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Japan Gets Help from Coordinated Effort to Drive the Yen Down in Currency Trading

The G7 coordinate an intervention in the currency markets to drive the yen down and help the Japanese economic recovery along. read more »
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Plastic bills coming to Canada in November

Canadians will soon be able to start using plastic money for real. The Bank of Canada says it will start circulating new $100 bill made from a specia[...] read more »
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Found Money is the Best!

Living in Ottawa you get some interesting stories come up occasionally on the local TV or Radio, but one really caught my eye, because it was about L[...] read more »
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Canada Should Follow the Example of New Zealand, Australia on the Penny

Would those in Canada even miss the one-cent piece? For inspiration, we Canadians might try looking to New Zealand and Australia -- two countries who[...] read more »
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Credit Cards Canada Urges the Goverment to Ditch the Penny

Even though the Canadian government has yet to make a decision about the penny, momentum is building against it, and Credit Cards Canada agrees that [...] read more »
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Credit Cards and Other Means of Electronic Payment Have Made the Penny Obsolete

In a world where plastic has become the preferred method of payment, and online shopping is on the rise, there really is no need for the penny. The p[...] read more »
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How Forex Trading Works

Trillions changes hands a day in the currency markets, and for those who are willing (and have the financial ability) to stomach the risks that often[...] read more »
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History of the Canadian Dollar

The history of the Canadian dollar is almost as interesting as the history of Canada itself. Let's take a look at the history of the Canadian dollar[...] read more »
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The Canadian Coin that Caused an International Incident

In 2004, Canada issued a commemorative quarter in honour of Canada’s 117,000 lost to war. Traditionally the quarter features a caribou, but this had [...] read more »
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Euro stands just 20pc chance of survival in next decade

The euro stands just a one in five chance of surviving in its current form for ten years, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research[...] read more »
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Where Does the U.S. Dollar Go from Here?

U.S. dollar higher for now on improved economic data, as well as on bad news out of the euro zone. read more »
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The 6 Coolest Looking Currencies From The Past

The U.S Currency is getting pretty cool looking with all of the new security enhancements. Take a look at currency from the past and from around the [...] read more »
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Bye-Bye Penny – Hello Swedish Rounding?

The Senate Committee on National Finance has just recommended that the Canadian government remove the penny from circulation. The likely replacement [...] read more »
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Canadian Dollar Loses Momentum in Currency Trading

The Canadian dollar is losing momentum in currency trading on the FX market today, heading lower as jobs data disappoints. read more »
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Euro Falls as Banking and Sovereign Debt Worries Continue

Banking and sovereign debt worries put negative focus on the euro. read more »
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