Loonie advances for a third consecutive day

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On Wednesday the Canadian currency strengthened for a third straight day against its US peer on hopes for monetary stimulus. Commodities and stocks also reflected optimism on Fed's decision. Canadian Dollar jumped 1% to CAD 1.0276. Currently USD/CAD is trading at CAD 1.0273.
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