14 Quotes by Shaun Osborne

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    We still think there is more appreciation to come and that's been our message to clients, it certainly was the case last year and it continues to be the case this year.

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    If we were to move back into a deficit situation at the government level, that would quite radically change the outlook for the Canadian dollar, but we don't think that's likely to happen.

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    There is a strong link between commodities and the Canadian currency. If we see declines in commodities prices, it will put some pressure on the Canadian dollar.

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    His speech was hawkish in the sense that there would be more interest rate increases. But again, there's something for everybody in his speech, including dollar bears.

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    Our clients remained pretty active hedging last year. Since they had so many hedge contracts in place, their credit lines were full, and they wanted to do more but couldn't.

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    To a large degree, Britain's weaker economic outlook has already been priced in since the August rate cut.

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    Commodities prices are pretty robust, which supports the Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar is still looking relatively good.

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    It was under pressure earlier on drifting commodities prices, particularly natural gas. Some soft numbers from the purchasing managers index helped give it a bit of a shove lower.

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    Technically, it could run a little more. I don't think we're going to have a massive shakeout as we had in dollar/yen.

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