Canadian Financial Close: C$ weakens Monday

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was slightly weaker on Monday, with investors said to be showing some caution ahead of an interest rate announcement from the United States Federal Reserve on Wednesday. General expectations are for the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points, with the accompanying statement to […] Read more

Canadian dollar and business outlook

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was slightly softer Monday morning, as losses in crude oil weighed on the energy-linked currency. At 8:59 a.m. CST Monday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7492 or US$1=C$1.3348, which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7511 or US$1=C$1.3314. Crude oil was pressured by bearish […] Read more





Canadian Financial Close: Loonie, crude oil rise

WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar closed at its highest level since late November on Thursday. The loonie closed at US$0.7491 or US$1=C$1.3349, up from US$0.7467 or US$1=C$1.3393 on Wednesday. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Thursday that Canadian job vacancies fell 2.4 per cent in November, lowering the number of vacant jobs at approximately 850,000. The […] Read more