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By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 18 – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart at midday Friday, supported by positive Canadian economic data, market watchers said. Statistics Canada reported that the year-over-year consumer price index for September was up 1.1%, matching August’s increase. Gains seen in commodities, including crude oil and copper, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 17 – The Canadian dollar closed higher against its US counterpart on Thursday, strengthened by Wednesday night’s news that a deal was agreed upon to end the partial shutdown of the US government and to extend the debt ceiling, analysts said. According to industry watchers, further support came […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 17 – The Canadian dollar was significantly stronger against its US counterpart at midday Thursday, underpinned by Wednesday’s deal that ended the partial shutdown of the US government and extended the debt ceiling, market watchers said. Ideas that the 16 day government shutdown would likely cause the US […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 17 – The Canadian dollar opened stronger against its US counterpart on Thursday, underpinned by Wednesday night’s news that a deal to end the partial shutdown of the US government and to extend the US debt ceiling had been agreed upon, industry watchers said. Reports that the US […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 16 – The Canadian dollar closed higher against its US counterpart on Wednesday, underpinned by news that senate leaders have agreed to a deal to extend the US debt ceiling and to reopen the US government, industry watchers said. Gains in commodities, including gold, copper and crude oil, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 16 – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, underpinned by expectations that the US Senate is nearing an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling before the midnight deadline, industry watchers said. According to analysts, the deal would extend the US borrowing authority […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 16 – The Canadian dollar opened stronger against its US counterpart on Wednesday, underpinned by hopes that US policymakers would come to agreement on a deal that would stop the US from reaching its debt ceiling at midnight, industry watchers said. Gains seen in commodities, including gold and […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 15 – The Canadian dollar was weaker against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, undermined by the partial shutdown of the US government and the fast approaching debt deadline on Thursday, market watchers said. Losses seen in commodities, including gold, copper and crude oil, added to the loonie’s […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 15 – The Canadian dollar opened weaker against its US counterpart on Tuesday, undermined by the continuing partial shutdown of the US government, which is now in its third week, industry watchers said. Losses seen in commodities, including gold, copper and crude oil, added to the bearish tone. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 11 – The Canadian dollar was stronger against its US counterpart on Friday, gaining more than a third of a cent amid positive Canadian employment data. Statistics Canada reported that 11,900 new jobs were added to the economy in September, beating expectations of 10,000 new jobs. The unemployment […] Read more