From:http://business.financialpost.com/2011/03/02/rosenbergs-15-reasons-to-love-the-loonie/ Rosenberg’s 15 reasons to love the loonie Pam Heaven March 2, 2011 – 2:25 pm Here’s something even one of Bay Street’s best-known bears can be bullish about. David Rosenberg, chief economist of Gluskin Sheff + Associates, listed in his morning note Wednesday 15 reasons to love the loonie (He couldn’t stop at 10). So let’s hear it for Canada’s currency: 1. Better growth than the U.S. and without need for stimulus 2. Responsible central bank, limiting growth in its balance sheet 3. Better fiscal backdrop 4. More conservative political environment 5. Triple the exposure to raw material than the U.S. 6. Investors get 115 basis points premium over Treasuries at the front end of the government yield curve 7. Canada in the top 15 net oil exporters globally … U.S. top importer 8. TSX dividend yield at 2.36%; S&P 500 dividend yield at 1.82% 9. Housing market in balance in most of the metro areas; no foreclosure supply coming 10. Inflation is low and stable with minimal risk of deflation 11. Economic recovery being fuelled principally by business spending 12. Corporate tax rates on a sliding scale down 13. Immigration and capital flows running at record levels 14. Vancouver rated top city in the world to live 15. Stable banking system with consistent dividend growth