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Sep. 23, 2014 at 11:54 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 23 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, due to slumping retail sales data. Canadian retail sales were down 0.1 percent in July, following six straight monthly increases. Sales in the auto sector were strong but failed […]

Sep. 23, 2014 at 8:55 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 23 The Canadian dollar was firmer relative to the US currency Tuesday morning, recovering from Monday’s sharp drop, analysts said. At 8:52 CDT Tuesday the Canadian dollar was at US$0.9075 or US$=C$1.1019, which compares with Monday’s North American close of US$0.9065 or US$=C$1.1031. […]

Sep. 22, 2014 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, September 22 – The Canadian dollar was sharply lower relative to the US dollar on Monday, reacting to a speech from Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Carolyn Wilkins Monday afternoon, analysts said. Wilkins said the Bank of Canada isn’t looking to change its neutral […]

Sep. 22, 2014 at 12:01 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 22 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Monday, as words from the US Federal Reserve last week reassured investors the central bank is not looking to hike interest rates anytime soon, lending strength to the US dollar. […]

Sep. 22, 2014 at 10:06 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 22 The Canadian dollar was down sharply relative to the US dollar Monday morning, following weakness in commodities and other commodity-based currencies, analysts said. At 9:03 CDT Monday the Canadian dollar was at US$0.9091 or US$=C$1.1100, which compares with Friday’s North American close […]