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By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 24 – The Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged against its US counterpart Thursday morning as investors waited to hear a speech from Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz. Poloz will give a speech on the economy in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this afternoon. The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan posted quarterly […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 23 – The Canadian dollar closed fractionally softer relative to the US dollar on Wednesday, undermined by disappointing Chinese economic data, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.9064 or US$1=C$1.1032 on Wednesday, which compares with Tuesday’s North American settlement of US$0.9068 or US$1=C$1.1028. Broad strength in the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 23 – The Canadian dollar was unchanged against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, due to a lack of domestic data. The release of quarterly results from tech giants Facebook and Apple, as well as the release of Canadian retail sales data could change that, according to an […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 23 – The Canadian dollar was down slightly against its US counterpart Wednesday morning as investors waited for fresh domestic sales reports. Canadian retail sales data for February is expected to be released today. Early estimates call for retail sales to show a 0.5% rise but a miss […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 22 – The Canadian dollar closed slightly weaker relative to the US dollar on Tuesday. Better than expected US economic data was behind the softness in the loonie, said analysts. US government data showed that existing home sales dropped 0.2 per cent to an annual rate of 4.59 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 22 – The Canadian dollar moved down slightly against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, as fresh data showed American existing-home sales fell at a higher rate than analysts had expected, strengthening the US dollar. US earnings data showed existing home sales fell 0.2% last month to an […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, MB, April 22, 2014 – The Canadian dollar was up slightly against its US counterpart Tuesday morning as the loonie hung in a sideways trading pattern. Traders are waiting for the release of US jobless numbers and US durable-goods orders, both scheduled for Thursday, before any major price fluctuations […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 21 – The Canadian dollar was nearly unchanged against the US dollar on Monday, as a lack of fresh market moving news kept the currency in a narrow trading range, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.9079 or US$1=C$1.1015 on Monday, which compares with Thursday’s North American […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 21 – The Canadian dollar was basically unchanged against its US counterpart at midday on Easter Monday, as a lack of domestic data kept prices steady in a thin marketplace. Gold dipped marginally while bond markets were up slightly. Despite a number of geopolitical events over the weekend, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, April 21 – The Canadian dollar was basically unchanged against the US dollar Monday morning as a lack of domestic data and quiet overnight trading consolidated the loonie. The Canadian dollar is expected to stay rangebound in the near term, said an analyst. A new poll by the Bank […] Read more