What affects will Obama have on Canada?

It has been said in the past, that for Canada, being next to the United States, is like being in bed with an elephant. This statement was in specific reference to the close proximity between Canada and the United States... and the fact that the Canadian economy will most likely always eventually feel the impact of the effects felt by the US economy. Well the present economic crisis has become no exception to this analogy.

Now, with the election of a new President for the United States, and the shift from republican to democratic party policy in the Oval Office, how will this all come to affect not only the United States, but also Canada?

Well for starters, anything that boosts US consumer confidence is good for the US economy and in turn, good for the Canadian economy. Furthermore, anything that would help to shorten and mitigate the US recession, would be good for Canada.... and based on the out pour of people into the streets expressing cheers and joys following the election of Barack Obama as President-elect, many US consumers appear to be optimistic of what the future will hold with the new administration that will soon come into power.

That being all said, there is no quick fix for the current economic problems. However, it is nice to see a bit of optimism for a change.

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Bank of Canada Lowers Rate to 2.25 percent

The Canadian Central Bank cut rates today by a quarter point to 2.25%.

This rate cut today by the Bank of Canada was left than the half point cut expected by some economists. The reaction to this was also seen by the Canadian Dollar... falling to a three-year low following today's announcement.

It will be interesting to see how various Canadian financial institutions react today to the news... in terms of their prime rates and mortgage rates.

The Central Bank commented however that it would likely have to lower rates further to combat the effects of the global financial crisis. "In line with the new outlook, some further monetary stimulus will likely be required to achieve the 2 percent inflation target over the medium term," the central bank said in a statement announcing the lowest overnight lending rate since September 2004.

The Bank of Canada also commented on the US Recession, stating, "The global economy appears to be heading into a mild recession, led by a US economy already in recession."



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Canadian Central Bank Expected to Lower Rates

The Bank of Canada is expected to lower its overnight lending rate by as much as a 0.50% tomorrow. If so, this will be the second time in two weeks that the Bank of Canada has taken action to lower rates as part of its efforts to help tame the global financial crisis.


Their overnight rate influences the prime lending rates charged by the chartered banks in Canada. It can affect borrowing costs on variable-rate mortgages and lines of credit.
It will be interesting to see how the Banks react.


The last time the Bank of Canada announced a half-point cut on Oct8, not all the chartered banks passed on the full effect to customers.


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Canadian Dollar vs US Dollar and the Price of Oil

Many people were wondering last week why the Canadian Dollar started to lose value against the US Dollar, when it appears that the USA was in greater crisis mode in comparison to Canada.
Well here is why....

Canada is one of the world's largest producers of oil and holds oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia, which makes Canada very reliant on its most prized commodity. It is also the largest supplier to the world's biggest oil consumer - the United States. Therfore, rising oil prices tend to be good for Canada/bad for the U.S., while falling oil prices tend to be bad for Canada/good for the U.S.

As you can see from the chart above, price movements USD/CAD and Oil are inversely correlated from each other - meaning as oil trends higher, USD/CAD tends to trend lower and vice versa.

Since January 1988, USD/CAD and Oil have had about a 68% inverse correlation to each other. This is a pretty strong correlation.

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