Canadian dollar and business outlook

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was holding steady Thursday morning, with currency traders awaiting comments from Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem later in the day.      At 9:08 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7119 or US$1=C$1.4047 which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7120 or US$1=C$1.4045.      Macklem is set to […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: C$ steady

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar held steady on Wednesday.      The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7120 or US$1=C$1.4045, which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7119 or US$1=C$1.4046.      Canadian manufacturing sales dipped by 1.0 per cent in August to C$69.4 billion, reported Statistics Canada. Wholesale sales in the country fell by 1.2 per cent […] Read more


Canadian dollar and business outlook

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was holding relatively steady Wednesday morning.      At 8:57 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7121 or US$1=C$1.4043 which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7119 or US$1=C$1.4046.      Canadian manufacturing sales dipped by 1.0 per cent in August to C$69.4 billion, reported Statistics Canada. Wholesale sales in […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: C$ weakens with crude oil

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar weaker on Tuesday, pressured by losses in crude oil.      The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7119 or US$1=C$1.4046, which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000. Canadian markets were closed Monday for Thanksgiving.      The International Energy Agency raised its forecast for the world oil surplus in 2026 […] Read more


Canadian dollar and business outlook

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was softer relative to its United States counterpart Tuesday morning, with losses in crude oil behind some of the weakness in the energy-linked currency.      At 9:02 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7121 or US$1=C$1.4043 which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000. Canadian markets […] Read more



Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie steady, more jobs added

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar remained steady on Friday despite positive economic news from Statistics Canada.      The loonie was at US$0.7144 or US$1=C$1.3998 as of 8:32 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.7143 or US$1=C$1.4000. StatCan reported the country added 60,400 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 7.1 per […] Read more




Canadian Financial Close: Loonie steady, gold adds onto new record

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar remained relatively unchanged on Wednesday.       The loonie closed at US$0.7167 or US$1=C$1.3952, compared to US$0.7168 or US$1=C$1.3951 on Tuesday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said officials from Canada and the United States are currently negotiating terms on a new trade deal.       The United States Dollar Index was […] Read more