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Aug. 15, 2013 at 11:44 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 15 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Thursday, undermined by strong US jobless claims data, market watchers said. According to the US Department of Labour, unemployment benefit claims were down 15,000 during the week ended August 10 […]

Aug. 15, 2013 at 8:51 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 15 – The Canadian dollar opened weaker against its US counterpart on Thursday, undermined by stronger-than-expected US jobless data, market watchers said. During the week ended August 10, claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, according to the […]

Aug. 14, 2013 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 14 – The Canadian dollar firmed against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as positive global economic news caused traders to take on more risk, analysts said. Euro zone officials reported that gross domestic product grew 0.3% in the region during the second quarter […]

Aug. 14, 2013 at 11:39 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 14 – The Canadian dollar was stronger against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, supported by favourable Canadian economic data, market watchers said. According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, Canadian home prices were up 0.7% in July from a month […]

Aug. 14, 2013 at 9:03 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, August 14 – The Canadian dollar opened stronger against its US counterpart on Wednesday, underpinned by weaker-than-expected US producer price data, market watchers said. According to the US Department of Labour, US wholesale prices were flat in July after increasing 0.8% in June. Further […]