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Dec. 6, 2013 at 3:41 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 6 – The Canadian dollar eased against the US dollar on Friday. Positive US economic data, which fuelled expectations that the US Federal Reserve will ease of out stimulus programs, contributed to the Canadian dollar’s weakness. According to the US Department of Labour, […]

Dec. 6, 2013 at 11:35 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 6 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Friday, undermined by better-than-expected US economic data, industry watchers said. The US Department of Labour reported that US nonfarm payrolls increased by 203,000 in November, beating economists’ expectations of a […]

Dec. 6, 2013 at 8:50 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 6 – The Canadian dollar opened weaker against its US counterpart on Friday, as stronger-than-expected US economic data weighed on the loonie, industry watchers said. According to the US Department of Labour, US nonfarm payrolls increased by 203,000 in November, surpassing trade expectations […]

Dec. 5, 2013 at 3:43 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 5 – The Canadian dollar closed firmer against its US counterpart on Thursday, correcting from recent sharp declines, analysts said. The Canadian currency was quoted at US$0.9398 or US$1=C$1.0641 at the close on Thursday, which compares with Wednesday’s North American settlement of US$0.9365 […]

Dec. 5, 2013 at 11:41 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, December 5 – The Canadian dollar was stronger against its US counterpart at midday Thursday, underpinned by better-than- expected Canadian housing market data, industry watchers said. According to Statistics Canada, the total value of building permits for October were up 7.4%, beating economists’ expectations […]