Bank of Canada — News Archive

Canadian Dollar Weakens with Falling Oil Prices

The Canadian dollar fell today versus the euro to the lowest level more than a week and weakened against the US dollar after the prices for crude oil declined and stock dropped.

Loonie Strengthens vs. Greenback on Outlook for Interest Rates

The Canadian dollar reached today the highest level in almost six weeks against the US dollar on the outlook that the central bank would continue to raise the interest rates. The currency slipped versus the euro as doubts about the strength of the US economy remains, which is bad for the Canadian currency as the US is the major trading partner of Canada.

Loonie Slips as Probability of Rates Hike Looks Low

The Canadian dollar weakened today versus its US counterpart and halted the five-day rally against the euro after Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, said that the policy maker would be “careful” in considering whether to raise the interest further and their decision will be influenced by the outlook for the US economic growth. Currently the currency is slowly regaining its strength.

Canadian Dollar Will Rise Somewhat, But Gains Should Be Limited

The outlook for the Canadian dollar improved after Canada’s central bank raised the interest rates and issued the statement, which was much more hawkish than expected. Still, the uncertainty about the global economic growth will likely limit the potential loonie’s gains.

Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates, Loonie Rises

The Canadian dollar rebounded today against its US counterpart and rose versus the euro for the forth straight day as the Canadian central bank raised the interest rates and suggested that it may continue to raise the rates in the future as Canada’s economy still grows, albeit with the slower pace.

Global Economic Environment is Bad for Canadian Dollar

The Canadian dollar slumped today against the US dollar on the concerns that the European sovereign-debt crisis may worsen and as the stocks and crude oil declined. The euro was hurt by the concerns about the sovereign debt more than the Canadian currency, therefore the loonie rose against the shared 16-nation European currency.

Canadian Dollar Jumps on US Nonfarm Payrolls

The Canadian dollar rose today against all of the most traded currencies, becoming the best performer today, as the attractiveness of the growth-related currencies was boosted by the better-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls.

CAD Falls on Concern that Yesterday’s Rally was Overdone

The Canadian dollar slipped today on the concern that yesterday’s rally was overdone in the light of the expected nonfarm payroll’s decline and as the fundamentals in Canada signal about the slower economic growth.

Loonie Falls as Traders No Longer Expect Rate Change

The Canadian dollar continued its downward fall against the USD today, as the Forex traders expect no interest rate hike from the country’s central bank when it meets next time in two weeks.

Canadian Dollar Falls on Slower Inflation & Rates Outlook

The Canadian dollar tumbled today versus the US currency as the report about the slower pace of the Canadian inflation growth caused the investors to reduce bets on the increase of the interest rates by Canada’s central bank.

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