Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding exactly what policies the incoming Trump administration will pursue south of the border, we have every sympathy with the Bank of Canada’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged today. Nevertheless, as the domestic housing downturn worsens, prompted by tighter mortgage rules and rising long-term interest rates, we still expect the Bank to cut its policy rate later this year to only 0.25%.
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