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Forex News: Canada Monetary Policy Report comes out.

Posted by Greg Michalowski on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 11:42am in

The Canada Monetary Policy report was largely on the neutral side.  However, Carney warns about expecting cuts in the future.  The Canadian dollar has got a bid to it as a result (USDCAD declines):

  • U.S. GROWTH TO PICK UP GRADUALLY THROUGH 2009
  • U.S. WOES HAVE DIRECT CONSEQUENCES FOR CANADA
  • BUSINESS INVESTMENT, CONSUMER SPENDING MODERATING
  • CANADA PREDICTS TIGHT CREDIT CONDITIONS UNTIL 2010
  • CREDIT SHORTAGES TO BEGIN TO DISSIPATE IN 2009
  • ECONOMY IN EXCESS SUPPLY IN Q2, BALANCE BY MID-`10
  • CREDIT MORE AVAILABLE IN CANADA THAN OTHER MARKETS
  • CANADA SAYS TRADE WILL SHAVE 2.4% OFF `08 GDP GROWTH
  • CANADA ECONOMY JUST ABOVE CAPACITY LAST QUARTER
  • CORE, TOTAL CPI REACHING 2% IN `10; RISKS BALANCED
  • CANADA CUTS `09 GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.4% FROM 2.8%
  • INFLATION BELOW TARGET IN `08 ON CAR PRICES
  • UNDERLYING TREND OF INFLATION IS ABOUT 2%
  • CANADA FORECASTS ECONOMIC GROWTH OF 3.3% IN 2010
  • GROWTH TO DECLINE MARGINALLY IN 1ST HALF `08
  • CANADA SLASHES Q2 GROWTH FORECAST TO 0.3% FROM 2%
  • CANADA CUTS `08 GROWTH FORECAST TO 1.4% FROM 1.8%
  •  SAYS DOMESTIC DEMAND TO STAY KEY SOURCE OF CANADA GROWTH
  • PREDICTS DEEPER AND MORE PROTRACTED SLOWDOWN IN U.S.