Canadian Financial Close: Loonie, TSX rise ahead of Labour Day

Glacier FarmMedia -- The Canadian dollar ended the week with its highest close in a month. The loonie closed at US$0.7277 or US$1=C$1.3742 on Friday, compared to US$0.7270 or US$1=C$1.3756 on Thursday. By comparison, last week’s close was US$0.7218 or US$1=C$1.3854. Statistics Canada reported today that Canada’s economy shrank by 1.6 per cent in the[...]

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Economy shrinks in Q2

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar turned lower on Friday morning, taking hits from gains in the United States dollar and losses in crude oil. The loonie was at US$0.7259 or US$1=C$1.3776 as of 8:29 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.7270 or US$1=C$1.3756. Statistics Canada reported today that the country’s economy shrank by[...]


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie keeps back peddling

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The doldrums for the Canadian dollar continued on Friday morning with more declines. As of 8:46 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7184 or US$1=C$1.3920 compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.7196 or US$1=C$1.3897. On the United States Dollar Index, the greenback bumped up 0.054 of a point[...]

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie jumps, crude oil up

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar had its highest closing price in nearly three weeks on Thursday. The loonie closed at US$0.7270 or US$1=C$1.3756 on Thursday, compared to US$0.7235 or US$1=C$1.3821 on Wednesday. Statistics Canada reported today a 12,100 increase in job vacancies in June at 492,000, with much of the increase in the construction[...]


Canadian Financial Close: More losses for loonie

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar slipped below 72 U.S. cents on Thursday, as its downturn pressed on for a seventh consecutive session. The loonie finished at US$0.7196 or US$1=C$1.3897, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7212 or US$1=C$1.3866. Over the last week, it has dropped 0.64 of a cent.[...]

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie returns above 72 U.S. cents

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar on Friday  finally turned around to close higher, following the Statistics Canada retail sales report and that the federal government will remove some tariffs on the United States. StatCan reported June retail sales were up 1.5 per cent at C$70.2 billion with increases[...]