Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie gains a little bit of ground

Supported by small increases in crude oil

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar bumped up on Tuesday morning due to small gains in crude oil. As of 8:42 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7286 or US$1=C$1.3720 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7276 or US$1=C$1.3743. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback was steady at 104.945. Benchmark […] Read more




Canadian Financial Close: C$ steady

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar held near unchanged on Friday, lacking any clear direction as investors adjusted positions ahead of the weekend. The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7272 or US$1=C$1.3751 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7275 or US$1=C$1.3746. Manufacturing sales in Canada were up by 1.1 […] Read more


Canadian dollar and business outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was weaker Friday morning, with broad strength in the United States currency globally behind some of the softness. At 9:03 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7253 or US$1=C$1.3787, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7275 or US$1=C$1.3746. Manufacturing sales in Canada […] Read more

Canadian dollar and business outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was slightly softer Thursday morning, as currency traders continued to parse Wednesday’s comments from the United States Federal Reserve. At 8:47 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7280 or US$1=C$1.3736, which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7299 or US$1=C$1.3700. The Fed left […] Read more