Less dovish comments from Poloz

Canadian dollar jumps.

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he thinks that monetary conditions are "about right" given the situation. He is speaking at a fireside chat in Toronto.

  • Canadian economy is in a good place overall
  • We're still quite stimulative where we are today
  • We want to do whatever we can to boost trend line
  • Starting to see glimmer of response in global easing
  • Global financial conditions have eased a lot

USD/CAD has dropped to 1.3280 from 1.3325 beforehand. We've gone from the top of the range to the bottom.

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