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Canadian Dollar Slumps After Fed Statement
TORONTO--The Canadian dollar slumped along with other major currencies Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve released a policy statement that gave no indication of how or when it will reduce its quantitative easing program.
| 12,280.74 | -86.72 | (-0.70%) | |
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| 924.32 | -5.67 | (-0.61%) | |
| 15,192.82 | -125.41 | (-0.82%) | ||
| 1,638.54 | -13.27 | (-0.80%) |
Top stories
The Federal Reserve shaved its economic outlook, predicted inflation would remain muted and said unemployment remains elevated - all signals that the U.S.
By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - A subsidiary of European telecoms company Vimpelcom Ltd (VIP.N: Quote) has withdrawn its bid to acquire control of Canada's Wind Mobile, a surprise move that creates further uncertainty about the future of the ...
Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas. Loblaw Cos.
PARIS - A�roports de Montr�al said Wednesday at the Paris air show that it will build an 80,000-square-foot facility in Mirabel in the next six months for $9.5 million and will lease it to French-based firm Aerolia Canada Inc. for up to 30 years.
TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 5.11% | 2.10B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| SCL | SHAWCOR LTD | 2.79% | 2.45B |
| BBD.B | Bombardier, Inc. | 2.63% | 8.22B |
| PSI | Pason Systems Inc. | 2.22% | 1.53B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| BB | Research In Motion Ltd | -4.69% | 7.56B |
| MEG | MEG Energy Corp | -3.44% | 6.90B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -3.40% | 1.85B |
| VXX | IPATH SP 500 VIX SHORT TERM FUT ETN | -2.98% | 1.33B |
| DC.A | Dundee Corp. | -2.96% | 1.32B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.01% | +0.0051 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 1.01% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.62% | +0.0100 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |