Although it stopped short of adopting an easing bias, the Bank of Canada's policy statement revealed that it is more concerned than before about persistently low inflation. With the long awaited export-led recovery still notably absent and housing likely to re-emerge as a drag on the economy, we expect the Bank to formally adopt an easing bias later this year.
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