Interest Rates
The interest rate differential between the United States and Canada still remains, mainly due to the bond market selling off quite drastically in the United States. Bond market positioning does tend to suggest that perhaps traders are not excited about the idea the United States spending the kind of money it does, but really at the end of the day, these higher yields will only attract more interest, at least for owning these bonds. After all, if you can earn a comfortable return by simply buying bonds, it makes quite a bit of sense that you do that, at least with a portion of your portfolio.On the other side of the 49th parallel, the Canadians have quite a bit of trouble in their economy, and of course we have recently seen the Bank of Canada cut interest rates, while we also have a major housing problem in the Greater Toronto Area, and of course Vancouver. This has been a running problem for the Canadian economy, and I just don’t see it changing anytime soon.That being said, the Canadians do benefit from a stronger America, as the United States is by far its largest export destination. That being said, the market is still very pro-US dollar at the moment, so while I think the Canadian dollar might do okay against other currencies, it is still going to take a backseat to the US dollar.More By This Author:EUR/AUD Forecast: Rallies After Bounce Against The Aussie DollarEUR/CHF Forecast: Consolidating Against FrancGold Forecast: Plunges On Monday Morning
