Carolyn Kwan
Carolyn Kwan
both canadian cents dollar exports high imports record
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.
apparel christmas entertainment home includes retail strength
The strength in this component, which includes apparel and home entertainment goods, bodes well for Christmas retail sales.
bank canada data early overall points question supportive week
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.
commodity hard hit holding interest rate regions
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.
again canadian commodity direction gone next prices range terms watching
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.
canadian shift small suppose
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.
might number represent risk upside
Today's number might represent some upside risk to that.
areas basically gains good high investment last level whatever
Basically whatever high level of investment there last year, there will be even more this year. But we have some good gains in other areas too.
canadian commodity dollar expectation natural oil prices
With the commodity prices easing, especially oil and natural gas, the expectation is that the Canadian dollar would actually come down somewhat.
aircraft civilian decline entirely fall five largest nearly normal orders returned strong
While this is the largest monthly decline in nearly five years, the fall is entirely attributable to civilian aircraft, as non-defense aircraft orders returned to a normal pace, after a stunningly strong December.
coming commodity difficult move pinpoint prices
It's difficult to pinpoint the move on any one thing at this point, but with the commodity prices coming off, that could be one of the factors.
closely data fed figure gets interest rates watching
Every one of them gets to be pretty important when considering the Fed is going to be watching the data ever more closely to figure out where interest rates are going.
bank canada likely move
The Bank of Canada is more likely to move more than the U.S..
bank canada canadian dollar risks talked
The Bank of Canada has talked about the risks to 2007 on the downside. We would see the Canadian dollar weakening.