November's 0.3% m/m gain in GDP, following the slightly downward revised 0.1% advance the month before, almost insures that fourth-quarter GDP growth improved somewhat over the poor 0.6% annualised showing in the third quarter. Even so, growth was probably half the economy's potential 2% pace. Overall, we still think that the Bank of Canada will drop its tightening bias completely before year end.
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