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The Canadian dollar's value against the U.S. dollar rose sharply in 2007 because of the continued strength of the Canadian economy and the U.S. currency's weakness on world markets. During trading on September 20, 2007, it met the U.S. dollar at parity for the first time since November 25, 1976.
The value of the dollar continued to be set by reference to the British sovereign and the American eagle, at the rate of 4.8666 Canadian dollars equal to £1, and ten Canadian dollars equal to the ten-dollar American eagle, the same rates as set in the 1853 Province of Canada legislation. [54] [56]
The value of the Canadian dollar was greatly weakened during Chrétien's time as Prime Minister, dropping as low at 67 cents; although in 2003, it regained about 20% of its value during the year due to the declining economic situation in the United States—such a dramatic climb that industry leaders worried that the high currency would harm ...
The loonie was trading 0.3% higher at 1.4350 to the U.S. dollar, or 69.69 U.S. cents, extending its recovery from the weakest intraday level in nearly five years at 1.4467 on Thursday.
Canada's economy grew at an annualized rate of 1% in the third quarter, undershooting the Bank of Canada's forecast of 1.5%, after growing 2.2% in the prior quarter. ... The Canadian dollar edged ...
The Canadian dollar weakened to a 4-1/2-year low against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as the greenback notched broad-based gains and a recent widening in the gap between U.S. and Canadian bond ...
As a result, interest rates and inflation eventually came down along with the value of the Canadian dollar. [88] From 1991 to 2011 the inflation-targeting regime kept "price gains fairly reliable". [91] Following the Great Recession, the narrow focus of inflation-targeting as a means of providing stable growth in the Canadian economy was ...
The Canadian dollar is expected to recoup only a small fraction of its recent losses over the coming year as the threat of U.S. trade tariffs hampers the outlook for Canada's export-dependent ...