The Canadian dollar fell today as commodities declined on talks that riskier assets have gained too much in the previous days. Such speculations reduced the appeal of currencies tied to performance of raw materials.

Canadian dollar is experiencing very choppy trading today, moving between gains and losses against major counterparts as traders and investors try to figure out what to do next.

Canadian dollar is losing ground today, dropping as the the US Federal Reserve considers reducing its economic stimulus efforts. It’s also not helping the loonie that oil prices are dropping again.

The Canadian dollar slumped today, touching the lowest level since March against its US peer, as inflation slowed last month, decreasing probability of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada.

The Canadian dollar dropped today as speculations about reduction of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve continued, trimming risk appetite of investors and making them less willing to buy risky currencies.

The Canadian dollar gained against the euro and the US dollar as macroeconomic data from the eurozone and the United States was bad. The currency was flat versus the Japanese yen.

The Canadian dollar demonstrated a big drop against its US counterpart yesterday and continued to fall today on concerns that Canada’s economic growth will trail that of the United States. The currency was also weak against other majors, including the euro and the yen.

The positive retail sales report from the United States boosted not only the US dollar, but the Canadian dollar as well. The loonie managed to outperform most of the major currencies.

Canadian employment growth was below forecasts, making the Canadian dollar close lower against its US peer. At the same time, the currency closed flat against the euro and higher versus the Japanese yen.

Canadian dollar is heading lower today, dropping along with other commodity currencies. With commodities plunging, it is little surprise that currencies like the loonie are losing ground today.