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Chicago-based Andrew Busch, Global Foreign Exchange Strategist, BMO Nesbitt Burns, will speak at an Economic Club of Toronto breakfast event on Thursday, April 14, 2005.

Mr. Busch will provide an overview of the U.S. political and economic landscape, and its impact on currency markets.

The presentation will take place at the National Club, 303 Bay Street, in Toronto, with breakfast starting at 7:45 a.m. EDT. To arrange an interview with Mr. Busch, please contact Peter Scott at (416) 867-3996.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting Mark Adler of the Economic Club of Toronto at (416) 306-0899 or by visiting the Economic Club of Toronto website at www.ecot.ca.

Andy Busch is the Global Foreign Exchange Strategist for BMO Nesbitt Burns. Based in Chicago, he is a recognized expert on the world financial markets and how those markets are impacted by political events. His views appear in his daily newsletter, The Busch Update, which is read by both the White House and the U.S. Treasury. Mr. Busch consults with the U.S. Treasury on economic and market issues. He recently met with U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow to discuss current U.S. dollar policy.

Mr. Busch frequently appears in U.S. and Canadian media, including CNBC's Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and CNN's Money Gang and Moneyline.

Mr. Busch joined BMO Financial Group in 1990 in the foreign exchange trading room of Harris Trust and Savings Bank, which merged with Bank of Montreal's trading room in 1995. Prior to joining the firm, he traded foreign exchange at Northern Trust Company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1983, and received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1988.

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