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May. 6, 2014 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 6 – The Canadian dollar was sharply stronger relative to the US dollar on Tuesday, lifted by positive Canadian trade data, analysts said. Statistics Canada revised Canadian trade data for February, upping the surplus to $847 million, from a previous report pegging the […]

May. 6, 2014 at 11:58 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 6 – The Canadian dollar was up slightly against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, on forecasts Canadian economic growth will rise to 2.75 per cent by 2015. The analysis comes from The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The internationally-renowned think-tank says […]

May. 6, 2014 at 9:01 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 6 – The Canadian dollar rose against its US counterpart Tuesday morning on data that showed the country’s February goods trade surplus exceeded earlier projections. The February surplus was keyed in at C$847 million from the previous estimate of a C$290 million goods, […]

May. 5, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 5 – The Canadian dollar firmed against the US dollar on Monday amid quiet trade due to holidays in Japan and other places in the world, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.9131 or US$1=C$1.0952 on Monday, which compares with Friday’s North […]

May. 5, 2014 at 11:59 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, May 5 – The Canadian dollar was up slightly against its US counterpart at midday Monday, as signs indicate the US economy is doing better in the second quarter. The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index advanced to 55.2%. That’s up from the March […]