Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie, crude oil return to the red

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar retreated on Thursday morning. The loonie was at US$0.6948 or US$1=C$1.4393 as of 8:36 a.m. CST, compared to Wednesday’s close at US$0.6976 or US$1=C$1.4334. The United States Dollar Index gained 0.19 of a point at 109.28. Crude oil was slightly lower on Thursday. Brent crude oil was […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil soars

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian dollar had its highest close in nearly a month on Wednesday. The loonie closed at US$0.6976 or US$1=C$1.4334, up from US$0.6958 or US$1=C$1.4371 on Tuesday. The closing rate hadn’t been this high for the loonie since Dec. 17. The United States Dollar Index was down 0.23 of a point at 109.05. Inflation in […] Read more






Canadian Financial Close: Crude oil jumps, TSX falls

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar made minimal gains on Monday. The loonie closed at US$0.6939 or US$1=C$1.4411, up from US$0.6934 or US$1=C$1.4422 on Friday. The United States Dollar Index added 0.27 of a point at 109.92. Earlier in the day, the index surpassed the 110-point level for the first time since October 2022. […] Read more


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie pulled in different directions

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was relatively steady on Monday morning. The loonie was at US$0.6938 or US$1=C$1.4413 as of 8:32 a.m. CST, compared to US$0.6934 or US$1=C$1.4422. The United States Dollar Index gained 0.23 of a point at 109.88. Earlier in the day, the index surpassed the 110-point level for the […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: Stronger greenback pushes loonie lower

Canadian unemployment dips in December

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stepped back on Friday due to pressure from a rising United States dollar, but declines were tempered by sharp upticks in crude oil. As well, Statistics Canada reported a slight dip in unemployment at 6.7 per cent in December. The loonie closed on […] Read more


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Strength in greenback, crude oil keep loonie in check

StatCan says unemployment eases back

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar held steady on Friday morning as increases in the United States dollar and crude oil cancelled out each other. As of 8:38 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.6948 or US$1=C$1.4397 compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.6949 or US$1=C$1.4395. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the […] Read more

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie stabilizes

Greenback, crude oil effectively cancel out each other

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged on Thursday, as upticks in the United States dollar and crude oil essentially balanced out each other. The loonie closed on Thursday at US$0.6947 or US$1=C$1.4395, compared to Wednesday’s finish of US$0.6949 or US$1=1.490. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the […] Read more