The 0.3%-pt rebound in the unemployment rate to 6.8% last month was mostly due to the unwinding of temporary moves which had pulled it down the month prior. With private sector hiring also flat last month, December’s Labour Force Survey helps quash the idea borne out of recent stronger editions that the Bank of Canada could return to rate hikes later this year.
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