The huge gain in employment in December supports our view that labour market conditions are strengthening, despite the recent upward trend in the unemployment rate. While weakness in private sector hiring as well as political and trade uncertainty still gives reason to think the Bank of Canada will cut rates by 25bp at this month’s meeting, the odds of a pause have now clearly increased.
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