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Feb. 28, 2013 at 9:07 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 28 The Canadian dollar was lower compared to its US counterpart at 9:05 CST Thursday, as traders liquidated positions ahead of Friday’s Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) report, analysts said. Traders are expecting Statistics Canada to announce that Canadian GDP decreased by 0.2% […]

Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:12 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 27 The Canadian dollar was lower compared to its US counterpart at 9:10 CST Wednesday, as political concerns in Italy had traders shying away from risk, including the loonie, analysts said. At 9:10 CST Wednesday, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.9735 or US$=C$1.0272, […]

Feb. 26, 2013 at 3:25 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – February 26/13 – CNS – The Canadian dollar was trading at a fractionally firmer level versus the US currency in late North American activity on Tuesday. The minor upswing in the value of the Canadian dollar came amid mixed views on statements made […]

Feb. 22, 2013 at 12:21 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 22 – The Canadian dollar was trading at lower level compared to its US counterpart at midday Friday, undermined by weak Canadian retail sales data. According to Statistics Canada, retail sales fell 2.1% to C$38.6 billion in December, below expectations of a 0.3% […]

Feb. 22, 2013 at 8:58 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 22 The Canadian dollar fell to new 7-month lows versus its US counterpart Friday morning, as weak Canadian retail sales data weighed on its value, analysts said. According to Statistics Canada, retail sales in the country declined 2.1% to C$38.6 billion in December, […]