Global markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was weaker Wednesday morning, ahead of the federal government’s fall fiscal update. At 8:44 CST Wednesday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7526 or C$1.3283, which compares with Tuesday’s North American close of US$0.7542 or C$1.3259. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to Saudi Arabia for lowering oil prices, claiming the recent weakness in oil prices was “Like a big Tax Cut for […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was down at market close Tuesday with the stock market. The loonie closed at US$0.7542 or US$1=C$1.3259, which compares with Monday’s close of US$0.7686 or C$1.3182. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed at 14,877.00, down 194.01 points. Along with the TSX, the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 20 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has endorsed the Brexit transition plan put forward by United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May. “We welcome the transition arrangements in the withdrawal […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 (CNS Canada) – Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Nov. 16, as a weaker Canadian dollar supported prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5% CWRS) wheat prices were up, increasing by as much as C$3 per tonne, according to price […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar is slightly down Monday morning. At 8:32 CST Monday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7580 or C$1.3189, which compares with Friday’s North American close of US$0.7602 or C$1.3154. Oil prices Monday morning are slightly down. West Texas Intermediate crude this […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech Monday that the country will continue to export oil despite sanctions put on by the United States. He described the U.S. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 16 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar is slightly up Friday morning. At 8:46 CST Friday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7609 or C$1.3137, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7575 or C$1.3202. Ontario Minister of Finance Victor Fedeli said yesterday in his Fall Economic […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Nov. 16, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Jason Kenny, leader of the United Conservative Party, and the biggest political rival to Alberta’s premier, has announced that he doesn’t support a government-mandated cut in crude production; instead he […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Nov. 16 (CNS) Phishing attacks, data theft and data manipulation are a few of the dangers producers, as well as, everyone else faces, when using digital technology. Two experts on the subject, Adrienne Ehrhardt of Michael Best and Friedrich LLP and Doug Tait of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman […] Read more