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USD/CAD Forecast: Canadian Data Curbs CAD's Enthusiasm, GDP Eyed
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 11:15am | 898USD/CAD advanced on weak Canadian data, as oil failed to advance. Canadian GDP stands in a week dominated by the Fed. The technical picture is mixed for the pair. This Was The Week: Weak Data All Around The Canadian Dollar was on the back foot as data missed expected. Manufacturing Shipments fell...
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Citi's Economist Reacts To Canada's Q2 GDP
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 10:46am | 435Canada's economy experienced two quarters of negative GDP growth this year, technically placing the economy in a recession. The economy contracted by one half percent in the second quarter, while the first quarter was revised down to 0.8 percent annualized from a previous negative 0.6 percent...
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Oil Tumbles Following OPEC's Thursday Decision, Equities Little Changed During Friday's Shortened Session
Friday, November 28, 2014 - 3:09pm | 699While equities market were closed on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving, OPEC nations gathered and jointly decided to maintain current output levels despite the slide in oil prices. Virtually every oil-related company, as well as many large solar companies, saw declines in share price on...
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Market Wrap For April 30: Markets Positive Despite Fed Tapering and GDP Rising Less Than Expected
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 4:35pm | 3030U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered the latest move by the Federal Reserve who stacked on another $10 billion to its tapering effort. By doing so, the central bank has lowered its asset purchases to $45 billion per month. “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in...
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Market Wrap For November 29: Early Closing Bell And End To November
Friday, November 29, 2013 - 2:29pm | 1069Volume was light across the board despite Friday's early close also marking the last trading day of November. In typical fashion, markets close at 1:00PM on the day following Thanksgiving. As was to be expected, news was rather light and the major indices ended the day almost flat. The Dow...