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Sep. 10, 2013 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, September 10 – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Tuesday, lifted by improved global risk sentiment, analysts said. Traders were more willing to take on risk because it’s becoming more unlikely that the US will take military action against the Syrian […]

Sep. 10, 2013 at 11:41 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 10 – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, underpinned by positive Chinese economic data, industry watchers said. According to reports, China’s industrial production was up 10.4% in August, which was higher than the 9.9% gain economists had forecast. […]

Sep. 10, 2013 at 8:49 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 10 – The Canadian dollar opened stronger against its US counterpart on Tuesday, underpinned by easing concerns about US military action against Syria and favourable Chinese economic data, industry watchers said. The Syrian government announced that they would be handing over their weapons […]

Sep. 9, 2013 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, September 9 – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Monday, underpinned by recent strong Canadian economic data. According to Statistics Canada, contractors took out building permits worth C$8.0 billion in July, up 20.7% from June. Statistics Canada also reported strong employment […]

Sep. 9, 2013 at 11:42 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 9 – The Canadian dollar was higher against its US counterpart at midday Monday, underpinned by stronger-than-expected building permits data, industry watchers said. According to a Statistics Canada report, building permits were up 20.7% in July, which was significantly higher than the 3.5% […]