By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar lost ground on Tuesday to a stronger United States dollar as trading resumed after being closed on Monday for New Year’s. Weakness in crude oil prices also contributed to loonie’s downturn. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7510 or US$1=C$1.3316, compared to Friday’s finish of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar fell back on Tuesday morning, as trading resumed following the New year’s holiday. As of 8:33 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7508 or C$1.3317, compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7561 or US$1=C$1.3226. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback advanced 0.796 of a […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar eased further back again on Friday as 2023 wraps up. The loonie closed at US$0.7561 or US$1=C$1.3226, compared to US$0.7569 or US$1=C$1.3212 on Thursday. One year ago today, the Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7376 or US$1=C$1.3557. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.13 of a point at 101.35. […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stepped back on Friday morning, as its United States counterpart reclaimed some of its lost strength. Support from upticks in global crude oil prices limited the loonie’s decline. As of 8:41 am CST, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7548 or C$1.3249, compared to Thursday’s […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar eased back from a five-month high on Thursday. The loonie closed at US$0.7569 or US$1=C$1.3212, compared to US$0.7573 or US$1=C$1.3205 on Wednesday. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.24 of a point at 101.23. Crude oil fell due to a buildup of supplies. Brent crude oil retreated […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged on Thursday morning, as a weaker United States dollar was balanced off by declines in crude oil prices. As of 8:37 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7577 or C$1.3195, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7543 or US$1=C$1.3258. On the U.S. […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar hit a five-month high on Wednesday as the United States dollar weakened. The loonie closed at US$0.7573 or US$1=C$1.3205, compared to US$0.7543 or US$1=C$1.3258 on Friday. The Bank of Canada (BoC) did not publish a closing exchange rate on Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) and Dec. 26 (Boxing Day). The […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was higher on Wednesday morning, as trading reopened following Christmas and Boxing Day. As of 8:34 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7584 or C$1.3187, compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7543 or US$1=C$1.3258. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback gave up 0.214 of […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm –  The Canadian dollar was stronger on Friday in thin pre-holiday trade, with broad weakness in the United States dollar internationally behind some of the relative strength. The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7543 or US$1=C$1.3258 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7513 or US$1=C$1.3311. Canada’s real gross […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was stronger Friday morning, as market participants reacted to steady inflation data ahead of the holidays. At 8:54 a.m. CST Friday morning the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7556 or US$1=C$1.3235, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7513 or US$1=C$1.3311. Canada’s real gross domestic […] Read more