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Cracks in housing market risk turning into chasms

The slump in home sales in April, combined with the unexpected fall in hours worked, point to downside risks to GDP last month. While hours worked are set to rebound in May, there is likely to be much more weakness to come for the housing market. Canada Drop-In (10th May, 12:00 EDT/ 17:00 BST): We’ll be discussing the impact of monetary tightening on the economy and whether the Bank of Canada is risking a policy mistake in this special 20-minute briefing. Register now

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