Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was stronger Friday morning despite mixed inflation data.
- At 9:32 a.m. CST the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7332 or US$1=C$1.3639 which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7306 or US$1=C$1.3688.
- Canada’s real gross domestic product contracted by 0.2 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025 after rising 0.6 per cent the previous quarter, reported Statistics Canada. Real GDP was up by 1.7 per cent in 2025, marking the slowest pace of annual growth since the decline in 2020.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India, with trade expected to be at the top of the agenda.
- Gold was 0.79 per cent higher at US$5,235.20 per ounce.
- Uncertainty over ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. kept energy markets on edge, with West Texas Intermediate up 2.73 per cent at US$66.99 per barrel.
- The TSX was down 224.77 points at 9:34 CST to trade at 34,277.19.
