Currency Markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 29 – The Canadian dollar eased against the US dollar on Wednesday, reacting to an announcement from the US Federal Reserve, analysts said. The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. But, they said the employment sector has been making good gains recently, which is leading to speculation […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada. Winnipeg, July 28 – The Canadian dollar was slightly higher against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, as traders waited to hear if the US Federal Reserve planned to hike the key interest rate. The Canadian dollar was at US$0.7752 or US$1 = C$1.2899 at 11:50 CDT Wednesday morning. The […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 29 – The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart Wednesday morning ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy announcement and as Statistics Canada released a report on railway carloadings. At 8:50 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7725 or C$1.2945 which compares with Tuesday’s North American […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 28 – The Canadian dollar ended sharply higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, as traders covered short positions ahead of Wednesday’s interest rate announcement from the US Federal Reserve, analysts said. The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, and is expected to make an […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada. Winnipeg, July 28 – The Canadian dollar was higher against its US counterpart at midday Tuesday, as traders consolidated their positions ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. The Canadian dollar was at US$0.7737or US$1 = C$1.2947 at 11:40 CDT Tuesday morning. WestJet recovered a second-quarter profit of […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 28 – The Canadian dollar gained some ground against its US counterpart Tuesday morning as Statistics Canada released a report on industrial product and raw material prices, and ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting. At 8:40 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7693 or C$1.2999 which […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada. Winnipeg, July 27 – The Canadian dollar was higher against its US counterpart at midday Monday, as the US dollar softened, and traders waited to hear from the US Federal Reserve later this week. The Canadian dollar was at US$0.7696 or US$1 = C$1.2947 at 11:50 CDT Monday morning. Investors […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 27 – The Canadian dollar gained some ground against its US counterpart Monday morning ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. At 9:15 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7682 or C$1.3017 which compares with Friday’s North American close of US$0.7672, or C$1.3035. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 24 – The Canadian dollar ended slightly firmer against the US dollar on Friday, seeing a recovery off the day’s lows as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7672 or US$1=C$1.3035 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s North American settlement of US$0.7669 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, July 24 – The Canadian dollar eased against the US dollar at midday Friday, taking some direction from weakness in crude oil and gold, analysts said. At 11:35 CDT Thursday, the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7648 or US$1=C$1.3075, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7669 or […] Read more