By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Sept. 26 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar dipped
as investors await a speech by Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz
tomorrow for signs on whether the central bank will hike interest
rates again, or if it will slow its pace. The BoC has increased rates
twice since June to 1%, sparking a sharp climb in the Canadian dollar.
The dollar was down at US$0.8089 or C$1.2362 per US$1 at 7:25 a.m
CDT. It closed yesterday at US$0.8103 or C$1.2341.
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Producer deliveries of all major grains in Canada reached 4.42
million tonnes in August, the most recent month of available data
supplied by Statistics Canada. Manitoba producers delivered 1.12
mllion tonnes, Saskatchewan farmers 1.88 million tonnes and Alberta
farmers delivered 946,411 tonnes, StatsCan reported, based on
Canadian Grain Commission data.
The S&P/TSX was down 37.94 points (0.24%) to 15,478.29, or 0.24%
at 8:30 a.m. CDT.
