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Today's marketsHighs and lowsMutual fund finderSep 28, 2007 06:56 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Slower growth, lower interest rates and a strong Canadian dollar will be the key economic trends into 2008, according to the latest forecast from Scotia Economics.
Its latest Global Outlook report says a U.S. Federal Reserve decision to cut interest rates has put U.S. monetary policy out of sync with the more cautious stance in Canada, Europe and Japan.
Warren Jestin, Scotiabank's chief economist, says this divergence will widen into 2008 as the Fed brings in more rate cuts.
The report also says the Bank of Canada has moved out of tightening mode and is expected to be very cautious about reversing direction.
However, with the loonie trading close to parity against the U.S. dollar and exports dampened by weakening trends in the United States, the central bank may opt to cut rates by half a percentage point around year end.
But Jestin says rate cuts won't be as deep as those in the U.S. because output growth, job gains, the housing market and consumer spending are all stronger here and are "likely to remain that way."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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Today's marketsHighs and lowsMutual fund finderSep 28, 2007 06:56 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Slower growth, lower interest rates and a strong Canadian dollar will be the key economic trends into 2008, according to the latest forecast from Scotia Economics.
Its latest Global Outlook report says a U.S. Federal Reserve decision to cut interest rates has put U.S. monetary policy out of sync with the more cautious stance in Canada, Europe and Japan.
Warren Jestin, Scotiabank's chief economist, says this divergence will widen into 2008 as the Fed brings in more rate cuts.
The report also says the Bank of Canada has moved out of tightening mode and is expected to be very cautious about reversing direction.
However, with the loonie trading close to parity against the U.S. dollar and exports dampened by weakening trends in the United States, the central bank may opt to cut rates by half a percentage point around year end.
But Jestin says rate cuts won't be as deep as those in the U.S. because output growth, job gains, the housing market and consumer spending are all stronger here and are "likely to remain that way."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net