The Bank of Canada's April Monetary Policy Report paints a fairly upbeat picture for GDP growth this year and next. We think that this is unlikely to materialise, however, mainly because of the unsustainable borrowing habits of households whose incomes we expect to grow fairly modestly. As such, despite the heavy hint in last week's statement, we still think that the Bank will keep its policy rate at 1.00% this year and next.
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