Jack Spitz Canadian Quotations

Given the Fed's middle-of-the-road statement that the end is somewhere nearer rather than further, it implies that the (U.S.-Canada) interest rate differential is going to narrow, and that is favorable for the Canadian dollar.

Price action is still (pushing the U.S. dollar lower against Canada) given the price of commodities and energy, which are both supportive of the Canadian dollar going forward.

The upcoming election on Jan. 23 isn't likely to have a negative impact on the Canadian dollar. Nor should it.

There's been corporate support for dollar/Canada all the way down here. Model funds, momentum types, technical traders are still looking at buying the Canadian dollar even above 88 cents.

The news was all, on balance, positive for the Canadian dollar.

The number underscores economic strength in the country. Bank of Canada may continue its hawkish stance. This is supportive to the Canadian dollar.

There's support for the Canadian dollar because fundamentally the numbers that were released this morning were still not bad enough to continue to see the Canadian dollar weaken.

The Canadian dollar appears to be the North American play, and the proxy for all things that are good in a North American economy with a commodity add-on.

I do see the Bank of Canada looking to raise rates, and the converging yield curve between Canada and the United States will continue to underpin the Canadian dollar.