Canadian Financial Close: More declines for loonie

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar fell back further on Wednesday, as the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal Reserve made their respective interest rate announcements. The BoC continued to freeze its key rates at 2.75 per cent, suggesting that cuts could resume in the coming months.[...]

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: BoC holds rates

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar pulled back on Wednesday morning, following the Bank of Canada’s announcement to freeze its key interest rates at 2.75 per cent. As of 8:56 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7239 or US$1=C$1.3814 compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7262 or US$1=C$1.3771. Later today at[...]



Canadian Financial Close: Loonie slips prior to expected interest rate freeze

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar gave up a quarter cent on Tuesday, ahead of two key announcements tomorrow. The Bank of Canada is set to announce its next interest rate move on Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. CDT and the United States Federal Reserve will reveal its key rate[...]


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Stronger U.S. dollar pushing loonie lower

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar dipped on Tuesday morning as its United States counterpart continued to gain strength. As of 8:37 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7263 or US$1=C$1.3767 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7287 or US$1=C$1.3723. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback was up 0.435 of[...]

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie gives up tenth of a cent

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar eased back on Monday, positioning ahead of Wednesday’s interest rate announcements from the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal Reserve. With both central banks likely to freeze their rates, the loonie finished at US$0.7287 or US$1=C$1.3723, compared to Friday’s close of[...]


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie slips ahead of rate announcements

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stepped back on Monday morning ahead of two interest rate announcements on Wednesday. As of 8:34 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7286 or US$1=C$1.3724 compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7297 or US$1=C$1.3704. Analysts forecast the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal[...]

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie drops, new record for TSX

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar tumbled on Friday but still ended the week slightly higher than the last. The loonie ended Friday at US$0.7297 or US$1=C$1.3704, compared to US$0.7337 or US$1=C$1.3630 on Thursday. The closing rate on July 18 was US$0.7289 or US$1=C$1.3719. United States President Donald Trump told reporters Friday morning he[...]


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie slips, gold falls

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm -- The Canadian dollar slipped below the 73 United States cent mark on Friday morning. The loonie was at US$0.7298 or US$1=C$1.3702 as of 8:34 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.7337 or US$1=C$1.3630. The United States Dollar Index rose 0.43 of a point at 97.81. Crude oil prices were[...]

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie retreats, crude oil jumps

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar took a step back after the release of economic news from Statistics Canada. The loonie ended Thursday at US$0.7337 or US$1=C$1.3630, compared to US$0.7348 or US$1=C$1.3609 on Wednesday. StatCan reported this morning that retail sales in Canada shrank by 1.1 per cent in May with losses led by[...]