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Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, crude oil higher

By GFM Network News 57 minutes ago

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar continued to move upward on Thursday morning as crude oil prices clawed back some of Wednesday’s losses.      The loonie was at US$0.7233 or US$1=C$1.3826 as of 8:33 a.m. CDT, compared to Wednesday’s close at US$0.7220 or US$1=C$1.3851. The United States Dollar Index lost 0.21 of a point at […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Traffic still slow through Strait of Hormuz

By GFM Network News 57 minutes ago

Glacier FarmMedia —The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at less than 10 per cent of normal volumes on Thursday, as the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran remained shaky. Vessels must co-ordinate with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […] Read more

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Futures

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola regaining some lost ground

By GFM Network News 1 hour ago

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange pushed higher on Thursday morning, partially recovering some of Wednesday’s declines. Crude oil turned around as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the threat of the Middle East war ramping up increased. That higher crude led to spillover going into the vegetable […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 17 hours ago

Canola futures broke below their nearby trading range as a selloff in crude oil weighed on prices. While seasonal price trends point higher, direction will continue to come from developments in the Middle East.

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil down after ceasefire reached

By GFM Network News 18 hours ago

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar stepped up on Wednesday while crude oil dropped.      The loonie closed at US$0.7220 or US$1=C$1.3851, compared to US$0.7191 or C$1=C$1.3907 on Tuesday, for its highest close in a week. The United States Dollar Index declined 0.86 of a point at 99.00.      Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday […] Read more

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Futures

CBOT review: Soybeans firm, despite ceasefire news, grains lower

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade managed to hold onto small gains on Wednesday, despite a selloff in crude oil and soyoil, as optimism over looming trade talks between the United States and China provided some support. The tentative ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran weighed heavily on world energy markets, causing […] Read more

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Futures

ICE review: Canola drops with crude oil on ceasefire news

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Glacier FarmMedia —The ICE Futures canola market was fell sharply lower on Wednesday as markets reacted to news of a tentative two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Brent crude oil was down by 13 per cent late in the day at roughly US$95 per barrel. Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was included […] Read more

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Futures

ICE canola dropping with ceasefire news at midday Wednesday

By GFM Network News 23 hours ago

Glacier FarmMedia — ICE Futures canola contracts were sharply lower at midday Wednesday, reacting to the latest developments in the Middle East. The United States, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire shortly before a deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday evening, although details of the terms remain unclear. Crude oil fell […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Crude oil falls, TSX rises after ceasefire announcement

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar improved on Wednesday morning as crude oil prices saw a major selloff.      The loonie was at US$0.7213 or US$1=C$1.3864 as of 8:38 a.m. CDT, compared to Tuesday’s close at US$0.7191 or US$1=C$1.3907. The United States Dollar Index lost 1.20 points at 98.65.      The U.S., Israel and Iran […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: U.S., Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The United States, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, hours before the U.S. were to launch a large-scale attack on Iran. One of the terms of the 10-point plan brokered by Pakistan […] Read more

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