The Canadian dollar is flat this morning and holding steady around one month highs, with equities opening up and oil up 2%. Barring any surprises, there is nothing on the…
The Canadian dollar opens the week slightly lower (0.2%) against the US dollar but continues to trade at near one month highs. In fact, the Loonie has now gained more…
Canada added an unexpectedly large number of jobs in September. While monthly jobs numbers in Canada are historically volatile, the headline number of 378,200 new jobs was twice the median…
As the markets have calmed after the Trump-related volatility of the last few days, the Canadian dollar has gained some strength. The Canadian dollar is up for the second day…
Donald Trump continues to be the centre of attention for financial markets. Yesterday afternoon, he tweeted that he no longer wanted to negotiate a stimulus package with Congress. The reaction…
The Canadian dollar is unchanged from yesterday’s close but continues to trade at near 2-week highs. The fact that the Canadian dollar is not showing greater strength this morning is…
The Canadian dollar is stronger by 0.2% against the US dollar this morning. Added to the gains from late last week, the Loonie is now trading at a 10-day high. …
US politics is dominating all discussion today. In particular, the impact of Donald Trump’s positive test for the coronavirus is causing a flight to safety that is affecting all asset…
The Canadian dollar gained 0.3% during the day yesterday as equities rose strongly on optimism about a US stimulus deal. That modest gain is the first up move in the…
Canada’s economy posted a strong recovery over the summer. Gross domestic product rose 3% in July. Economists were expecting output to grow by 2.9 per cent in July. Preliminary estimates…