Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was weaker relative to its United States counterpart on Friday
- The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7188 or US$1=C$1.3913, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7195 or US$1=C$1.3899.
- Canada and China reached a preliminary deal that will see China lower its tariffs on Canadian products, including canola, in exchange for Canada allowing imports of Chinese electric vehicles. The deal comes amid broader efforts of both countries to diversify trade away from the U.S.
- Several U.S. officials with President Donald Trump’s administration said Canada would regret the decision to allow in Chinese EVs. However, Trump himself said it was “a good thing for (Carney) to sign a trade deal. If you can get a deal with China, you should do that.”
- Foreign investors added C$16.3 billion of Canadian securities in November while Canadians acquired C$16.5 billion of foreign securities, resulting in a small net outflow of C$161 million from the Canadian economy during the month, reported Statistics Canada.
- Gold was down by US$27.40 at US$4,596.30 per ounce.
- Crude oil was firm to end the week, with West Texas Intermediate crude oil up 0.39 per cent at US$59.31 per barrel.
- The TSX Composite Index gained 11.63 points at 33,040.55 points.
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