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Loonie Vanquishes the Greenback
That's right, for the first time in 30 years the Canadian dollar has given the U.S. dollar a run for its money ('ha ha' -- very punny). The latest exchange puts the Loonie at $1.0052 U.S. The last time the Canadian dollar closed above the U.S....
Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Loonie, Canada, Dollar, U.S., Canadian Dollar, U.S. Dollar
Blog posts 2007-09-28
Asset Allocation: Portfolio Flows - US and China shape loonie's future.
Byline: Neil Mellor The outlook for the Canadian dollar CAD can, to a large extent, be drawn from that which underpins our general view of the US dollar. Assuming that a renewed outflow of capital from the US will trigger the restoration of the...
Tags: asset, Bank of Canada, CAD, loonie, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-06-01
Bank of Canada cuts key rate to 2.50 percent, citing strong currency
OTTAWA AFP ? The Bank of Canada cut its key overnight rate by a quarter-point, to 2.5 percent, saying the country's economic growth has been hampered by the rise of the Canadian currency. "Despite stronger global economic growth, the rapid appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the US currency...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bank of Canada, loonie
Research articles 2004-01-20
The loonie's slippery slide to oblivion.
* The 66-cent Canuck buck will drop to 50 cents U.S. within a decade, forecasts a veteran economist. "I think currency union with the Americans will inevitably follow, based on current trends which appear very unlikely to change," says Warren Blackman, a professor emeritus from the...
Tags: Bank of Canada, Banking, economist, FINANCE, Government, loonie, Taxes, U.S.
Research articles 1999-08-23
CANADIAN FINANCIAL BUSINESS NEWS: Monday, May 17.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May. 17, 1999 There are no Canadian financial reports scheduled to be released today. The Canadian dollar was trading as of 8:22 CT, at $0.6885 cents US. The loonie is expected to see further jitters in...
Tags: Bank of Canada, bond, Federal Open Market Committee, FINANCE, Investment, loonie
Research articles 1999-05-17
CANADIAN FINANCIAL BUSINESS NEWS: Tuesday, May 18.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May. 18, 1999 Canadian financial reports scheduled to be released today include the March manufacturing report and March major wage settlements. As well, the Bank of Canada will release the details of its upcoming May 25 T-bill auction....
Tags: auction, Bank of Canada, bond, FINANCE, Investment, loonie
Research articles 1999-05-19
CANADIAN FINANCIAL BUSINESS NEWS: Thursday, May 20.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May. 20, 1999 There is only one Canadian financial report scheduled to be released today, the March international merchandise trade. As well, the Bank of Canada will release the details of its upcoming May 26, 5-year bond auction...
Tags: Bank of Canada, bond, Canada, FINANCE, Investment, loonie, surplus
Research articles 1999-05-20
CANADIAN FINANCIAL BUSINESS NEWS: Friday, May 21.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May. 21, 1999 Canadian financial reports scheduled to be released today, include the April consumer price index and March retail trade. Canada's consumer price index rose 0.5% in April from March and rose 1.7% from a year...
Tags: Bank of Canada, bond, Canada, FINANCE, Investment, loonie
Research articles 1999-05-21
CANADIAN FINANCIAL BUSINESS NEWS: Tuesday, May 4.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May. 04, 1999 Canadian financial reports scheduled to be released today include the March building permits data and the quarterly manufacturing business conditions survey. As well, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen will speak in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The...
Tags: auction, Bank of Canada, bond, Canada, FINANCE, Investment, loonie
Research articles 1999-05-04

Additional Resources

Canada will have to try and defend without their lucky loonie
TURIN, Italy AFP — It's back to being a simple game of chance for Canada as the head ice maker for the Turin Olympics has denied a request to have a one-dollar coin frozen beneath the ice at the main hockey venue. Dan Craig was asked by Canada to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Canada, Craig, Games
Research articles 2006-02-10
`Loonie' bin: the U.S. dollar may force the struggling Canadian `loonie' into extinction
America's war on terrorism may end up claiming an unintended victim -- the lowly Canadian loonie. As Washington and Ottawa forge closer ties to strengthen continental security, politicians are about to ask a question few would have dared before Sept. 11: Should Canada adopt the U.S. dollar? The Canadian...
Tags: Canada, Cooper, Government
Research articles 2002-03-04
Canada's Loonie Assassin Strikes Again!
Jeff Nielson submits: On February 1, 2008, the day that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Mark Carney as the new Governor of the Bank of Canada, Canada's currency was soaring at a multi-decade high – well above par versus the U.S. dollar. Carney immediately began to...
Tags: US Market, Jeff Nielson, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
External links 2009-06-16
A Stronger Loonie Can't Be Supported in the Near-Term
FP Trading Desk submits: Anybody guessing where the Loonie might be trading in the near term might consider the latest data on trade flows. The collapse in Canadian exports by nearly half since January 2008 has cut Canada's trade balance to the ground from a C$6-billion surplus to a...
Tags: Seeking Alpha, US Market, FP Trading Desk, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
External links 2009-07-15
Canada changes tune on loonie's swoon
With the Canadian dollar, known as the loonie, setting record lows, Canadian finance minister Paul Martin and Bank of Canada governor David Dodge tried to talk their currency up at last month's World Economic Forum in New York. "While some may denigrate this public relations gambit, we think their effort...
Tags: Bank of Canada, Canada, FINANCE, Government, MARKETING
Research articles 2002-03-01
It's getting loonie
What Canada needs to do to shore up our sinking dollarAll right, it's time to dispel a few myths about the lagging loonie. Myth #1: Prime Minister Jean Chretien was doing his best impression of an ostrich these past couple years, hiding his head in the sand to avoid our...
Tags: Bank of Canada, Canada, FINANCE
Research articles 2002-02-18
The Loonie - A Petro-Currency
The Moneygardener submits: If you ever doubted the fact that the Canadian Dollar is a petro-currency; that its value is highly correlated to the value of petroleum, have a look at these two charts. The chart on the top is value of the Canadian Dollar versus the US Dollar. Note...
Tags: Energy, The Moneygardener, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-12-08
Loonie Rally Unlikely to Be Sustained - National Bank Financial
FP Trading Desk submits: The rally that drove the Canadian dollar to a three month closing high of 82.84¢ Thursday is unlikely to be sustained, says Yanick Desnoyers, an economist at National Bank Financial. The loonie had already slipped marginally to about 82.60¢ by noon Friday. “We don’t expect...
Tags: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
External links 2009-04-19
Loonie Falls to More Reasonable Levels - National Bank Financial
FP Trading Desk submits: The Canadian dollar has fallen to more “reasonable levels” after it surged more than 9% in May, according to Yanick Desnoyers, strategist at National Bank Financial. The bank says lower commodity prices and a continued correction in oil should keep the Canadian dollar in check...
Tags: US Market, FP Trading Desk, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
External links 2009-07-13
The Seattle Times Business Newsletter Column.
By Stephen H. Dunphy, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--Reporting from Vancouver ... In British Columbia, the dollar is too strong. The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is known because of the loon pictured on its dollar coin,...
Tags: Seattle Times Co.
Research articles 2003-10-17
Asia, the loonie and the Federal Reserve
Any move to increase U.S. interest rates will likely be followed here
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 1998-07-01
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