Canadian Financial Close: Loonie down, TSX, gold recover

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar pulled back on Friday, but still ended with a weekly gain.      The loonie closed at US$0.7345 or US$1=C$1.3614, compared to US$0.7350 or US$1=C$1.3605 on Thursday. However, the rate was higher than on Feb. 6 at US$0.7327 or US$1=C$1.3648.      The United States Dollar Index was down 0.05 of


North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Canola pulls back

U.S. soy, wheat take a hit

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed lower on Friday, as the oilseed backed away from contract highs reached yesterday. Today’s losses in the new crop contracts were smaller than those in the old crop positions. The canola market will be closed on Monday for a holiday. Pressure on canola came



Global Markets: U.S. inflation slows in January

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Price inflation in the United States fell to an eight-month low in January at an annualized rate of 2.4 per cent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. That’s also down from

ICE canola correcting lower Friday morning

     Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures were weaker Friday morning, taking back some of Thursday’s advances as contracts consolidated just under nearby highs. Intermonth spreading remained a feature, with participants rolling out of the March contract and into the May. The May contract settled above its 200-day moving average on Thursday but was back



Canadian Financial Close: Loonie lower, TSX, gold fall

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar eased off for the second straight day on Thursday.      The loonie closed at US$0.7350 or US$1=C$1.3605, compared to US$0.7367 or US$1=C$1.3574 on Wednesday.      The United States Dollar Index edged upwards by 0.09 of a point at 96.93.      Crude oil prices suffered losses on Thursday after the


North American Grain and Oilseed Review:Canola gets a boost from China

Increases for U.S. soy, corn, wheat

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures close higher on Thursday but stepped back from exceeding their resistance levels. Resistance for the March and May contacts are seen as being C$670 and C$680 per tonne, respectively. News that China extended its investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada to March 9, and