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Small businesses sounding the alarm

The slump in the CFIB Business Barometer this month leaves it consistent with a renewed decline in GDP. With firms’ inflation expectations under control, that adds weight to our view that the Bank of Canada will be forced to cut interest rates by more than markets are pricing in.  

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