I was on the Business News Network this afternoon talking about the outlook for the Canadian dollar and whether the loonie will experience a sustained break below parity. Readers of my blog will know that I have been anticipating this move for some time! Click on the image to access the video interview. [...]

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I was on the Business News Network this morning talking about my reaction to the Australian rate hike, the IMF’s report on Chinese Yuan undervaluation and my outlook for the Canadian rate decision
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I was on the Business News Network yesterday morning talking about the outlook for the dollar and the currency market. Sorry it is delayed!

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We have a major technical break in CAD/JPY this morning. The currency pair has broken below trend line support, the 50-day SMA and the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of the year to date rally. Next stop could be 81.50. Lower oil prices are playing a big role in the move. Read all about it [...]

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Here is an update on central bank rate cut expectations:
Eurozone - 25bp rate cut expected on Thursday
U.K. - No rate cuts for the rest of the year, but watch out for comments on Quantitative Easing
Australia - Rates left unchanged last night. 2.50% expected to be the floor

New Zealand - One more rate cut [...]

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