Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Lower loonie tempered by weaker greenback

Declines in crude oil pull down loonie

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was a pinch lower on Monday morning, as crude oil prices were down. However any further weakening of the loonie was tempered by the United States dollar shedding some of its strength. As of 8:35 am CDT, the Canadian dollar was at […] Read more





Canadian Financial Close: Powell remarks impact markets

WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar ended the week lower on Friday after an announcement by United States Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. The loonie closed at US$0.7699 or US$1=C$1.2988, down from US$0.7730 or US$1=C$1.2937 on Thursday. At the Kansas City Fed’s annual policy forum in Jackson Hole, Wy., Powell announced the central bank’s intentions to […] Read more

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie making small advances

Nervous markets await Powell's speech

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was a pinch higher on Friday morning, as the United States dollar pulled back. As of 8:43 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7738 or C$1.2928, compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.7730 or C$1.2937. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback gave […] Read more


Canadian Financial Close: Loonie rises, crude oil drops

WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar stepped up on Thursday despite declining crude oil prices. The loonie closed at US$0.7730 or US$1=C$1.2937, up from US$0.7702 or US$1=C$1.2983 on Wednesday. Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that job vacancies increased month-by-month by 3.2 per cent in June, hitting an all-time high of 1.038 million. The United States Dollar […] Read more

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie climbs higher

Slight movement in greenback, crude oil

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 25 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was on the rise Thursday morning, as the United States dollar budged lower and global crude oil inched upward. As of 8:34 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7720 or C$1.2955, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7702 or C$1.2983. On the U.S. […] Read more