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GDP (Q3 2017) & Labour Force Survey (Nov.)

Despite the further slowdown in housing, the continued growth in the economy in the third quarter, and further decline in the unemployment rate in November will undoubtedly strengthen market expectations that the Bank of Canada will resume raising interest rates next year. In contrast, we still suspect that housing will develop into a bigger drag on the economy that will keep the Bank on hold for some time and will eventually force it to reverse course.

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