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Oct. 10, 2013 at 8:45 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 10 – The Canadian dollar opened flat against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as the partial shutdown of the US government, which is now into its second week, continues to dictate the direction of the loonie, industry watchers said. Some weakness came from […]

Oct. 9, 2013 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 9 – The Canadian dollar eased against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as traders continued to shed risk amid the prolonged US government shutdown, now in its second week, analysts said. The Canadian currency was quoted at US$0.9621 or US$1=C$1.0394 at the close […]

Oct. 9, 2013 at 11:26 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 9 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, undermined by the continued partial shutdown of the US government, industry watchers said. Losses seen in commodities, including gold, copper and crude oil, added to the bearish tone. At […]

Oct. 9, 2013 at 8:45 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 9 – The Canadian dollar opened lower against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as the partial shutdown of the US government, which in now into its second week, weighed on the loonie, industry watchers said. Losses seen in commodities, including gold, copper and […]

Oct. 8, 2013 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 8 – The Canadian dollar was sharply weaker on Tuesday, losing more than half a cent against its US counterpart. Some of the weakness was linked to news that Canada’s trade deficit widened in August, analysts said. Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s trade […]