Currency Markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar slipped Thursday morning, continuing its downward slide in the face of a stronger United States dollar and declines in crude oil. As of 8:36 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7189 or US$1=C$1.3911 compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7198 or US$1=C$1.3893. On the U.S. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar closed below 72 United States cents for the first time in more than a month.      The loonie closed at US$0.7198 or US$1=C$1.3893, compared to US$0.7230 or US$1=C$1.3832 on Tuesday. The last time the currency closed this low was on Aug. 21.      The United States Dollar Index was […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar fell back on Wednesday morning, as its United States counterpart was stronger, while declines in crude oil limited the losses. As of 8:36 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7202 or US$1=C$1.3884 compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7230 or US$1=C$1.3832. On the U.S. Dollar […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar shed less than a 10th of a cent on Tuesday, unable to glean support from increased oil prices and a slightly weaker United States dollar. The loonie closed on Tuesday at US$0.7230 or US$1=C$1.3832 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7238 or US$1=C$1.3816. The […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was relatively steady on Tuesday morning, despite increases in crude oil prices. As of 8:36 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7234 or US$1=C$1.3824 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7238 or US$1=C$1.3816. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback shed 0.045 of a point […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar pulled back on Monday, due to a lack of support from crude oil and despite the United States dollar also giving up ground. The loonie closed Monday at US$0.7238 or US$1=C$1.3816 compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7253 or US$1=C$1.3788. The U.S. Dollar Index […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar slipped on Monday morning, as crude oil prices were lower. As of 8:44 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7243 or US$1=C$1.3807 compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7253 or US$1=C$1.3788. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback was down 0.190 of a point at […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar gained some ground on Friday and will end the week on a high note.      The loonie closed at US$0.7253 or US$1=C$1.3788, compared to US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797 on Thursday. The dollar ended last week at US$0.7221 or US$1=C$1.3848.      The United States Dollar Index was up 0.30 of a […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar continued its downturn on Friday morning.      The loonie was at US$0.7238 or US$1=C$1.3816 as of 8:30 a.m. CDT, compared to Thursday’s close at US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797.      The United States Dollar Index was up 0.31 of a point at 97.65.      Crude oil prices declined as demand concerns […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar retreated further on Thursday, one day after the Bank of Canada and the United States Federal Reserve made identical key interest rate cuts.      The loonie closed at US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797, compared to US$0.7267 or US$1=C$1.3760 on Wednesday. The BoC announced yesterday it cut its overnight rate by 25 […] Read more