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Rising business confidence unlikely to convince BoC

The Bank of Canada's third-quarter Business Outlook Survey showed that more businesses are betting on an improving US economy and a cheaper loonie to lift Canada’s economy out of its oil induced slump. We think the Bank of Canada will take this optimism with a grain of salt, and would want stronger proof that the economy is on the road to recovery before ruling out the need for more interest rate cuts.

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