Carolyn Kwan
Carolyn Kwan
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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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With the commodity prices easing, especially oil and natural gas, the expectation is that the Canadian dollar would actually come down somewhat.
expecting impact increase rate
We're still expecting one more rate increase and I think this probably should not have too much of an impact overall.
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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.
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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.
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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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The strength in this component, which includes apparel and home entertainment goods, bodes well for Christmas retail sales.
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.
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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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They probably will not explicitly (address it.) But there are several ways in which they can bring that up and talk about it in terms of global risk and the adjustment to international terms of trade, or...that inflation has been coming in lower than expected.
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This is a supportive report for Bank of Canada's 'modest' rate hike plans -- good growth, but lower imported costs.
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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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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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In terms of how it affected financial markets, it did have an immediate impact, but I don't think it's long-lasting at this point until we know a little bit further what the situation is surrounding it.