. At 8:45 CST Friday morning, the loonie was down 0.0029 of a cent to US$0.8646 or US$1 = C$1.1566. One question traders are […]

Dec. 11, 2014 at 3:47 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 11 – The Canadian dollar ended sharply lower relative to the US dollar on Thursday, falling below 87 cents US and to a five-year low. Recent weakness in crude oil values, as they’ve dropped about 40 per cent since the summer, was behind […]