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Canada Labour Force Survey (Mar. 2024)

The jump in the unemployment rate in March, together with evidence of easing wage pressures, raises the chance of the Bank of Canada surprising markets with a rate cut next week, although our base case remains that the Bank will begin its loosening cycle in June.

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