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Feb. 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 8 – The Canadian dollar fell below parity with its US counterpart at midday Friday amid a slew of weak Canadian economic data, analysts said. At 11:55 CST Friday, the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.9970, or US$1=C$1.0030, which compares with Thursday’s North […]

Feb. 8, 2013 at 8:47 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 8 The Canadian dollar dropped sharply, falling below parity with the US dollar at 8:44 CST Friday, as weak Canadian employment data weighed on its value, analysts said. According to Statistics Canada, the country lost 22,000 jobs in January, much lower than the […]

Feb. 7, 2013 at 11:52 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 7 – The Canadian dollar was trading at a weaker level versus its US counterpart at midday Thursday, as concerns about the European economy weighed on its value, analysts said. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said at a press conference on Thursday […]

Feb. 7, 2013 at 8:50 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, February 7 The Canadian dollar was trading at a weaker level compared to the US dollar at 8:47 CST Thursday, as soft Canadian housing data weighed on its value, analysts said. Statistics Canada reported that the total value of building permits issued in December […]

Feb. 6, 2013 at 3:45 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – February 6/13 – CNS – The Canadian dollar was trading at a firmer level versus the US currency in late North American activity on Wednesday. Small investor interest helped to provide enough momentum in the Canadian for a small upswing in value, market […]