While the Bank of Canada will likely hold interest rates at 0.50% next week, the balance of risks around its neutral stance on the interest rate outlook are beginning to tilt to the downside, mainly due to oil price volatility, trade policy uncertainty and the increasing likelihood of a potentially severe housing downturn. We still expect the next move to be a rate cut later this year.
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