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Labour Force Survey (Apr.)

April's unexpected 28,900 decline in net employment suggests that the economy remained stuck in the slow lane last quarter, hampered by an underperforming export sector and a housing slowdown. Accordingly, the odds of an interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada at some point later this year are now higher than before.

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