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Nov. 7, 2014 at 8:57 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 7 – The Canadian dollar was higher against its US counterpart Friday morning, as employment numbers in Canada exceeded expectations. The Canadian economy created 43,100 jobs last month, which exceeded analysts’ expectations. The unemployment rate also dropped from 6.8 percent to 6.5 percent. […]

Nov. 6, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 6 – The Canadian dollar ended lower relative to the US dollar on Thursday, undermined by negative economic news out of Europe, analysts said. The European Central Bank is reportedly preparing to implement further stimulus measures if the economy doesn’t start to show […]

Nov. 6, 2014 at 11:55 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov 6 – The Canadian dollar eased relative to the US dollar on Thursday, giving back all of the gains seen on Wednesday. Weakening oil prices helped to weigh on the loonie, analysts said. At 11:49 CST Thursday, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8742 […]

Nov. 6, 2014 at 8:55 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, November 6 – The Canadian dollar was lower against its US counterpart Thursday morning, as speculation mounted that Canada lost 8,000 jobs last month. Investors are waiting for the official numbers to come out tomorrow. In the US, the economy is expected to have […]

Nov. 5, 2014 at 3:50 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 5 – The Canadian dollar was firmer relative to the US dollar on Wednesday, reacting to a rebound in crude oil prices, analysts said. Oil prices were lifted by smaller than expected US oil supplies, as well as reports that Libya will export […]