Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was stronger Wednesday morning, finding some support from advances in crude oil. At 9:23 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7271 or US$1=C$1.3753 which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7254 or US$1=C$1.3785. Crude oil was firm in early trade, with West Texas Intermediate up 0.68 per cent […] Read more
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Canadian dollar and business outlook
Global Markets: U.S. envoy meets with Putin
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly met with United States’ special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, as a Friday deadline imposed by President Donald Trump for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine neared. Details […] Read more
ICE canola reverses direction
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange recovered some of the previous day’s losses on Wednesday, while being supported by rising crude oil prices. Crude oil was up more than US$1 per barrel after United States President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on Indian goods due to the country purchasing Russian oil. Chicago soyoil […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, TSX surges
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar strengthened slightly coming out of the August long weekend. The loonie closed at US$0.7254 or US$1=C$1.3785 on Tuesday, compared to US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797 on Friday. The Bank of Canada did not post a closing rate on Monday. The United States Dollar Index gained 0.03 of a point at 98.81. Crude […] Read more
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola falls to two-month lows
Glacier FarmMedia — ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Tuesday, falling to its lowest levels in two months after an early attempt at correcting higher. Losses in Chicago soyoil accounted for some spillover selling pressure in the Canadian oilseed, with chart-based speculative selling a feature as fund traders liquidated some of their large net-long […] Read more
ICE canola narrowly mixed at midday
Glacier FarmMedia — The ICE Futures canola market was narrowly mixed at midday Tuesday, retreating from earlier gains as losses in Chicago soyoil weighed on values. Ideas that canola was due for a correction after dropping sharply on Friday provided some underlying support as activity resumed following the Canadian long weekend. The canola market was […] Read more
Canadian dollar and business outlook
Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer Tuesday morning, as activity resumed after the August long weekend. At 9:00 a.m. CDT the Canadian dollar was trading at US$0.7259 or US$1=C$1.3776 which compares with Friday’s close of US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world widened to C$5.9 billion […] Read more
Global Markets: Canadian trade deficit widens
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world widened to C$5.9 billion in June from C$5.5 billion the previous month, as imports increased by 1.4 per cent and exports were up 0.9 per cent, reported […] Read more
ICE canola higher out of long weekend
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were on the rise coming out of the August long weekend due to stronger vegetable oils. Chicago soyoil was down slightly on Monday but was higher on Tuesday, along with European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil. However, crude oil was down due to an output hike implemented […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up as U.S. markets tumble
Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar regained some ground on Friday as its United States counterpart struggled. The loonie closed at US$0.7248 or US$1=C$1.3797, compared to US$0.7223 or US$1=C$1.3844 on Thursday. However, the closing rate paled in comparison to that of a week earlier at US$0.7297 or US$1=C$1.3704. Tariff rates on the goods of numerous […] Read more
