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Bush in power starting to look good for me

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:59 pm
by m3mn0n
Well me and all other Canadian freelancers. :wink:
Canadian Dollar Hits 80 U.S. Cents on Jobs Data

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit 80 U.S. cents on Friday morning for the first time since March 1993, surging on strong September jobs figures at home and weak ones in the United States.

Canadian bonds followed U.S. treasuries higher after the U.S. employment numbers.

The Canadian currency was at C$1.2500 to the U.S. dollar, or 80.00 U.S. cents, according to Reuters data, up sharply from C$1.2613, or 79.28 U.S. cents, at the close of North American trading on Thursday.

Canada's unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in September from 7.2 percent in August -- the lowest level since July 2001 -- as the economy created 43,200 jobs, Statistics Canada said.

That was above expectations that 15,000 jobs would be added and that the unemployment rate would be unchanged at 7.2 percent.

In the United States, employment rose by 96,000 in September, well below Wall Street economists' forecasts for 148,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.4 percent. The data sent the U.S. dollar broadly lower.


Like a McDonald's commercial would say... ba da ba ba ba...I'm lovin' it. 8)

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:21 am
by phice
:roll:

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:38 am
by m3mn0n
Sorry, I just happen to love the currency exchange rate.

Don't mean to offend any Americans. ;)

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:57 am
by phice
It's okay. :P

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:02 am
by John Cartwright
Don't mean to offend any Americans. icon_wink.gif
Dont be sorry, we all know americans arn't real people.... jk :lol: :lol:

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:02 pm
by evilmonkey
Phenom wrote:Quote:
Don't mean to offend any Americans. icon_wink.gif


Dont be sorry, we all know americans arn't real people.... jk :lol::lol:
As a fellow Canadian, I have to say: HA! :lol:

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:28 pm
by Zorth
McDonalds, we love to see you get fat.

Sorry, I know that was completely random but I just kind of had to say it.

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:58 pm
by phice
Since everyone's being biased against the other country, then I might as well add: the US is the security of Canada. If it weren't for us near your country, Canada would have been taken over long, long ago. ;)

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:19 am
by Roja
phice wrote:Since everyone's being biased against the other country, then I might as well add: the US is the security of Canada. If it weren't for us near your country, Canada would have been taken over long, long ago. ;)
By WHO? Mexico? S'too cold up there. Thats its own protection, eh? :)

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:43 am
by m3mn0n
If it wasn't for Canada being so friendly, the Soviets would have had prime grounds to launch a nice little war against the US in the 60s-80s.

So the relationship is mutual. ;)

*points to NORAD, NAFTA, and NATO* 8)

play nice

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:02 am
by phpScott
play nicely now or do you need a good canadian mediator to solve the issue. no bias will be held except where the country is involved.
Yes if it wasn't for the US, Canada would have had to spend alot more money on defence, but if we Canadians weren't so nice then the Americans would have had to spend alot more on defence as well in order to defend the great white north.

We both need each other and lets just be friends.

As for the rise in the exchange rate boo since I wan't to be sending money back to canada so I will make less when it arrives back there.

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sorry :(

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:22 am
by patrikG
Guys, no politics please.