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NEW YORK, NEW YORK and CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - March 11, 2011) -

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Andy Busch, BMO's Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist, will join CNBC as a contributor on "Money in Motion Currency Trading" – a new CNBC program set to launch today.

The new weekly half-hour program begins today at 5:30 p.m. ET, and will broadcast live from the New York NASDAQ MarketSite studio, directly across from BMO's New York office and trading floor in Times Square. The program will repeat Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

Mr. Busch will join CNBC's [ Melissa Lee ] in discussions with other experts in the world of currency trading and foreign exchange, one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world.

Mr. Busch is a recognized expert on world financial markets and how these markets are impacted by political events. On a regular basis, he consults with staff from the White House, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Congress on economic and market issues. Mr. Busch provides clients with thought-provoking insights about trends in foreign currencies. As BMO's Public Policy Strategist, his analysis on public policy issues in North America is of great importance as the role of government has become intertwined with the global markets and the private sector.

Mr. Busch is widely followed by clients and news media for his daily analysis in financial news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Reuters News, Associated Press, and Bloomberg News. As a CNBC contributor, he has appeared for the last three years on CNBC's The Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and CNBC's The Kudlow Report with Larry Kudlow. His views appear daily in his newsletter, The [ Busch Update ]. He is also the author of "World Event Trading, How to Analyze and Profit from Today's Headlines," a book with in-depth knowledge and financial guidance on global markets.

In 1990, he joined BMO's Foreign Exchange Group in Chicago. Prior to that, he traded foreign exchange at Northern Trust Company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and received a MBA from the University of Chicago.

For more information about CNBC's "Money In Motion Currency Trading," including contributor bios and a daily currency blog, visit: [ http://moneyinmotion.cnbc.com ].

About BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American financial services provider offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of products and services. These include equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury management, market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. With more than 2,000 professionals in offices in 26 locations around the world, including 14 in North America, BMO Capital Markets works proactively with clients to provide innovative and integrated financial solutions.

BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE:BMO)(TSX:BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$404 billion total assets and 38,000 employees as at October 31, 2010. For more information, visit [ www.bmocm.com ].

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