Second-quarter GDP growth surprised to the upside of the Bank of Canada’s forecast, but the evidence that growth slowed sharply over the quarter suggests that third-quarter growth will be much weaker than the Bank is anticipating. That raises the chance of the Bank enacting a 50bp cut during this cycle, although the pace of policy loosening will still be dependent mainly on the inflation data.
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