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| Published: September 21, 2007, 11:05 pm |
| Tags: Canadian Economy, U S Economy, Dollar, Recession, Loonie |
| loonie made parity with the U.S. dollar today.Then it slipped to 99.9 which gave it parity with the average cost per litre for gas in Edmonton.SEE:Gas Gouging If It Ain't BrokeFind blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:dollar,, Canada,, jobs,, layoffs,, profits,, workers,, loonie, |
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| That’s One for the Loonie |
| Published: September 27, 2007, 10:24 pm |
| Tags: Americas, Business Economy, East Asia, Globalization, Subscriptions, Canada, China, Currency, Greenback, Loonie, Natural Resources |
| The Canadian dollar, or loonie, overtook the American dollar due to China, the American mortgage crisis, and Canadian good sense. But, it’s always a mixed picture, and never just a national struggle only. Firstly, Canada has China, and its rapacious thirst for raw materials, to thank for a loonie worth more than the greenback. |
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| More Bad News: Canada's Unemployment Rate Down, and Dollar Up (again!) |
| Published: October 5, 2007, 11:20 am |
| Tags: Unemployment, Loonie, Economy |
| unemployment and a surging loonie.Canada's unemployment rate below six per cent, loonie leaps 1.55 cents US Canada's unemployment rate dipped below six per cent in September for the first time in 33 years, energizing the Canadian dollar, which steamed up 1.55 cents to 101.81 cents US. Why, you ask?Because when unemployment is this low, it |
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| Loonie Tories Blaming The Victims |
| Published: October 21, 2007, 9:02 am |
| Tags: Dollar, Fair Trade, Nafta, Loonie, Flaherty, Free Trade |
| NAFTA, free-trade, trade, loonie, dollar, retail sales, petro-buck, |
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| New hope for the Loonie returning to sanity |
| Published: October 22, 2007, 3:26 pm |
| Tags: The Dollar, Loonie, The Madness Must Stop, Economy |
| Loonie sinks, world stock markets lose groundThe Canadian dollar retreated sharply in foreign currency trading Monday while global stock markets continued the hemorrhaging that started Friday.The loonie, which closed Friday at $1.0355 US, dropped more than 1.5 cents to open at $1.0204 US on Monday.Over the weekend, Bank of Canada governor |
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| Loonie making a spectacle of itself?* |
| Published: October 31, 2007, 10:58 am |
| Tags: Pointing Out The Obvious, The Dollar, Loonie, Economy |
| This just in from the Department Of Pointing Out The Obvious:Yahoo!: Government says C$ rise may be speculative OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar's recent surge may be based more on speculation than on economic fundamentals, the Canadiangovernment said on Tuesday."Recent increases of the dollar may reflect generalized U.S.-dollar weakness and |
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| Loonie trades above US$1.10 amid fears and calls for a pull-back |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 6:20 am |
| Tags: Toronto, Acceleration, Alarms, Calls, Canadian, Cents, Damaging, Douglas, Fears, Hitting, Loonie, Money Amp Amp Stuff, Pull Back, Raising, Rapid, Trades, Tuesday, Unsustainable |
| "The loonie broke through yet another psychological barrier on Wednesday. read more |
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| Loonie Flashback |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 7:13 am |
| Tags: Thomas D Aquino, Deep Integration, U S Economy, Spp, Dollar, North American Union, Continetalism, Trilateral Commission, Technocracy, Loonie, Tilma, Security And Prosperity Partnership |
| 3, 2001 - The loonie's days may be numbered. Earlier this month a poll revealed more than half of Canadian business leaders think Canada should consider adopting the U.S. dollar. Conducted just after the Canadian dollar hit a record low of 62.30 U.S. on Nov. 9, the poll also showed that, even if Canada doesn't adopt the |
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| Loonie Beats Dollar Benefits Who |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 6:42 am |
| Tags: Canadian Economy, U S Economy, Dollar, Recession, Loonie |
| the negative impact of the loonie's rise is hardly a dent in the longer-term growth of his powerhouse global insurer, one which had profit increase 10% over last year despite unexpectedly sharp currency movements.And there is a silver lining to the rising loonie when it comes to some folks salaries.Surging loonie giving Montreal Canadiens |
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| “The Canadian dollar’s meteoric ... [Shit Is Too Expensive] |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 1:59 pm |
| Tags: American, Canadian Dollar, Currency, Dennis Kucinich, Dollar, Loonie, Money, Quicklinks, Shit Is Too Expensive |
| in less than 24 hours. The loonie broke through the US$1.10 barrier in overseas trading Wednesday, initially hitting the 110.02 cents US mark…. Analysts say it doesn’t appear that the loonie will be returning to earth anytime soon.” Ha ha Dennis Kucinich something or other. [The Canadian Press/Yahoo!] |
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| “The Canadian dollar’s meteoric ... [Shit Is Too Expensive] |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 1:59 pm |
| Tags: American, Canadian Dollar, Currency, Dennis Kucinich, Dollar, Loonie, Money, Quicklinks, Shit Is Too Expensive |
| “The Canadian dollar’s meteoric rise accelerated this week, rising two cents in less than 24 hours. The loonie broke through the US$1.10 barrier in overseas trading Wednesday, initially... |
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| Loonie takes a well deserved dip |
| Published: November 13, 2007, 7:51 am |
| Tags: Loonie, Economy |
| headline this year about the Loonie has been full of superlatives.Yahoo!: Loonie has biggest one-day drop since 1971 The Canadian dollar fell more than 2.4 percent against the U.S dollar on Monday, in its biggest one-day decline since 1971, as risk aversion and lower commodity prices encouraged profit-taking after its record peaks last week.At |
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| British Columbia's dope growers feel the sting of a weak US$ |
| Published: November 13, 2007, 11:58 am |
| Tags: Law Of Unintended Consequences, Loonie, Economy |
| the dollar against loonie. Canadian marijuana production costs were paid in Canadian dollars, while profits were taken in dollars.As the dollar has deteriorated against the loonie, the trade has dried up. Canadian production costs have held steady, while the buying power of the dollar has declined. And, lest you think we're talking |
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| This Week in Marketnews: Custom Integration and the Dollar |
| Published: November 20, 2007, 3:55 pm |
| Tags: Shameless Self Promotion, Loonie, Marketnews |
| Marketnews: Custom Corner: Has the Dollar Affected the Custom Install Business? |
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| One more factor behind Canadian/American price discrepancies |
| Published: November 22, 2007, 10:52 am |
| Tags: Retail, Loonie, Economy |
| the true value of the strong loonie in their pricing, the Retail Council of Canada's president says.One reason retail prices are higher in Canada than in the United States, even though the two currencies are now almost the same value, is that American suppliers have been cutting prices to maintain their U.S. market share and passing on their |
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