The weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP growth of 1.7% q/q annualised, following a downward-revised 1.5% pace in the previous quarter, was driven by household consumption and housing which, with interest rates rising and household debt at a record high, is unlikely to be sustained. With a potential trade war looming, it appears that Canada’s luck is running out.
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