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Nov. 28, 2014 at 8:58 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 28 – The Canadian dollar was lower on Friday as plummeting oil prices offset gains in the economy. At 8:50 CST Friday morning, the loonie was down 0.0054 of a cent to US$0.8763 or US$1 = C$1.1412. A barrel of crude oil is […]

Nov. 27, 2014 at 3:49 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 27 – The Canadian dollar dropped three-quarters of a cent relative to the US dollar on Thursday, following the sharp tumble seen in crude oil values, analysts said. Crude oil values tumbled to fresh four-and-a-half year lows; with the WTI January 2015 crude […]

Nov. 27, 2014 at 11:51 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 27 – The Canadian dollar was lower against its American counterpart at midday Thursday, in the wake of an announcement by OPEC that it would not be cutting oil production to address falling prices. The loonie was at US$0.8815 or US$1 = C$1.1344 […]

Nov. 27, 2014 at 9:02 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 27 – The Canadian dollar was slightly lower on Thursday as improving trade data was offset by weak commodity prices. At 8:55 CST Thursday morning, the loonie was down 0.0022 of a cent to US$0.8867 or US$1 = C$1.1278. Canada’s current account deficit […]

Nov. 26, 2014 at 3:51 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 26 – The Canadian dollar firmed relative to the US dollar on Wednesday, after a quiet day as traders squared positions ahead of Thanksgiving in the US on Thursday. US markets will be closed, while Canadian markets will be open. The Canadian dollar […]