Bleak sales and spending intentions captured by the Bank of Canada’s second-quarter business and consumer surveys are consistent with a sharp downturn in GDP growth. However, the surveys were carried out at a time of peak tariff uncertainty. Since then, the timelier monthly business and consumer surveys generally suggest that sentiment has improved as tariff escalation threats have receded.
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