Carolyn Kwan
Carolyn Kwan
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With the commodity prices easing, especially oil and natural gas, the expectation is that the Canadian dollar would actually come down somewhat.
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Even with the Canadian dollar appreciating some 6 U.S. cents through the year, both exports and imports in 2005 surged to record high levels.
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The Bank of Canada has talked about the risks to 2007 on the downside. We would see the Canadian dollar weakening.
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It looks like the Canadian dollar has really recovered. Part of the reason has to do with the commodity story.
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With the stronger trade surplus, I would have expected the Canadian dollar to do a little bit better, except of course at the same time the U.S. trade deficit came in smaller than expected. As a result it's been positive for the U.S. dollar.
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There were probably industrial prices that were helping support the Canadian dollar and also some of the data that we'll get at the end of the week could be on the strong side.
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The business conditions survey is going to take center stage for Canada, maybe in particular because the Canadian dollar seems to be playing an important role in the Bank of Canada's thinking now.
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The main factor behind the Canadian dollar appreciation is likely the expectation of tomorrow's Bank of Canada statement accompanying the widely expected hike.
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The strength in this component, which includes apparel and home entertainment goods, bodes well for Christmas retail sales.
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Everything this week is going to be hinging on the Bank of Canada early on -- there are also some important data points which should be supportive overall -- but the question really is the statement.
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Commodity currencies are being hit particularly hard but other currencies are holding up well as interest rate expectations for the other two regions are rising.
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We'll be watching the commodity prices again for the next little while in terms of direction for the Canadian dollar. We've gone through now C$1.14 and we're in a new range again.
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I suppose the Ivey may be having some small effects, but we don't think it should be. Fundamentally we don't think there's been any real shift in the Canadian economy.
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Today's number might represent some upside risk to that.