Foreign investors are still quite keen to buy Canadian bonds as we still have low and stable inflation.

With incomes outpacing spending I think American consumers will keep spending like crazy going into the New Year, … That’s going to be taken into consideration by Greenspan, who’s trying to slow things down.

The big drivers of the currency are commodity prices and interest-rate increase expectations.

The economy is possibly growing faster, which will put extra pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. The labor market is getting very tight, which may put upward pressure on wages and...

The gain in the Canadian dollar is all related to rising commodities prices today. Rising commodities prices boost exports and national income, increasing demand for our currency.

House prices are accelerating, and maybe you can say that’s a bubble or not and there will be some correction down the road.

It looks like that the US economy is recovering nicely after the fourth quarter, and that there is a lot of momentum going forward into the second quarter.

There’s a lot of uncertainty about whether Rita will cause as much damage to the oil infrastructure as Katrina did.

That (the drop in the core rate) will take some pressure off the Bank of Canada to aggressively raise interest rates.

Economic growth is on track, which will spur a couple more interest-rate increases from the central bank. Higher interest rates support the Canadian dollar.

The non-residential construction that is related to several capital projects. These large capital works projects will drive growth in New Brunswick through next year.

The hurricane heading to the U.S. coast is raising fears of oil production cutbacks, higher energy prices and a slower U.S. economy.

Price pressures were fairly mild, despite the economy operating flat out.